Pakistan said it struck multiple Indian military bases in the early hours of Saturday, May 10, after claiming that India had launched missiles against three Pakistani bases, marking a sharp escalation ...

America's 450 nuclear missile silos exist, at least in part, to be destroyed in a nuclear attack. USA TODAY breaks down the ...

Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, after atomic bombing of August 6, 1945. Whether a nuclear weapon might again be used by one nation against another is a question that has haunted the world for nearly ...

Key Points and Summary: While Russia possesses the world's largest arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons and maintains an intentionally ambiguous doctrine, the actual use of these weapons in the Ukraine ...

With nuclear brinksmanship so commonplace, it’s easy to feel like the world could easily spiral into a nuclear war. Even some proponents of the “nuclear taboo”—the moral opprobrium against nuclear ...

Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that impact Santa Barbara County readers. Diablo Canyon, California’s sole remaining nuclear power plant, has been ...

The Kremlin warned of escalating nuclear tensions and said Russia was taking action to protect its security in response. Newsweek reached out to the Department of Defense for comment via email.

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Russia has a "strong incentive" to use more destructive nuclear weapons as Western militaries build up their missile arsenals and improve their air defenses, according to a new report. "Russian ...

In the 80 years since World War II, which ended with the use of two atomic bombs, the world has maintained a tenuous relationship with nuclear weapons. Philip Potter, professor of public policy at the ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Erin D. Dumbacher is the Stanton nuclear security senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. The United States has the power and a ...