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

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

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jul 14, 2021

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

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

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 7, 2021

South Korea’s Mysterious Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested From Underwater Platform: Report
South Korea

South Korea’s Mysterious Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested From Underwater Platform: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 5, 2021

Is China Reviving America’s Cold War-Era “Shell Game” ICBM Deployment Strategy?
China

Is China Reviving America’s Cold War-Era “Shell Game” ICBM Deployment Strategy?

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 1, 2021

U.S. Navy Ballistic Missile Submarine’s Gibraltar Visit Is First In Over Two Decades
Ohio Class

U.S. Navy Ballistic Missile Submarine’s Gibraltar Visit Is First In Over Two Decades

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2021

Iranians Blame “Technical Fault” For Emergency Shutdown At Country’s Only Nuclear Power Plant
Iran

Iranians Blame “Technical Fault” For Emergency Shutdown At Country’s Only Nuclear Power Plant

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 21, 2021

Air Force Corrects Top Official’s Statement On B-21 Bomber Progress (Updated)
B-21

Air Force Corrects Top Official’s Statement On B-21 Bomber Progress (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 10, 2021

Put Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command Boss
U.S. Homeland

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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 20, 2021

Air Force Shows Off Squadron Logo Highlighting Stockpile Of Nuclear Bombs In Belgium
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Shows Off Squadron Logo Highlighting Stockpile Of Nuclear Bombs In Belgium

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 31, 2021

Three Killed In “Abnormal” Ejection From Tu-22M3 Bomber At Russian Airbase
Russia

Three Killed In “Abnormal” Ejection From Tu-22M3 Bomber At Russian Airbase

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 23, 2021

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 16, 2021

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 18, 2021

Requirements For New Air Force Doomsday Planes Seem To Preclude Anything But 747s
Air Force One

Requirements For New Air Force Doomsday Planes Seem To Preclude Anything But 747s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 18, 2021

Super Bowl Flyover Offered A Glimpse Of A Future Where Multiple Bomber Types Join Forces In Combat
U.S. Homeland

Super Bowl Flyover Offered A Glimpse Of A Future Where Multiple Bomber Types Join Forces In Combat

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 12, 2021

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

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
U.S. Homeland

The Nuclear Football Is Now Following President Joe Biden Around

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 20, 2021

The Story Of The Jet That Would Have Delivered South Africa’s Nuclear Bomb
Cold War

The Story Of The Jet That Would Have Delivered South Africa’s Nuclear Bomb

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 18, 2021

Declassified Document Outlines Trump Administration’s Secret Pacific Strategy
China

Declassified Document Outlines Trump Administration’s Secret Pacific Strategy

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 13, 2021

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

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
U.S. Homeland

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

Imagine Following This On The Highway: A Truckload Of Nuclear Training Bombs
B61

Imagine Following This On The Highway: A Truckload Of Nuclear Training Bombs

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 29, 2020

Let’s Talk About Remote-Controlled Gun Turrets And The Killing Of Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist
Iran

Let’s Talk About Remote-Controlled Gun Turrets And The Killing Of Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 1, 2020

Everything We Know So Far About The Assassination Of ‘The Father Of Iran’s Nuclear Bomb’
Iran

Everything We Know So Far About The Assassination Of ‘The Father Of Iran’s Nuclear Bomb’

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 27, 2020

Watch An F-35 Drop A B61 Nuclear Bomb In This First-Ever Declassified Video
F-35

Watch An F-35 Drop A B61 Nuclear Bomb In This First-Ever Declassified Video

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 6, 2021

Putin Reveals Existence Of New Nuclear Command Bunker
Russia

Putin Reveals Existence Of New Nuclear Command Bunker

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 27, 2021

New Images Of Chinese Bomber Carrying Huge Mystery Missile Point To Hypersonic Capability
China

New Images Of Chinese Bomber Carrying Huge Mystery Missile Point To Hypersonic Capability

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 6, 2020

New Nuke Transporting Tractor Trailer Tested By Launching Another Semi At It Using Rockets
U.S. Homeland

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 20, 2020

Yes, The United States Did Draw Up A Plan To Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons On North Korea
Cold War

Yes, The United States Did Draw Up A Plan To Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons On North Korea

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off
LGM-30 Minuteman III

Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Trump Discloses Supposed Existence Of A Secret New Nuclear Weapon System To Bob Woodward
U.S. Homeland

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

How China’s Ballistic Missile And Nuclear Arsenal Is Ballooning According To The Pentagon
China

How China’s Ballistic Missile And Nuclear Arsenal Is Ballooning According To The Pentagon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Six B-52 Strategic Bombers Fly Alongside Norwegian Fighters In A Clear Signal To Russia
B-52

Six B-52 Strategic Bombers Fly Alongside Norwegian Fighters In A Clear Signal To Russia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 24, 2020

Air Force Eyes Adding Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicles To Its Future ICBMs
Air-launched hypersonic boost glide vehicles

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 19, 2020

This Was The Largest Conventional Explosion America Ever Set Off
Cold War

This Was The Largest Conventional Explosion America Ever Set Off

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Test Of Minuteman III ICBM With Three Reentry Vehicles Sure Seems Like A Warning To Russia (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

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

The Stealthy F-117 Nighthawk Could Have Executed Nuclear Strikes Against The Soviet Union
F-117

