The sponge metaphor first emerged in 1978 when the Air Force’s top general announced a new plan to base cutting-edge nuclear missiles in the Southwest. The “Missile, Experimental,” or MX, a powerful ...

The failure of the recent rounds of indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the US over the past three weeks, and Iran’s refusal to discuss limitations to its missiles programme, are proving ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launcher rolls on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central ...

Iran is reinforcing and burying parts of its nuclear infrastructure as a hedge against potential U.S. precision strikes, even as negotiations continue without decisive progress or collapse.

The last remaining nuclear weapons treaty between the US and Russia has expired, unleashing the threat of a 'runaway arms race.' At midnight on Thursday, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New ...

A key nuclear treaty, the START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) expires on Feb 4 th 2026. This bilateral treaty between the US and Russia caps the number of nuclear weapons each side may legally ...

The United States is funding research into recycling used nuclear fuel to revitalize its nuclear energy sector and increase energy independence by reducing its reliance on foreign supply chains ...

Since the collapse of the old Soviet Union, Russia has cut a substantially diminished figure on the international stage. The breakup, back in 1991, of what US President Ronald Reagan once dubbed an ...