Nukes

India test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi Aug 20, 2025 India said Wednesday it had successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile which, when operational, should be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to any part of China. The Agni-5 missile was successfully launched in India's eastern…

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BOMB BANNER (Image: undefined) Eighty years ago, on 15 August, VJ Day marked the end of World War Two, a victory that came at an unimaginable human cost. At 8.15am on 6 August 1945, over 70,000 people were instantly killed when an atomic bomb, known as 'Little Boy', was dropped…

This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Why Trump’s “golden dome” missile defense idea is another ripped straight from the movies Within a week of his inauguration, President Trump issued an executive order to…

Terrified Russian bus passengers were played a message warning of an imminent nuclear strike by pranksters. The incident in Moscow saw people on a bus ordered to run to a bomb shelter Pranked Russian bus passengers were ordered to rush to bomb shelters because of a supposedly imminent nuclear strike…

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American President Donald Trump has fuelled memes on social media ever since he took his "little walk" on the rooftop of the White House. When curious reporters below enquired why the Republican leader was on the roof, Trump made a gesture resembling a missile. "Taking a little walk," Trump shouted…

A chilling warning has been issued by Russia to the West that it no longer has any "limitations" over its deployment of nuclear missiles as tensions continue to escalate Russia said it no longer has "limitations" over its nuclear missile deployment (Image: Getty Images) Russia says it “no longer has…

The world entered its nuclear epoch 80 years ago on August 6 1945. The US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing between 70,000 and 140,000 civilians by the end of that year. A stark reminder of this immense destructive power came recently. On August 1,…

President Trump I'm On the White House Roof ... We're Building Nukes?!? Published August 5, 2025 9:38 AM PDT C-SPAN President Trump is going where no president's gone before ... the roof of the White House -- and he's talking about nuclear missiles. The Prez went for a stroll Tuesday…