The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Weapons

New Mexico delegation wants more time for the public and tribes to comment on proposed power line

New Mexico's congressional delegation wants the public to have more time to comment on a proposed transmission line that would bring more electricity to one of the nation’s top nuclear weapons laboratories

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2023

Russian nuclear weapons shipments to Belarus completed, says president Lukashenko

It is first time Russia has deployed nuclear weapons to bases outside its own borders, and has sparked concern among neighbouring Nato member states

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2023

Belarus leader says Russian nuclear weapons shipments are completed, raising concern in the region

The president of Belarus says Russia has completed its shipments of short-range, tactical nuclear weapons to his country, an initiative that has raised strong concerns in neighboring Poland and elsewhere in the region

The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2023

Oppenheimer to finally be released in Japan after ‘Barbenheimer’ backlash

Internet references conflating the two films drew anger in Japan, which was twice attacked by nuclear weapons during the second world war

The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2023

Money spent on Trident could be used on social security after independence

THE money Scotland spends on nuclear weapons would instead be invested in a stronger social security system after independence, a Cabinet Secretary…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 6, 2023

Why is the US ramping up production of plutonium ‘pits’ for nuclear weapons?

The Pentagon is concerned about the the US nuclear arsenal’s viability, but critics worry about a renewed arms race

The Guardian - US · Nov 26, 2023

Albanese government urged to sign treaty banning nukes

Australia is being urged to sign a treaty banning nuclear weapons "without delay," bringing the nation into line with its Pacific neighbours.

AAP · Nov 23, 2023

A four-decade-old Pacific treaty was meant to preserve the ‘peaceful region’. Now experts say it’s being exploited

Nearly 40 years after the Treaty of Rarotonga came into force, the region is on edge about another rise in geopolitical tensions

The Guardian - AU · Nov 18, 2023

The Doomsday Clock warns the world about catastrophe – here's why it stands at 90 seconds to midnight

The Doomsday Clock, with its hands hovering close to midnight (“doomsday”), is a symbolic device that is designed to warn the world how close it is to catastrophe. Midnight is said to represent the point at which the Earth becomes uninhabitable by humanity.

The Conversation · Nov 15, 2023

Council urged to review plans that could lead to UK hosting US nuclear bombs

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament seeks environmental impact assessment of 144-bed dormitory project at RAF Lakenheath

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2023