The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Weapons

The UK Government has been urged to scrap its nuclear weapons arsenal “once and for all” amid concerns the country’s defence capability is in…

Trump administration's firing of over 300 NNSA employees raises concerns about national security and staff expertise.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's consideration of nuclear weapons, NATO's support for Ukraine, and Lt. Gen. Kellogg's efforts to address the conflict at the...

US president’s remarks will spark divisions within Iran over country’s nuclear ambitions and sanctions

Moscow said the move aimed to weaken Russian and Chinese nuclear deterrence

The administration of new US president Donald Trump is reportedly considering various options to prevent Iran from being able to build a nuclear weapon. These include renegotiating a second nuclear deal, pursuing a policy of “maximum pressure” against Tehran by ramping up sanctions, and conducting airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Kim Jong Un has been using the development of North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme as his “insurance policy” to stay in power, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, said.

Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that he would end the Ukraine war in 24 hours. This is, of course, unlikely. Even a quick negotiated end to a conflict between Ukraine and Russia would hinge on Ukrainian and Russian willingness to negotiate in good faith – a commodity that is in…

The U.S. Department of Energy was created in 1977 by merging two agencies with different missions: the Atomic Energy Commission, which developed, tested and maintained the nation’s nuclear weapons, and the Energy Research and Development Administration, a collection of domestic energy research programs.