Nukes

SEOUL, Nov 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's military fired warning shots towards a North Korean merchant boat with engine trouble that violated their sea border on Wednesday, South Korean officials said. The vessel was detected crossing the inter-Korean maritime…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday it had shown the country’s new Avangard nuclear missile system to U.S. inspectors for the first time, a move Moscow said showed a key arms control treaty was still effective. Russia is due to d…

Survivors of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima told Pope Francis on Sunday of the "scene of hell" after the bombing, as the pontiff hit out against the use of the weapons. The pope began his four-day trip to Japan with stops in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, where he…

Pope Francis calls for nuclear disarmament as he lands in Japan

Today, the U.S. Navy's quartet of converted Ohio class nuclear-powered guided-missile submarines, or SSGNs, are among America's most powerful, in-demand, and flexible weapons. These giant and secretive submarines are known for their ability to carry up to 154…

Key point: The U.S. Navy, it seems, is optimized for the blue-water conflagration thats least likely to occur. Ah, yes, the carrier-killer. China is forever touting the array of guided missiles its weaponeers have devised to pummel U.S. Navy nuclear-powere…

The World War II veteran with the top-secret job hid a lot from his 12-year-old daughter. But on this day, he opened up about how suspicious it seemed: The accused assassin of John F. Kennedy getting shot and killed on live TV, during a transfer between jails…

The mammoth lumbers through our imaginations when we think about the world during the most recent Ice Age. Theyre just one of many giant creatures that our ancestors lived alongside and which became extinct when the climate changed. The giant ground sloth a l…

What is it? A BOLD opportunity to live in a rusting decommissioned nuclear missile silo in the middle of Arizona sitting on more than 12 acres of land, according to the listing. This property was once one of the most top secret of government assets and is now…

Irans supreme leader on Sunday cautiously backed the governments decision to raise gasoline prices by 50 per cent after days of widespread protests, calling those who attacked public property during demonstrations thugs and signalling that a potential crackdo…