Nukes

Key point: The U.S. Navy, it seems, is optimized for the blue-water conflagration thats least likely to occur. Ah, yes, the carrier-killer. China is forever touting the array of guided missiles its weaponeers have devised to pummel U.S. Navy nuclear-powere…

The World War II veteran with the top-secret job hid a lot from his 12-year-old daughter. But on this day, he opened up about how suspicious it seemed: The accused assassin of John F. Kennedy getting shot and killed on live TV, during a transfer between jails…

The mammoth lumbers through our imaginations when we think about the world during the most recent Ice Age. Theyre just one of many giant creatures that our ancestors lived alongside and which became extinct when the climate changed. The giant ground sloth a l…

What is it? A BOLD opportunity to live in a rusting decommissioned nuclear missile silo in the middle of Arizona sitting on more than 12 acres of land, according to the listing. This property was once one of the most top secret of government assets and is now…

Irans supreme leader on Sunday cautiously backed the governments decision to raise gasoline prices by 50 per cent after days of widespread protests, calling those who attacked public property during demonstrations thugs and signalling that a potential crackdo…

By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to "act quickly" to reach a deal with the United States, in a tweet weighing in on North Korea's criticism of his political rival former …

Key point: Russia's bomber reclassification is raising questions among arms control experts. The official reclassification of the Tu-22s updated models from tactical bombers to heavy, nuclear-capable strategic bomber could lead to a new round of accusations …

A former Titan II missile complex is on sale for the low price of $395,000.The complex was once home to a nine megaton thermonuclear warhead, the most powerful ever to grace America's nuclear arsenal. The facility needs plumbing, wat…

North Korea withdrew from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 2003. It subsequently developed nuclear weapons, with five underground nuclear tests culminating in a suspected thermonuclear explosion (a hydrogen bomb) on 3 September 2017. …

Photo credit: U.S. Army From Popular Mechanics A test of a new U.S.-made intermediate range ballistic missile is imminent. Intermediate range missiles were banned by the 1987 INF Treaty. The demise of the treaty opens the door to…