Nukes

By Aila Slisco is a Newsweek night reporter based in New York. Her focus is on reporting national politics, where she has covered the 2020 and 2022 elections, the impeachments of Donald Trump and multiple State of the Union addresses. Other topics she has reported on for Newsweek include crime,…

Donald Trump recently made headlines with a stark warning about the possibility of World War Three, suggesting that the world is “not so far away” from such a catastrophic conflict. However, he also reassured the public that it is “not going to happen,” particularly under his leadership. These comments came…

VIENNA — Iran’s stock of uranium close to weapons grade has jumped since it announced a dramatic acceleration in enrichment in December and there has been no progress on resolving outstanding issues, two reports by the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Wednesday. The stock of uranium enriched to up to 60% fissile purity, close to the roughly 90% of bomb grade, has been…

By ADAM POGRUND Published: 18:46 GMT, 24 February 2025 | Updated: 03:33 GMT, 25 February 2025 America today flew B-52 bomber jets less than 50 miles from the Russian border in a show of strength on the third anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine. The B-52 jets are nuclear capable and…

By Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on security and defense issues in the Western Pacific region. He is a graduate of…

“There is always a well-known solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong,” according to H. L. Mencken. Today we might ponder his words to diagnose the revival of another neat, plausible and boneheaded idea: ringing the planet with orbiting missiles to somehow make the U.S. safer. In January President…

The Air Force launched an unarmed missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base overnight, in a demonstration of the readiness of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Santa Barbara County base around 1 a.m. Wednesday. The goal is to “demonstrate the readiness of…

The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter. Author of the article: Published Feb 14, 2025  •  Last updated Feb 15, 2025  •  4 minute read Department of…

Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. HOME News Politics Royal Showbiz & TV Sport Comment Finance Travel Life & Style UK World Politics Royal US Weather Science History Weird Nature Sunday InYourArea Local campaigners have accused the UK of bringing "floating bombs" to their doorsteps. By Max Parry…

Politics President Trump should allow Seoul to develop nuclear weapons in return for ending America’s security guarantee. South Korea is populous and prosperous, ahead of the North on almost every measure of national power, other than possession of nuclear weapons. Yet despite enjoying 50-plus times the economic strength and twice…