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France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) delivers a speech in front of a Dassault Mirage 2000 (L) and a Dassault Rafale (R) fighter aircrafts during his visit of the French Air and Space Force (Armee de l'air et de l'espace) Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Airbase in Saint-Sauveur, north-eastern France on March 18, 2025.
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France To Expand Its Nuclear Deterrent With New Air Base

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 18, 2025

While it has long been a world-ending threat in science fiction, U.S. Air Force and Space Force officials see artificial intelligence (AI) playing important, if not critical roles in the command and control enterprise at the heart of America's nuclear deterrent capabilities.
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How The Military Wants AI To Help Control America’s Nuclear Arsenal

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 7, 2025

More new variants of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb could be on the horizon for the U.S. military.
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Hints At More B61 Nuclear Bomb Variants In The U.S. Military’s Future

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 7, 2025

Submarine launches tomahawk cruise missile.
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Pros And Cons Of The Navy’s Controversial Submarine-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

Posted on Nov 21, 2024

Ukraine has used the U.S.-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) for the first time against a target inside Russia. The announcement comes soon after Moscow warned that the use of Western-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine against Russia could trigger a nuclear response, after Russian nuclear war plans were updated.
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U.S.-Supplied ATACMS Missile Strike Inside Russia Have Begun

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 19, 2024

NATO Flexes With Simultaneous Nuclear Strike And Naval Warfare Exercises
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NATO Flexes With Simultaneous Nuclear Strike And Naval Warfare Exercises

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 25, 2024

For the first time in more than four decades, China has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) out in the Western Pacific, ostensibly for training purposes.
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First Chinese ICBM Test Into The Pacific In Decades Is A Big Deal (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 25, 2024

W76-1 warhead
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Current American Nuclear Warhead Inventory Numbers Revealed

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 22, 2024

Congress is pressing ahead with legislation that would compel the Air Force to restore nuclear capability to its entire fleet of B-52 bombers after the likely sunset of an armed control deal with Russia.
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What It Will Take To Make The Entire B-52 Fleet Nuclear-Capable

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 26, 2024

STRAIT OF SAN JUAN DE FUCA, Wash. (May 6, 2024) The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) transits the Strait of San Juan de Fuca escorted by U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft and U.S. Coast Guard screening escort vessels. Joint operations, such as this one which involved the Air Force, Coast Guard, and Navy, ensure the U.S. military is ready to meet its security commitments at home and abroad including commitments to our allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gwendelyn Ohrazda/Released)
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A-10 Warthogs Escorting A Ballistic Missile Submarine Is Certainly Different

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 9, 2024

Iskander M Ukraine running low
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Putin Orders Tactical Nuclear Drills In Response To Western “Threats”

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 7, 2024

The head of US Strategic Command has advocated for the US military taking a serious look at going back to deploying intercontinental ballistic missiles loaded with multiple nuclear warheads.
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Return To ICBMs Armed With Multiple Warheads Suggested By STRATCOM Boss

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 29, 2024

A new report indicates the thresholds for Russia's use of tactical nuclear weapons are much lower than have previously been understood and also points to continued planning for a potential nuclear conflict with China.
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Russia’s Low Threshold For Nuclear Weapons Use Detailed In New Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 29, 2024

A B-52 is set to land in South Korea sometime this week.
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B-52 To Make Very Rare Landing In South Korea This Week

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 17, 2023

Poland wants to join NATO's nuclear weapon sharing program.
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Poland Wants To Host NATO Nukes To Counter Russia

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 30, 2023

North Korea Kim HS-12
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Conflicting Statements On Possibility Of U.S.-South Korea Nuclear Drills

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 3, 2023

Another U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine’s Movements Peculiarly Publicized
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Another U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine’s Movements Peculiarly Publicized

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 28, 2022

Highly Unusual Disclosure Made Of U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine’s Presence In Arabian Sea
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Highly Unusual Disclosure Made Of U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine’s Presence In Arabian Sea

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 20, 2022

B-52 bomber from Minot Air Force Base
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NATO Nuclear Drills Featuring B-52 Bombers To Begin Monday

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Oct 16, 2022

Possibility of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons in ukraine
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Nuclear Experts On Chances Of Russia Using Atomic Weapons In Ukraine

