Nukes

Xiaomi Japan issued a public apology today after it received backlash for a recent advertisement. The ad in question promotes the speed of the Redmi Note 9 Pro using nuclear bomb imagery as well as a “fat man” that looks like a white balloon.“Fat Man” was the codename used for…

North Korea is building a facility near Pyongyang International Airport that is large enough to accommodate all its ballistic missiles, according to a new report from a prominent think-tank based in the United States. In a report on Tuesday, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said the previously…

AssessmentsSenior VP of Strategic Analysis, StratforA Chinese navy formation, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning (C), during military drills Jan. 2, 2017, in the South China Sea. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)Numerous reports have raised fears that China is taking advantage of U.S. distraction and the sidelining of two U.S. aircraft carriers…

MOSCOW — Four U.S. Navy ships entered the Barents Sea off Russia's northwestern Arctic coast Monday — the first time U.S. warships have operated in the area since the 1980s — according to a statement Monday from the Navy's 6th Fleet.Although it is in international waters, the Barents Sea is…

The Trump administration may use the United Nations Security Council resolution that enshrined the Iran nuclear deal to effectively end the agreement -- snapping U.N. sanctions back on Tehran and extending a ban on selling it conventional weapons, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his special envoy for…

Image: ActivisionMysterious keycards are appearing in Call of Duty: Warzone, sending players on a hunt to discover what they may unlock.Easter eggs have been sprinkled across Warzone’s map of Verdansk since the March launch of Call of Duty’s newest battle royale. Players have yet to discover the secrets behind the…

This is a pannable VR recreation of the detonation of the 'Ivy Mike' thermonuclear device on the Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands in 1952, the first full-scale detonation of a hydrogen bomb. Just make sure you're pointed in the right direction for the explosion, because I missed it the…

In this 360-degree VR video, you can experience the wonder and joy of a classic nuclear explosion up-close: the Ivy Mike test, introducing the world to the destructive power of hydrogen bombs. Welcome to Enewetak Atoll! You're a few kilometers from the test site, the weather's lovely, and you can…

In this Nov. 2, 2019, file photo, chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Gen. Hossein Salami speaks in Tehran, Iran. The Associated Press Iran will destroy U.S. warships if its security is threatened in the Gulf, the head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards told state TV on Thursday, a day after…

Here's What You Need To Remember: Essentially, whether the W76-2 improves American security is much more about psychology than technology. Would the presence of tactical-yield Trident missiles dissuade U.S. adversaries from employing their own tactical nukes against U.S. forces or their allies?  It was a small, obscure-sounding item in the 2020…