Nukes

As a kid, I remember filing out of my school in an orderly fashion once or twice a year for a fire drill. I remember kneeling in the hallway and covering my neck with my hands, which was supposed to protect me in the event of a tornado. The baby…

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: President Donald Trump isn't the first person to suggest we nuke a hurricane. Back in the '50s, a meteorologist named Jack Reed introduced the idea as a way to prevent hurricanes from reaching the coast. And …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea confirmed Thursday it tested a new submarine-launched ballistic missile, calling it a "significant achievement" in its efforts to contain external threats and bolster its military power. The test-firing Wednesday was Nor…

Image copyrightKCNA via REUTERSImage caption A picture released by North Korea's news agency said to be of the missile North Korea has confirmed it test-fired a new type of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, a significant escalation from the short-ran…

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Thursday it had successfully test-fired a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, aimed at containing external threats and bolstering its self-defense. The l…

In addition to killing as many as 125 million people, a nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan would unleash mass starvation around the world due to the ensuing climate impacts, according to a disturbing new study. As if we need to be reminded of the ho…

North Korea's recent test of a suspected submarine-launched missile 'pushes the envelope'

PARIS (Reuters) - Reports of new North Korean ballistic missile launches are “extremely worrying”, France’s Foreign Affairs ministry said on Wednesday. “Such an act cannot contribute to serious negotiations,” a spokeswoman for the ministry added after North…

The al-Hawl Camp close to the Syria-Iraq border is no ordinary refugee camp. It is the remnants of what still remains of the Islamic State. It holds 72,000 people, most of whom are still supporters of the former terrorist group. Thousands of their tents spre…

The U.S. military launched an unarmed nuclear-capable missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 4:13 am ET/1:13am PT this morning, right on the heels of North Koreas latest missile test overnight. U.S.-based missile tests are scheduled months, if not years, i…