At the core of any nuclear bomb is its fission material, typically uranium or plutonium, which releases energy by splitting atoms when triggered. Many thermonuclear weapons also contain a ...

Firings and buyouts hit the top-secret National Nuclear Security Administration amid a major effort to upgrade America’s ...

However, welcoming more nuclear-armed countries, even if they are friends of the United States, threatens core American interests ... Allies with nuclear weapons will complicate America’s ability to ...

the way an air-launched bomb or missile can be shared. In the end, the core of NATO’s nuclear deterrent remains the United States, said Ivo Daalder, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO. The ...

President Trump has warned that “monster” nuclear weapons are the biggest threat to humanity and could easily “end the world” tomorrow. The commander-in-chief gave the grim warning as he ...

The Nuclear Notebook report also revealed that China is expected to have the fastest-growing nuclear arsenal among the nine ...

For an explosive yield (a “boom”), you need fast neutrons (around 1-2 MeV) to drive a rapid, supercritical chain reaction, as seen in nuclear weapons or fast-spectrum reactors. A thermalized neutron ...

So far, nuclear weapons are not on the chopping block ... The report offers an extensive assessment of the core problems with nuclear deterrence theory and argues that TPNW states parties have ...

CORE POWER, led by CEO Mikal Bøe, is spearheading a transformative initiative in the shipping industry through its Liberty ...

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 6 2025 (IPS) - This week countries and communities converge in New York for the 3rd Meeting of State Parties on the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), with ...

Germany has been a key participant in NATO’s nuclear sharing arrangement since the Cold War, hosting U.S. nuclear weapons and maintaining dual-capable ... a direct challenge to the alliance’s core ...