During the Cold War, the term strategic forces referred to nuclear weapons deployed on strategic delivery systems: ...

Why the propaganda against Russian president, Vladmir Putin, that he is a dangerous expansionist makes no sense THE LAST WORD ...

Given the foregoing, Israel should remain the only country with nuclear weapons in the Middle East, as long as its nuclear doctrine remains defensive. On the other hand, Israel cannot be asked to get ...

DOGE’s Elon Musk should turn his $2-trillion hatchet to wasteful and perilous U.S. nuclear weapons modernization plans ...

Or he may decide that he wants to convey that the United States will not be intimidated or coerced by nuclear weapons and order a test of an American nuclear weapon as a means to demonstrate stake.

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

It’s a pivotal moment for nuclear weapons. Tensions between the United States and Russia, the two major nuclear powers, are high. Longstanding nuclear pacts have crumbled. China, which trails ...

The B61 bomb’s reported yield will be adjustable to between 0.3 and 50 kilotons. A kiloton is the equivalent of 1,000 tons of TNT. Although not possessing the long-distance standoff capacity of either ...

The United States and Russia have pledged their readiness ... which has raised fears of Russian use of nuclear weapons, though it has kept to the limits set by the agreement.