nuclear

A report has been published on nuclear weaponry by the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States in response to "the militarily troubling and increasingly aggressive behaviors of Russia and China." The Commission, comprised of six Democrats...

On November 18th, North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that landed roughly 200 kilometers (130 miles) off the coast of Japan. Japanese officials have claimed the missile had sufficient range to hit targets on the US mainland. A...

A commercial "artificial sun," or tokamak, has achieved a world-first for a private company, generating plasma at 180 million degrees Fahrenheit, which is the temperature at which fusion can take place. UK-based Tokamak Energy announced that its privately funded ST40...

NATO and Russia's strategy on nuclear weapons are clearly miles apart. NATO’s current nuclear policy, based on its 2010 Strategic Concept and the 2012 Deterrence and Defense Posture Review, focuses on credible deterrence and defense in a mix of nuclear,...

Ukraine said on Wednesday Chernobyl - the site of the world's worst nuclear accident in 1986 - could be 48 hours away from leaking radiation, and called on Russia to observe an urgent ceasefire to allow for repairs to...

Erdogan and Putin remotely inaugurated the construction of a third nuclear reactor at the Akkuyu power plant in southern Turkey Wednesday.

After a three-day visit to India, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said there's a need for closer defense relations between the countries to offset China's military influence in the region. She also stressed the importance of negotiation in nuclear...