Nukes

A former Titan II missile complex is on sale for the low price of $395,000.The complex was once home to a nine megaton thermonuclear warhead, the most powerful ever to grace America's nuclear arsenal. The facility needs plumbing, wat…

North Korea withdrew from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 2003. It subsequently developed nuclear weapons, with five underground nuclear tests culminating in a suspected thermonuclear explosion (a hydrogen bomb) on 3 September 2017. …

Photo credit: U.S. Army From Popular Mechanics A test of a new U.S.-made intermediate range ballistic missile is imminent. Intermediate range missiles were banned by the 1987 INF Treaty. The demise of the treaty opens the door to…

SEOUL (Reuters) - A $5 billion demand to meet the cost of hosting American troops, and tensions between Seoul and Tokyo that threaten to undercut regional cooperation are set to top the agenda when senior U.S. defense officials visit South Korea this week. …

While across much of Asia, November 11th is either singles day (a $38 billion Alibaba extravaganza this year) or Pepero Day (named because 11/11 looks like a bunch of chocolate dessert sticks), here in the United States and parts of Europe, November 11th also…

* EU worried by Iran's resumption of uranium enrichment * German, French, British to weigh next steps * Deal allows for international sanctions' return (Adds Mogherini comment on next steps) By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Germany, Britain an…

Key point: China is not the only nation known for successfully reverse-engineering other countries' military equipment. Few aircraft have as great a mark on history as the B-29, the pencil-shaped American four-engine bomber that dropped the atomic bombs over…

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Thursday called Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an "idiot and villain" who should not even dream of setting foot in Pyongyang, in a media commentary laden with insults in response to his criticism of a North Korean weapons …

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) is estimated to have more than 150,000 active personnel Iran is winning the strategic struggle for influence in the Middle East against its rival, Saudi Arabia, according…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Russia will deliver a sophisticated anti-aircraft missile system to Serbia even though the US has warned of possible sanctions against the Balkan country in the event of such purchases. Russia's state TASS news agency said Wednesday t…