Nuclear Weapons
Russia Needs to Learn to Lose Like America
Russian politician Dmitry Medvedev threatened nuclear war if Russia loses in Ukraine, but it needs to learn to take an L like America.
Scientists Determine Best Place to Stand In Your House When a Nuke Hits
The hallways and windows will increase wind speed and lead to more injuries and possibly death.
The U.S. Can't Make Enough Plutonium Triggers for Its Nuclear Warheads
The Pentagon wants 80 new plutonium pits per year by 2030. It doesn't look like that's possible.
What We Know About the Uranium-Contaminated Package Found at Heathrow Airport
The shipment was caught by specialist scanners after it arrived in the UK from Pakistan via Oman.
Meet the Young People Working for the World's Most Evil Companies
"I used to tell my niece I worked in a chocolate factory, because I would come home covered in oil."
Putin Just Test-Launched a ‘Satan II’ Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
The Sarmat, dubbed “Satan II” by the West, is a new addition to Russia’s arsenal and is capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads.
Why North Korea Won’t Give Up Its Nuclear Weapons
North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un’s regime has conducted missile tests almost every week since the start of 2022.
Russia Ally Belarus Amends Constitution to Allow Nuclear Weapons on Its Soil
The move paves the way for nuclear weapons to be hosted in the country for the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union.
China Denies Secretly Testing a Missile That Could Drop Nukes at Any Point in the World
China reportedly tested a new hypersonic missile in August that caught U.S. spies off guard.
America Has Slightly Reduced Its Nuclear Arsenal
The Biden administration just disclosed how many nukes America is sitting on and the number is slightly down from the last time anyone checked.
Government Scientists Have Made a Fusion Energy Breakthrough
A recent experiment at the National Ignition Facility produced 1.3 megajoules of nuclear fusion energy, twice as much as expected.
The Lawyer Working to Dismantle the World’s Nuclear Weapons
Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, dreams of a world free from the threat of nuclear war.