The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency has condemned drone strikes at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, saying “such reckless attacks significantly increase
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Sickened by U.S. Nuclear Program, Communities Turn to Congress for Aid
When Diane Scheig’s father, Bill, came home from work at the Mallinckrodt factory in St. Louis, he would strip down in their garage and hand
Why Russia Is Protecting North Korea From Nuclear Monitors
Through the most tense encounters with President Vladimir V. Putin’s Russia over the past decade, there has been one project in which Washington and Moscow
Putin Plays Down Threat of Nuclear War in Pre-Election State TV Interview
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia took a less strident tone on the possibility of nuclear war in an interview released on Wednesday, an apparent
Putin Lobs New Nuclear Threats, Timed for Moment of Anxiety
President Vladimir V. Putin has threatened to reach into Russia’s arsenal of nuclear weapons at three points in time in the past two years: once
U.K.’s Trident Nuclear Missile Fails Another Test, Fueling Scrutiny
The British government confirmed on Wednesday that the test launch of an unarmed Trident missile from a Royal Navy submarine last month had failed, raising
U.S. Warns Allies Russia Could Put a Nuclear Weapon Into Orbit This Year
American intelligence agencies have told their closest European allies that if Russia is going to launch a nuclear weapon into orbit, it will probably do
Russia’s Advances on Space-Based Nuclear Weapon Draw U.S. Concerns
The United States has informed Congress and its allies in Europe about Russian advances on a new, space-based nuclear weapon designed to threaten America’s extensive
Nuclear War Could End the World, but What if It’s All in Our Heads?
Nuclear war has returned to the realm of dinner table conversation, weighing on the minds of the public more than it has in a generation.
For Ukrainians Near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Life Goes On
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, keeps warning of an impending nuclear tragedy. His military intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, recently said the Russians have “drafted and approved”