Nukes

BERLIN (Reuters) - NATO allies will be scouring the policies of Germany's next federal government for one crucial detail: Will Berlin remain part of NATO's nuclear sharing agreement? Or will it drop out and ask the United States to remove its nuclear bombs from German soil? While such a move…

REVIEW The E Street Band high-octane's set in support of a non-nuclear future sizzles Bruce Springsteen (Danny Clinch/Shore Fire Media) On March 28, 1979, Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear power plant experienced a partial meltdown that resulted in the release of dangerous radioactive gases and iodine into the environment. Within…

BEIJING —  It was already a dangerous race: China versus the United States, each pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into missiles, submarines, warplanes and ships, vying to dominate the Indo-Pacific. That race may now go nuclear. A Pentagon report released this month estimated that China may have 700 nuclear warheads…

by Bernice Kiyo Glenn — October 28, 2021 Chief of Space Operations Gen. John "Jay" Raymond (left) and an unidentified official with Japan’s Office of National Space Policy sign a December 2020 memorandum of understanding. Credits: U.S. Air Force/ Cabinet Office, Japan Bernice Glenn is senior adviser for Pacific strategy…

India has tested a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead up to 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles), the defence ministry said, in what media called a "stern signal" to China as the two remain locked in a border spat. The Agni-5 missile blasted off from Abdul Kalam Island off…

NEW DELHI (AP) — India has test-fired a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 5,000 kilometers (3,125 miles) from an island off its east coast amid rising border tensions with China. The successful launch on Wednesday was in line with “India’s policy to have credible minimum deterrence that…

Reported By:| Edited By: DNA Web Team |Source: DNA webdesk |Updated: Oct 27, 2021, 08:58 PM IST In another boost to India's defence capabilities, the country successfully launched the nuclear-capable Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile, Agni-5 on Wednesday evening.  As per a statement from the Ministry of Defence, the launch…

A 50s US campaign called "Atoms for Peace" sought to bolster the reputation of nuclear weapons. It lasted for decades and encompassed schemes to use nukes to excavate highways and frack for gas. One expert called the campaign "propaganda" to cover up US nuclear proliferation. Loading Something is loading. In…

A senior US diplomat has urged North Korea to refrain from additional missile tests and resume nuclear diplomacy between the countries, days after the North fired off its first underwater-launched ballistic missile in two years. ung Kim, the top US official on North Korea affairs, spoke after meeting South Korean…

Published October 24, 2021 12:53am SEOUL - The United States envoy for North Korea arrived in South Korea on Saturday amid stalled denuclearisation talks and tension over Pyongyang's recent missile tests. Special Representative Sung Kim's visit came days after North Korea fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), which prompted criticism from Washington and calls for a return to talks aimed at denuclearising the North…