Nukes

Sometimes Las Vegas will be a thriving mutant metropolis, others times a sizzling crater Image credit: Paradox Interactive / Paradox Development Studio Each time you start a new campaign in Afterworld, Paradox's upcoming post-apocalyptic grand strategy game, a tiny virtual historian cracks their knuckles and gets to work writing a…

A task force of nuclear-capable B-52 bombers has deployed for the first time to Australia in a show of regional force located to the south of China...Read More

Russia's missile launch comes days after the Kremlin was reportedly warned not to attack a NATO country. 11:20, Sat, Aug 29, 2026 Updated: 11:21, Sat, Aug 29, 2026 The missile launches amid a ball of smoke and flame (Image: Russian Defence Ministry) Vladimir Putin has sent a chilling warning to…

The Strait of Hormuz has been Iran's most powerful card since the start of the war in late February. But over the past two months, U.S. officials say the American military has steadily eroded Iran's leverage over the crucial waterway.Why it matters: What began six months ago with the goal…

Aug. 28, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET | 6 min read There’s an old military adage that says there’s no such thing as a small war for a big power. Each conflict becomes “a measure of credibility,” says Ian Lesser, distinguished fellow at the German Marshall Fund, a transatlantic think tank…

It's not something anyone wants to think about, but if Russia hits the UK with nuclear missiles, the UK government has contingencies...Read More

A woman rolls a baby stroller past a replica of the Soviet RDS-4 nuclear bomb installed in memory of its creators in a park in Moscow on July 29, 2026. Alexander Nemenov | Afp | Getty Images For decades, allies worldwide rested in the comfort of the U.S. nuclear umbrella,…

Former head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen speaks at a cyber conference at the Tel Aviv University on June 24, 2019. Credit: Flash90 (Aug. 11, 2026 / TPS-IL) Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen said on Tuesday that Israeli intelligence had repeatedly “toured” Iran’s underground Fordow uranium enrichment facility before it…

The city's Mayor Shiro Suzuki denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence in the global community, including Japan ...Read More

Fallout 4 – war never changes (Bethesda) A reader looks back at how nuclear war has been portrayed in video games, from Missile Command in 1980 to the modern Fallout titles. On the list of things that might ruin your day, nuclear war is probably right up there. I doubt…