Nukes

In his Nobel Peace Prize speech, in 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, pronounced that “the risk of a global nuclear war has practically disappeared.” Moscow and Washington had veered “from confrontation to interaction and, in some important cases, partnership,” he said. The Soviet Union’s collapse—which…

Published Apr 21, 2022 8:30PM EDT Credit: REUTERS/KIM HONG-JI If North Korea resumes nuclear testing, it could include development of smaller “tactical” warheads meant for battlefield use and designed to fit on short-range missiles such as the one tested last weekend, analysts said. By Josh Smith SEOUL, April 22 (Reuters)…

Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a test launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile at Plesetsk cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk region, via video link in Moscow on April 20.SPUTNIK/Reuters Russia said on Wednesday it had conducted a first test launch of its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, a new and long-awaited addition…

CHILLING WARNING 10:28, 14 Mar 2022Updated: 17:31, 14 Mar 2022RUSSIA has released chilling new footage of its 7,000mph Zircon hypersonic nuke missile that could hit London in five minutes. The Kremlin had previously branded the deadly weapon, which carries a conventional or nuclear warhead, “unstoppable”. 6 Russia has released footage…

The attack, which didn’t injure any U.S. personnel, comes as the U.S. is seeking to revive a nuclear deal with Tehran Read More

SEOUL/WASHINGTON—North Korea used what would be its largest ever intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system in two recent launches, and appears to be restoring some tunnels at its shuttered nuclear test site, U.S. and South Korean officials said on Friday. The reports are the latest to suggest the country may soon…

A missile was accidentally fired from India into Pakistan on Wednesday, caused by a "technical malfunction" during maintenance, the Indian Defense Ministry said. The missile traveled 77 miles into Pakistani airspace before it crashed near the eastern city of Mian Channu. The missile's flight path endangered passenger flights in both…

Author of the article: Reuters David Brunnstrom and Steve Holland WASHINGTON — North Korea deployed a relatively new inter-continental ballistic missile system in Feb. 26 and March 4 test-firings, a senior Biden administration official said on Thursday, calling it a serious escalation requiring a united global response. North Korea froze…

Home News Here, the mushroom cloud created when the nuclear bomb exploded over Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 8, 1945. (Image credit: Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Russia's invasion of Ukraine has heightened the risk of a nuclear conflict. What would a nuclear bomb blast look like for those on…

Last Friday, as Russian troops seized control of Europe’s nuclear power plant and Russian missiles rained down on civilian areas across Ukraine, Russia’s parliament passed a new law banning “fake news” about the country’s armed forces and its invasion of Ukraine. In a particularly Orwellian twist, stating the truth plainly—that…