Nukes

My hometown houses enough nukes to destroy all life on the planet—but it can represent something better than a nuclear holocaust. June 25, 2021 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch. Groton…

File photo: China sent a record 28 fighter jets towards the self-ruled island of Taiwan on June 15, 2021. BEIJING: Taiwan needs to be clearly aware that its future lies in "reunification" with China and that it cannot rely on the United States, China's military said on Thursday, responding to…

Depending on who you want to believe it was either almost the start of World War III, or just a silly Kremlin PR stunt. The Russian Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that one of its warplanes had dropped four bombs into the path of a British destroyer, which was also targeted…

Diplomats from outside the European Union have cautioned that negotiations with Iran to salvage a landmark nuclear deal still need more time By DEREK GATOPOULOS and PHILIPP JENNE Associated Press June 13, 2021, 7:02 PM • 3 min read VIENNA -- Diplomats from outside the European Union cautioned Sunday that…

Comment Britain has told the UN that international cyber law should allow zero-notice digital punishment directed at countries that attack others' infrastructure. A statement made by UK diplomats to the UN's Group of Governmental Experts on Advancing Responsible State Behaviour in the Context of International Security (UN GGE) called for…

Home News A new population of pygmy blue whales has been discovered using nuclear bomb detectors. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Scientists have discovered an entirely new population of pygmy blue whales in the Indian Ocean, which have managed to evade detection for decades despite their enormous size. Researchers uncovered the secretive…

Details of some US nuclear missile bunkers in Europe, which contain live warheads, along with secret codewords used by guards to signal that they’re being threatened by enemies, were exposed for nearly a decade through online flashcards used for education, but which were left publicly available. The astonishing security blunder…

Flashcards are a time tested method of memorization for students the world over. According to a report from Bellingcat, U.S. soldiers working in America’s secret nuclear bases in Europe also used them to memorize nuclear security secrets. The Pentagon scrubbed some of those secret laden flashcards from the web, but…

A batch of three Rafale fighter aircraft landed in India on Thursday after taking off from France. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will soon be commencing flying operations of the second squadron of these planes in Hashimara, West Bengal, sources said on Friday. This is the sixth batch of Rafale…

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned Iran is enriching uranium to levels that “only countries making bombs” reach, and added Tehran’s nuclear program had reached the point of no return and could not go back to where it was at the time of the 2015 Obama-led deal.…