Nukes

North Korea could be poised to resume tests of nuclear bombs and intercontinental ballistic missiles, a U.S. intelligence agency warns. In a report released last week, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency said, "Integrating a nuclear weapon with a ballistic missile and enabling that nuclear-armed missile to function reliably as a…

U.S. intelligence agencies were caught by surprise when China secretly tested a nuclear-capable low-orbit hypersonic missile in August, the Financial Times reported Saturday. The weapon circled the globe before descending upon its target, missing by about two dozen miles. The Pentagon is aware China has been working on hypersonic weapons technology…

published : 17 Oct 2021 at 15:39 FILE PHOTO: The newly developed hypersonic missile Hwasong-8 is test-fired by the Academy of Defence Science of the DPRK in Toyang-ri, Ryongrim County of Jagang Province, North Korea, in this undated photo released on Sept 29, 2021 by North Korea's Korean Central News…

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The braid worked as planned though, and at 3 p.m. China time, Miss Qiu exploded in a blinding flash of light, followed by a mushroom cloud rising into the skies of eastern Xinjiang. Needless to say, “Miss Qiu” was not a person. It was the code name of China’s first…

The consolidation of the defense industry hurts American innovation and resilience. The United States is preparing to spend half a trillion dollars over the next ten years to modernize its nuclear weapons stockpile. Fifty-year-old systems are beginning to reach the end of their original lifespans and face serious readiness issues. This modernization…

The Biden administration announced Saturday sanctions imposed by Donald Trump against two Iranian companies that backed Tehran’s illicit nuclear missile programs will be lifted immediately. UPI reports the U.S. Treasury Department removed Mammut Industries and its subsidiary, Mammut Diesel, from its Specially Designated Nationals list. The Trump administration sanctioned the companies in September 2020…

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Abdul Qadeer Khan, a Pakistani scientist who shared nuclear-weapons technology and know-how with countries the U.S. regards as rogue states after helping his country build its first atomic bomb, died Sunday. He was 85 years old. At home, Dr. Khan was widely seen as a hero for making Pakistan the…

Updated 2 months ago · Published on 10 Oct 2021 3:30PM · Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan gesturing after a court verdict in Islamabad in 2009. Khan, revered as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, has died at 85, state-run broadcaster PTV reported. – AFP pic, October 10, 2021.…