Nuclear Weapons

The REvil ransomware gang, thought to be behind an attack on meat producer JBS which netted an impressive $11m payoff, has found another victim. Worryingly, this one works with the US Department of Defence on the nation's nuclear weapons programme. According to a statement released by Sol Oriens, the company…

The UN atomic watchdog has seen indications in North Korea of possible reprocessing work to separate plutonium from spent reactor fuel that could be used in nuclear weapons, the head of the agency said on Monday. The International Atomic Energy Agency has not had access to the secretive state since…

Atomic Bazaar Netflix will adapt former Vanity Fair journalist William Langewiesche’s 2007 non-fiction novel “The Atomic Bazaar” which deals with the global trade in illicit nuclear weapons with people involved ranging from technicians to smugglers, spies, mercenaries, criminals and scientists. The plans is for a scripted drama series which hails…

US soldiers stationed in Europe may have accidentally exposed information about the United States’ nuclear weapons stockpile when they used flashcard apps to help them remember details about the information, according to a report from open-source intelligence outlet Bellingcat. Foeke Postma, a researcher with Bellingcat, wrote that the soldiers used…

A Dutch F16 at the Volkel Air Base, where it is alleged that US nuclear warheads are kept. Photo / Getty Images American soldiers have mistakenly revealed the exact locations of US nuclear weapons in Europe by uploading details as part of revision exercises that were publicly available to view,…

Photo: Peter Macdiarmid (Getty Images)U.S. soldiers stationed at various bases in Europe accidentally exposed sensitive data related to America’s nuclear weapons stockpile via poorly secured flashcard apps they were using to memorize said secrets, according to a stunning new report. In what seems like a mind-boggling mishandling of America’s most…

US and South Korean leaders ‘deeply concerned’ about relations with Pyongyang, as they also agree action on computer chips shortage Joe Biden and as Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s president, at the White House on Friday. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock Joe Biden and as Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s president, at the White House…

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in remain "deeply concerned" about situation with North Korea, and announced he will deploy a new special envoy to the region to help refocus efforts on pressing Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program. U.S. President Joe…

By Laura Sanicola Topics Crude Oil Price | oil market | Global Markets Reuters  |  NEW YORK  Last Updated at May 19, 2021 02:10 IST By Laura Sanicola NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil slid nearly 2% on Tuesday, tumbling from a two-month high, after media reports said the United States and Iran have made progress…

Author of the article: NEW YORK — Oil settled lower on Tuesday, tumbling from a two-month high after media reports said the United States and Iran have made progress on reviving a deal restricting the OPEC country’s nuclear weapons development, which would boost crude supply. Prices plunged on the reports…