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 30, 2022

Iskander nuclear-capable short-range ballistic missile
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The Looming Worry Of Russia Using Nuclear Weapons In Ukraine

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 26, 2022

Ukraine Situation Report: Biden Warns Russia On Nuclear Weapons Use
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Ukraine Situation Report: Biden Warns Russia On Nuclear Weapons Use

By Stetson Payne

Posted on Sep 17, 2022

EC135 Looking Glass revolver
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Why An Officer On EC-135C Doomsday Planes Packed A Revolver

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 1, 2022

Secretary of Defense Austin Remained in Nuclear Chain of Command During Kyiv Trip
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Secretary of Defense Austin Remained in Nuclear Chain of Command During Kyiv Trip

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 26, 2022

North Korea Just Openly Tested Its First ICBM Since 2017 And It’s A Monster (Updated)
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North Korea Just Openly Tested Its First ICBM Since 2017 And It’s A Monster (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 25, 2022

Israel’s Request To Speed Delivery Of KC-46 Tankers Critical For Striking Iran Denied
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Israel’s Request To Speed Delivery Of KC-46 Tankers Critical For Striking Iran Denied

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 15, 2021

China’s Hypersonic Mystery Weapon Released Its Own Payload And Nobody Knows Why (Updated)
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China’s Hypersonic Mystery Weapon Released Its Own Payload And Nobody Knows Why (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 23, 2021

New Short-Range Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested By North Korea (Updated)
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New Short-Range Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested By North Korea (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 20, 2021

Pentagon Warns Of An “Increased Potential” For Nuclear Conflict In Newly Disclosed Manual
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Pentagon Warns Of An “Increased Potential” For Nuclear Conflict In Newly Disclosed Manual

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 7, 2021

Does Spending Nearly $18B On A Few Dozen New ICBM Interceptors Even Make Sense Strategically?
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Does Spending Nearly $18B On A Few Dozen New ICBM Interceptors Even Make Sense Strategically?

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 29, 2021

Put Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command Boss
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Put Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command Boss

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 20, 2021

The UK Says It Could Now Use Nuclear Weapons Against Threats From “Emerging Technologies”
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The UK Says It Could Now Use Nuclear Weapons Against Threats From “Emerging Technologies”

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 16, 2021

Majority Of Voters Don’t Want Billions Spent On New ICBMs To Overhaul America’s “Nuclear Sponge”
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Majority Of Voters Don’t Want Billions Spent On New ICBMs To Overhaul America’s “Nuclear Sponge”

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 5, 2021

Putin Reveals Existence Of New Nuclear Command Bunker
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Putin Reveals Existence Of New Nuclear Command Bunker

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 27, 2021

Biden And Putin Confirm Last-Minute Push To Extend Key Nuclear Arms Control Deal After Call
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Biden And Putin Confirm Last-Minute Push To Extend Key Nuclear Arms Control Deal After Call

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 26, 2021

The Nuclear Football Is Now Following President Joe Biden Around
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The Nuclear Football Is Now Following President Joe Biden Around

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 20, 2021

Pelosi Wants To Prevent “Unhinged” Trump From Launching A Nuclear Strike. Here’s The Reality
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Pelosi Wants To Prevent “Unhinged” Trump From Launching A Nuclear Strike. Here’s The Reality

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 8, 2021

New Low-Yield Nuclear Warheads That Biden Calls A “Bad Idea” Have All Been Delivered
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New Low-Yield Nuclear Warheads That Biden Calls A “Bad Idea” Have All Been Delivered

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

The Navy’s Wants To Go Back To Flying The C-130 Hercules As Its Next Doomsday Plane
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The Navy’s Wants To Go Back To Flying The C-130 Hercules As Its Next Doomsday Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 22, 2020

Putin Says He’ll Limit Cruise Missile Deployments To Get Missile Defense Site Inspections
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Putin Says He’ll Limit Cruise Missile Deployments To Get Missile Defense Site Inspections

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 2, 2020

Trump Discloses Supposed Existence Of A Secret New Nuclear Weapon System To Bob Woodward
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Trump Discloses Supposed Existence Of A Secret New Nuclear Weapon System To Bob Woodward

