Nukes

MOSCOW - Russia on Jan 31 condemned an executive order by US President Donald Trump to build a new missile defence shield, accusing the US of trying to upset the global nuclear balance and pave the wave for military confrontation in space. Mr Trump on Jan 27 signed an order…

 An Iranian flag is pictured near a missile during a military drill, with the participation of Iran’s Air Defense units, Iran, October 2020. — Reuters  TEHRAN: Iran is ready to sit down and discuss its nuclear programme with Western countries but only if they show they are "serious", spokesperson from…

Josie Ford Nuke the climate We all know that climate change is dangerous, which means it can be tempting to take drastic measures to tackle it. Such as building a nuclear bomb orders of magnitude bigger than any to date and setting it off deep under the seabed. News reporter…

In the early 1970s, the Cold War had reached a particularly frigid moment, and U.S. military and intelligence officials had a problem. The Soviet Navy was becoming a global maritime threat—and the United States did not have a global ocean-surveillance capability. Adding to the alarm was the emergence of a…

Soos Jozsef/Shutterstock The Wright Brothers first took flight in 1903, and a decade later, the first bomber took to the skies, a biplane that carried a dozen 10 lb. bombs. By World War II, bombers became some of the most important aircraft of the conflict, and it was a Boeing B-29…

Iran Rushes IRGC To Natanz Nuclear Site As It Starts ‘Eqtedar’ Drills Over ‘New US, Israel Threat’ Last Updated: January 08, 2025, 00:31 IST India Crux Iran's military showcased its air defence weaponry on Tuesday (January 7) in demonstration exercises.Missiles and radars were on display at the drills in the…

Synopsis North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test of a new hypersonic ballistic missile, aiming to accelerate the country's nuclear and missile capabilities. The missile reached an altitude of nearly 100 km and manoeuvred to an accurate landing. South Korea disputed some of the test details, while…

Tokyo: Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing, who devoted his life to advocating for peace and campaigning against nuclear weapons, has died. He was 93. Fukahori died at a hospital in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on January 3, the Urakami Catholic Church, where he prayed almost daily…

World Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing who devoted his life to advocating for peace and campaigning against nuclear weapons, has died. He was 93. Shigemi Fukahori was 14 when U.S. dropped atomic bomb in 1945 The Associated Press · Posted: Jan 05, 2025 9:52 AM…

Hezbollah and Hamas no longer threaten Israel. Iran’s axis of resistance lies in ruin. The Islamic Republic and Syria’s air defenses are destroyed, and Iran’s missile capabilities are shredded. But Iran is on the verge of producing enough weapons-grade uranium for several bombs. It is so close, in fact, that…