The Stealthy F-117 Nighthawk Could Have Executed Nuclear Strikes Against The Soviet Union

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 17, 2020

RAF Bentwaters Has This Bizarre-Looking Cold War Bunker Called The Star Wars Building
Royal Air Force

RAF Bentwaters Has This Bizarre-Looking Cold War Bunker Called The Star Wars Building

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 12, 2020

F-15E Strike Eagle First Jet Cleared To Employ Air Force’s New B61-12 Nuclear Bombs
F-15

F-15E Strike Eagle First Jet Cleared To Employ Air Force’s New B61-12 Nuclear Bombs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 8, 2020

When It Comes To The Demise Of Kim Jong Un, Be Careful What You Wish For
China

When It Comes To The Demise Of Kim Jong Un, Be Careful What You Wish For

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 26, 2020

The Pentagon’s Plan To Build A Secret Super Command Bunker 3,500 Feet Under Washington D.C.
U.S. Homeland

The Pentagon’s Plan To Build A Secret Super Command Bunker 3,500 Feet Under Washington D.C.

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 15, 2020

Fogbank Is Mysterious Material Used In Nukes That’s So Secret Nobody Can Say What It Is
W76

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

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 26, 2020

Proposed Facility Would Drastically Cut Down Time Required To Arm Bombers On Guam
U.S. Homeland

Proposed Facility Would Drastically Cut Down Time Required To Arm Bombers On Guam

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 18, 2020

America’s Elite Special Operators Want A Huge Mock Enemy Bunker Complex To Train In
U.S. Homeland

America’s Elite Special Operators Want A Huge Mock Enemy Bunker Complex To Train In

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 14, 2020

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 10, 2020

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 29, 2020

Details Emerge About The Secretive RQ-170 Stealth Drone’s First Trip To Korea
South Korea

Details Emerge About The Secretive RQ-170 Stealth Drone’s First Trip To Korea

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 29, 2020

The Air Force’s B-52H Bomber Force Has Said Goodbye To Its Nuclear Bombs
B-52

The Air Force’s B-52H Bomber Force Has Said Goodbye To Its Nuclear Bombs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 19, 2020

Satellite Image Shows First Two B-52 Bombers Have Arrived In Diego Garcia Amid Iran Crisis
Iran

Satellite Image Shows First Two B-52 Bombers Have Arrived In Diego Garcia Amid Iran Crisis

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 19, 2020

USAF Is Spending Millions To Upgrade Turkey Bases Amid Turkish Threats To Kick Them Out
U.S. Air Force

USAF Is Spending Millions To Upgrade Turkey Bases Amid Turkish Threats To Kick Them Out

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 24, 2019

Turkey’s Deepening Intervention In The Libyan Civil War Point’s To Erdogan’s Grand Ambitions
Turkey

Turkey’s Deepening Intervention In The Libyan Civil War Point’s To Erdogan’s Grand Ambitions

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 17, 2019

Here’s Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore Today
E-6

Here’s Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore Today

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 14, 2019

Congress Poised To Cancel Non-Nuclear Version Of Air Force’s Future Stealth Cruise Missile
U.S. Homeland

Congress Poised To Cancel Non-Nuclear Version Of Air Force’s Future Stealth Cruise Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 19, 2020

North Korea Conducts “Strategic” Test Amid Threat To Send A “Christmas Gift” To Trump
North Korea

North Korea Conducts “Strategic” Test Amid Threat To Send A “Christmas Gift” To Trump

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 9, 2019

Did Israel Just Conduct A Ballistic Missile Test From A Base On Its Mediterranean Coast?
Israel

Did Israel Just Conduct A Ballistic Missile Test From A Base On Its Mediterranean Coast?

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 7, 2019

U.S. Inspectors Have Examined Russia’s Imminently Operational Hypersonic Missile
Russia

U.S. Inspectors Have Examined Russia’s Imminently Operational Hypersonic Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 26, 2019

This Is How The Russian Military Tests If Its Vehicles Can Stand Up To A Nuclear Blast
Russia

This Is How The Russian Military Tests If Its Vehicles Can Stand Up To A Nuclear Blast

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 14, 2019

Boeing Fears End Of Its Work On New Air Force ICBM As Lockheed Wins Reentry Vehicle Deal
U.S. Air Force

Boeing Fears End Of Its Work On New Air Force ICBM As Lockheed Wins Reentry Vehicle Deal

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 24, 2019

U.S. Reviewing Options For Pulling Nuclear Bombs Out Of Turkey, Here’s How They Might Do It
Turkey

U.S. Reviewing Options For Pulling Nuclear Bombs Out Of Turkey, Here’s How They Might Do It

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 14, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 26, 2019

The Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl”
B-52

The Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 19, 2020

U.S. Ballistic Missile Sub Fired An Impressive Four Trident II Missiles In Just Three Days
Ohio Class

U.S. Ballistic Missile Sub Fired An Impressive Four Trident II Missiles In Just Three Days

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 29, 2020

Russia Changes Position On Radiation Leaks Again Weeks After Nuclear Missile Explosion
Russia

Russia Changes Position On Radiation Leaks Again Weeks After Nuclear Missile Explosion

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 26, 2019

Putin Demands Response To U.S. Tomahawk Test Despite Having Treaty-Busting Missiles
Russia

Putin Demands Response To U.S. Tomahawk Test Despite Having Treaty-Busting Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 7, 2019