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 9, 2020

Test Of Minuteman III ICBM With Three Reentry Vehicles Sure Seems Like A Warning To Russia (Updated)
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Test Of Minuteman III ICBM With Three Reentry Vehicles Sure Seems Like A Warning To Russia (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 4, 2020

Here’s America’s Plan for Nuking its Enemies, Including North Korea
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Here’s America’s Plan for Nuking its Enemies, Including North Korea

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Letters Of Last Resort Are Post-Apocalyptic Orders for UK Vanguard Sub Crews
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Letters Of Last Resort Are Post-Apocalyptic Orders for UK Vanguard Sub Crews

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Nukes Drive Germany’s Plan To Replace Tornados With Typhoons, Super Hornets, and Growlers
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Nukes Drive Germany’s Plan To Replace Tornados With Typhoons, Super Hornets, and Growlers

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 26, 2020

Marines Set To Be The First To Bring Back Land-Based Tomahawk Missiles Post-INF Treaty
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Marines Set To Be The First To Bring Back Land-Based Tomahawk Missiles Post-INF Treaty

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 6, 2020

No, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMs
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No, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 10, 2020

These Are The Briefings President-Elect Trump Got On The F-35, Air Force One, and Nukes
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These Are The Briefings President-Elect Trump Got On The F-35, Air Force One, and Nukes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Updating America’s Land-Based Ballistic Missile ‘Nuclear Sponge’ Is A $100B+ Waste
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Updating America’s Land-Based Ballistic Missile ‘Nuclear Sponge’ Is A $100B+ Waste

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

U.S. Sells Seized North Korean Freighter As Pyongyang Threatens Nuke And Missile Tests
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U.S. Sells Seized North Korean Freighter As Pyongyang Threatens Nuke And Missile Tests

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 10, 2019

Let’s Talk About The Post-INF Treaty U.S. Test Of A Ground-Launched Tomahawk Missile
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Let’s Talk About The Post-INF Treaty U.S. Test Of A Ground-Launched Tomahawk Missile

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 19, 2019

Get To Know America’s Long Serving B61 Family Of Nuclear Bombs
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Get To Know America’s Long Serving B61 Family Of Nuclear Bombs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Air Force Wants a Trio of More Modern WC-135R Nuke Sniffing Planes
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The US Air Force Wants a Trio of More Modern WC-135R Nuke Sniffing Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Four Big Need To Know Takeaways From The Long Awaited US Nuclear Posture Review
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Four Big Need To Know Takeaways From The Long Awaited US Nuclear Posture Review

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

US Threatens Its Own Treaty-Busting Missile Development in Response to Russian Violations
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US Threatens Its Own Treaty-Busting Missile Development in Response to Russian Violations

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

What We Learned From Congress’s Latest Review of the President’s Ability to Use Nukes
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What We Learned From Congress’s Latest Review of the President’s Ability to Use Nukes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

No, the USAF Hasn’t Put its Nuclear Bombers Back on 24/7 Alert, Yet
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No, the USAF Hasn’t Put its Nuclear Bombers Back on 24/7 Alert, Yet

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMs
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USAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Four Big Takeaways From Day One Of The Air Force Association’s Big Annual Bash
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Four Big Takeaways From Day One Of The Air Force Association’s Big Annual Bash

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Awards Contractors Big Bucks for New ICBMs, But Future of Missiles is Uncertain
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USAF Awards Contractors Big Bucks for New ICBMs, But Future of Missiles is Uncertain

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

U.S. Says Russia Might Be Setting Off Very Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons On This Arctic Island
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U.S. Says Russia Might Be Setting Off Very Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons On This Arctic Island

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 29, 2019

The Air Force Found Airmen Boozing It Up In A Nuclear Missile Alert Facility In Wyoming
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The Air Force Found Airmen Boozing It Up In A Nuclear Missile Alert Facility In Wyoming

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 28, 2019

Russia Fires Off Multiple ICBMs and Cruise Missiles During Massive Nuclear Drill
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Russia Fires Off Multiple ICBMs and Cruise Missiles During Massive Nuclear Drill

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 17, 2019

Pentagon’s New Nuclear Strategy Is Unsustainable And A Handout To Defense Industry
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Pentagon’s New Nuclear Strategy Is Unsustainable And A Handout To Defense Industry

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 17, 2019