HONG KONG (Reuters) -Alongside a massive build-up in conventional military firepower, China has embarked on a rapid and ...

Human judgement remains central to the launch of nuclear weapons. But experts say it’s a matter of when, not if, artificial ...

Alongside a massive build-up in conventional military firepower, China has embarked on a rapid and sustained increase in the ...

Shenghua Wen, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and ...

Outer space has emerged as the world's next battlefield, demonstrated by recent cyberattacks on satellites blamed on Russia.

The atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, remains a pivotal and controversial event in modern history. Beyond its ...

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the eve of a summit with U.S. Donald Trump that ...

People who got sick from exposure to radiation during the United States’ development and testing of nuclear weapons can now ...

A nuclear weapon doesn’t need to be used in war to have lasting impact. More than 2,000 such weapons were tested during the 20th century, spreading fallout that still affects human beings ...

The U.S., on the other hand, has 6,450 nuclear weapons (1,750 deployed, 2,050 stored and 2,650 retired). Statista puts the Russian arsenal at 5,997 nuclear warheads as of January 2022 and the U.S ...

In the call, according to two U.S. officials, General Gerasimov outlined a use of nuclear weapons consistent with Washington’s understanding of Russia’s nuclear doctrine.