Nukes

By RFE/RL staff - Dec 27, 2025, 12:00 PM CST Israel now views Iran’s ballistic missile program as a more urgent threat than its nuclear activities, citing lessons from the June conflict. Netanyahu is pressing Washington to treat missiles as weapons of mass destruction and to consider strikes on Iranian…

Last Updated: December 27, 2025, 10:50 IST Russia is deploying Oreshnik hypersonic missiles at a former airbase near Krichev in Belarus, signaling increased nuclear deterrence and political messaging amid NATO tensions. Russia is deploying Oreshnik hypersonic missiles at a former airbase near Krichev in Belarus, signaling increased nuclear deterrence and…

This image, released on September 8, 2023, by the North Korean Official News Service (KCNA), shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the launch of the country's first tactical nuclear attack submarine at Sinpho shipyard. According to state media, the tactical nuclear attack submarine, No. 841, the first of…

Iran says UN nuclear watchdog must first define 'post-war conditions' following US strikes on its nuclear facilities in June. Iran has rejected calls to allow inspections of nuclear facilities bombed during attacks by the United States in June, saying the United Nations nuclear watchdog must first define “post-war conditions” governing…

Synopsis The sixth round of negotiations between Washington and Tehran had been scheduled for soon after Israel's 12-day war with Iran in June, during which the US joined Israel in bombing Iranian nuclear sites. The talks were cancelled, and in September, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rejected any direct…

According to Trump, the ship will be armed with hypersonic missiles, nuclear cruise missiles, rail guns, lasers Author of the article: Associated Press Konstantin Toropin And Aamer Madhani Published Dec 22, 2025  •  3 minute read A concept rendering of the proposed Trump class USS Defiant is displayed as U.S.…

Dec 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to be briefed by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any expansion of Iran's ballistic missile program poses a threat that could necessitate swift action, NBC News reported on Saturday. Israeli officials are concerned that Iran is reconstituting nuclear enrichment…

In his first major guidance to the Air Force, the newly appointed Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach emphasized a need for the “recapitalization” of nuclear weapons — an apparent departure from decades of Air Force teaching that the United States maintains nuclear weapons solely for deterrence. “We…

Last Updated: December 07, 2025, 20:54 IST Keith Kellogg said a Russia-Ukraine war deal is close, hinging on Donbas and Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Russia demands radical changes as missile and drone attacks hit Ukraine. US Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg said efforts to resolve the conflict were in "the…

News / Republic Videos / Defence / Video: Why Russia Won’t Sell This Missile — Even to Its Closest Allies Published Dec 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM IST Show Quick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed The RS-28 Sarmat is the world’s heaviest intercontinental ballistic missile, weighing 208 tonnes, measuring 35…