President Trump’s blueprints to build a space-based missile defense shield could help him push for reductions in atomic weapons arsenals across the great nuclear powers.

A Cold War nuclear missile will remain in service for a total of 94 years thanks to a US$383 million US Navy contract, with Lockheed Martin to modernize the submarine-launched Trident II missile ...

This upgraded missile will be deployed on Columbia-class submarines, which is an essential element of the U.S. Navy's nuclear strategy for the foreseeable future. Lockheed Martin announced the ...

While the 1950s was a time of truly unusual and fast-paced innovation in military aerospace, one of the more bizarre projects was for a nuclear-armed, liquid-fueled development of the Sidewinder ...

Threats have evolved. Russia is developing a new heavy intercontinental ballistic missile, hypersonic missiles, and nuclear-powered cruise missiles. China has also developed new hypersonic weapons ...

The US already has a very robust second, or retaliatory, strike capability: Its fleet of nuclear missile submarines would be able to destroy the planet several times over with the firepower they have.

The NCRI estimates that the nuclear warhead being developed at the site would be fitted on a Ghaem-100 missile and capable of reaching as far as Greece, with at least three successful rocket ...

The announcement of the facility signals Iran's attempt to strengthen its strategic military assets amid regional tensions.

A nuclear waste watchdog group in Cañon City wants other communities to make sure have the full picture of the energy cycle ...

Kyiv and some of its European allies are discussing how that might be achieved in a way that would guarantee Ukraine’s future security Two people have been injured in Russia’s evening missile ...

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