Russian nuclear submarines went on exercises in the Barents Sea, and mobile missile launchers traveled through the taiga on March 2, Voice of America reports. It is not known whether they are related to Putin's recent order to put the nuclear deterrent on high alert. It happened…

Sometimes the fate of all humanity is in the hands of only a few people. When did this happen in recent history, and what do these mistakes teach us? BBC reports. The danger of infection with deadly microorganisms from space, testing of atomic weapons and several other moments in recent history, ...

The United States plans to deploy modernized nuclear bombs B61-12 in Europe, which can be used by Tornado aircraft of the German Air Force, German media reported. Since the third quarter of 2015, funds have been allocated from the US military budget to adapt these ammunition for German aviation. Bundesluftwaffe aircraft, ...

The Pentagon believes that the United States does not violate the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). “We are in full compliance with our obligations under the NPT. Our contribution to NATO's deployment and nuclear deterrent capabilities is consistent with our NPT commitments, ”Sowers said. By…

The National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) and the US Air Force conducted the first flight test of the B61-12 nuclear bomb. It was dropped without a warhead from an F-15E fighter at Tonopah Range in Nevada on July 1. The NNSA notes in a press release that the test is recognized ...