Nukes

Russian President Vladimir Putin, seen here on Oct. 11, 2019, told Arab broadcasters he had no reliable information about who was behind last months attack on Saudi oil facilities. The Canadian Press Russia can play a positive role in easing tensions in th…

Key point: Submarines are very useful for power projection and deterrence. On July 12, 2019, French president Emmanuel Macron celebrated the imminent launch of Frances first new nuclear-powered submarine in over a decadethe Barracuda-class vessel Suffren. A …

An Aug. 8 nuclear accident near Nyonoksa, Russia, was caused by a nuclear reaction that occurred while Russians were attempting to recover a nuclear-powered cruise missile submerged in the White Sea after a failed test last year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is awarding a posthumous pardon to a leading metal scientist whose work helped secure an Allied victory in World War II. The White House announced on Thursday that Trump was granting clemency to Zay Jeffries, who grew…

The US nuclear forces modernization program has been portrayed to the public as an effort to ensure the reliability and safety of warheads in the US nuclear arsenal, rather than to enhance their military capabilities. In reality, however, that program has imp…

Technical experts were investigating the cause of the explosion, according to the state news media, adding that they believed the ship had been targeted in a terrorist attack. The reports of a missile attack will almost certainly ratchet up tensions in the r…

Key point: Tehran could succeed, but then they'd suffer the consequences. Recent events again raise the possibility of war between the United States and Iran. The on again, off again standoff between Washington and Tehran, now in its fourth decade is periodi…

The AIRS (Advanced Inertial Reference Sphere) is the most accurate inertial navigation (INS) system ever developed, and perhaps marks the end of a long process of continuous refinement of INS technology. This immensely complex and expensive INS unit has "thi…

In response to the September 14 attack on Saudi oil facilities, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced plans to deploy additional personnel and air and missile defense assets to the Middle East including one Patriot battery, four Sentinel radars, and 200 s…

Fact: Clearly, the program itself would not have deterred the West; it could not have produced a viable weapon by 2011. However, knowledge of an existing nuclear program might have reduced Assads standing in the West even further, potentially making intervent…