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SEOUL: North Korea has slammed US President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile shield plan as a “very dangerous” threat that aims to weaponise space, state media reported Tuesday. Pyongyang’s foreign ministry has issued a memorandum calling the system “a very dangerous ‘threatening initiative’ aimed at threatening the strategic security of…

After Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, the United States has deployed heavy, nuclear-capable bombers in Guam to beef up the military presence in the Indo-Pacific region. read more In what appears to be part of a gradual build-up in the Indo-Pacific region, the United States has now deployed bombers…

We all know there is no Mission: Impossible without Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) ultimately saving the world from a nuclear disaster, a bombing, or anything some nutcase came up with that day. He is the central figure, one whom an entire universe revolves around. But, it would be a shame…

The U.S. military test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile today to showcase the readiness of its nuclear arsenal. The launch of the unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) took place on Wednesday (May 21) at 3:01 a.m. ET (12:01 a.m. local Pacific time, or 0701 GMT). The missile launched…

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…

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The Russia–Ukraine and Indo–Pak conflicts have undercut the threat of the Bomb. The post Nuclear Deterrence Is Over appeared first on The American Conservative...Read More

Science | A Scientist Fighting Nuclear Armageddon Hid a 50-Year Secret https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/science/richard-garwin-hydrogen-bomb.html You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. A Scientist Fighting Nuclear Armageddon Hid a 50-Year Secret Richard Garwin’s role in…

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…

In a major escalation of hostilities between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, Pakistan has launched a large-scale military and cyber counteroffensive in response to unprovoked missile strikes by India on multiple Pakistani airbases. According to security sources, the Pakistan Army initiated “Operation Bunyan ul Marsoos” shortly after India targeted Nur Khan,…