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Recreation of early nuclear age plutonium pit
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First Plutonium Pit For Nuclear Warhead Produced In The U.S. In 35 Years Is Now “Weapon-Ready”

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 4, 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

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 UK Ministry of Defense has provided details about how it plans to test its new A21 nuclear warhead without actually detonating one.
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How The U.K. Will Test Its New Nuclear Warhead Without Setting One Off

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 25, 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

Northrop Grumman says it has successfully conducted a shroud fly-off test as part of the development of the new LGM-35 intercontinental ballistic missile for the U.S. Air Force.
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New Sentinel ICBM’s Nose Shroud Separation Test A Flying Success

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 20, 2024

Range Rover, previously used by the Ministry of Defense's Special Operations Group, sold at auction
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Armored Range Rovers With Nuclear Past Just Auctioned Off

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Oct 31, 2023

SOUTH KOREAN MISSILE
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South Korea Now Openly Discussing Arming Itself With Nuclear Weapons

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 12, 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

Russian Nuclear First Use
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Ukraine Situation Report: Putin Makes New Nuclear ‘First Use’ Threat

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 10, 2022

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

Warhead Ukraine
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Is Russia Now Firing Denuclearized Cruise Missiles At Ukraine?

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 18, 2022

Guided-missile destroyer USS Preble launches a Tomahawk cruise missile
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U.S. To Ditch Sea-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile Plans

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Oct 28, 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

SU-24 Belarus
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Belarusian Claims That It Now Has Nuclear Strike Jets Spurs Conflicting Reports

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 26, 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

Germany Has Chosen The F-35 As Its Future Nuclear Strike Fighter
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Germany Has Chosen The F-35 As Its Future Nuclear Strike Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 14, 2022

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

Newly Declassified Data Shows Unexplained Increase In U.S. Nuclear Warhead Stockpile
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Newly Declassified Data Shows Unexplained Increase In U.S. Nuclear Warhead Stockpile

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 7, 2021

First Improved W88 Nuclear Warhead For Navy’s Trident Missiles Rolls Off The Assembly Line
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First Improved W88 Nuclear Warhead For Navy’s Trident Missiles Rolls Off The Assembly Line

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jul 14, 2021

UK To Increase Its Nuclear Warhead Stockpile For The First Time Since The Cold War: Report
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UK To Increase Its Nuclear Warhead Stockpile For The First Time Since The Cold War: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 15, 2021

New Docs Show 1983 NATO Exercise Led To The Soviets Arming 100 Jets For Nuclear War
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New Docs Show 1983 NATO Exercise Led To The Soviets Arming 100 Jets For Nuclear War

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 18, 2021

Navy Finally Confirms Its Trident Missile Test Was What People Saw Off Florida This Week
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Navy Finally Confirms Its Trident Missile Test Was What People Saw Off Florida This Week

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 11, 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

New Nuke Transporting Tractor Trailer Tested By Launching Another Semi At It Using Rockets
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New Nuke Transporting Tractor Trailer Tested By Launching Another Semi At It Using Rockets

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 20, 2020

Air Force Eyes Adding Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicles To Its Future ICBMs
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Air Force Eyes Adding Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicles To Its Future ICBMs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 19, 2020

Fogbank Is Mysterious Material Used In Nukes That’s So Secret Nobody Can Say What It Is
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Fogbank Is Mysterious Material Used In Nukes That’s So Secret Nobody Can Say What It Is

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 3, 2020

Navy Missile Sub Has Begun Its First Patrol Armed With Controversial Low Yield Nukes
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Navy Missile Sub Has Begun Its First Patrol Armed With Controversial Low Yield Nukes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 29, 2020

Amazing Cockpit Video Of Unusual Trident Ballistic Missile Test May Point To New Warhead
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Amazing Cockpit Video Of Unusual Trident Ballistic Missile Test May Point To New Warhead

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 5, 2019

U.S. To Spend Hundreds Of Millions To Replace A $5 Part In Revamped Nuclear Weapons
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U.S. To Spend Hundreds Of Millions To Replace A $5 Part In Revamped Nuclear Weapons

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 26, 2019

Russia Will “Briefly” Evacuate Village Near Site Of Nuclear-Powered Missile Accident (Updated)
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Russia Will “Briefly” Evacuate Village Near Site Of Nuclear-Powered Missile Accident (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 13, 2019

U.S. Training For Arctic Nuclear Satellite Disaster Amid Russian Weapons Developments
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U.S. Training For Arctic Nuclear Satellite Disaster Amid Russian Weapons Developments

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 26, 2019

America’s Pantex Nuclear Weapons Assembly Plant Is Having An ‘Operational Emergency’ (Updated)
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America’s Pantex Nuclear Weapons Assembly Plant Is Having An ‘Operational Emergency’ (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 11, 2019

Nuclear Device Assembly Facility In Nevada Desert May Be A Ticking Time Bomb (Updated)
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Nuclear Device Assembly Facility In Nevada Desert May Be A Ticking Time Bomb (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 4, 2019

Bizarre Chase Through High Security Nevada Nuclear Test Site Ends In Deadly Shooting
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Bizarre Chase Through High Security Nevada Nuclear Test Site Ends In Deadly Shooting

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 29, 2019

Document Confirms B-21 To Be Delivered Optionally Manned And Nuclear Capable
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Document Confirms B-21 To Be Delivered Optionally Manned And Nuclear Capable

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 8, 2017

North Korea Shows H-Bomb Warhead Design, Says It Will Use It In EMP Strike
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North Korea Shows H-Bomb Warhead Design, Says It Will Use It In EMP Strike

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 3, 2017