Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has shown off the United States' latest nuclear weapon as full production begins seven months ahead of schedule. The B61-13 variable-yield gravity bomb is part of a ...

B61-13: The US’ newest nuclear warhead. Though the number of nuclear weapons has dramatically declined since the end of the Cold War, the US and Russia still have roughly 5,000 ...

What makes the B61-12 particularly impressive is the bomb’s ability to adjust its destructive yield depending on the ...

Last week, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz told ABC that "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. All options are on the table to ensure it does not have one. And that's all aspects of Iran's program.

A new map shows the global distribution of nuclear weapons. The United States and Russia hold most warheads, but other ...

Tehran is currently enriching uranium to 60%, which could quickly reach the 90% needed for a nuclear weapon. Iranian officials insist that their strategy is to create leverage for pressure in ...

Earlier in October 2024 also, the United States said it believes that Iran has not decided to build a nuclear weapon despite Tehran's strategic setbacks, including Israel's killing of Hezbollah ...

That’s the case for all non-nuclear weapon states in Europe with a civilian nuclear programme right now.” Hoffman acknowledged one arguable exception: Germany. “While it does not deploy ...

Officially, five countries - China, Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea - have increased their nuclear stockpiles by over 700 warheads over the past 40 years. But a 2024 report by the ...

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This notion that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon is nonsense — or it is intentional parsing, in the full knowledge that that is exactly what Khamenei is intent upon doing. Either way ...

After the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, Belarus gained independence and inherited 81 single-warhead nuclear missiles stationed on its territory.