Nuclear weapons

South Korea says that North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea in its first ballistic weapons liftoffs in two weeks.

The threat of nuclear catastrophe was also raised by the United States, Japan and Germany at the opening of a conference to review the 50-year-old Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

Iranian state television says says that Tehran has launched a solid-fueled rocket into space, drawing a rebuke from Washington ahead of the expected resumption of stalled talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers.

A Swedish arms watchdog says the world’s stockpiles of nuclear weapons are expected to increase in coming years after declining since the end of the Cold War.

U.S. and South Korean intelligence officials say North Korea may welcome Biden to the region with a ballistic missile test or its first detonation of a nuclear device since 2017.

U.S. and South Korean intelligence officials say North Korea may welcome Biden to the region with a ballistic missile test or its first detonation of a nuclear device since 2017.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned again that the North could preemptively use its nuclear weapons if threatened. His latest comments came as he praised his top army officials for a massive military parade in Pyongyang this week. State media reported Saturday that Kim expressed “firm will” to continue developing his nuclear-armed military so that it could “preemptively...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to accelerate the development of nuclear weapons and threatened to use them if provoked in a speech he delivered at a military parade that featured powerful missiles capable of targeting the country’s rivals

North Korea says it has successfully test-launched a newly developed tactical guided weapon

Researchers estimate there are approximately 12,700 nuclear weapons spread between nine countries, with the United States and Russia holding the majority.

Russia’s assault on Ukraine and its veiled threats of using nuclear arms have policymakers past and present thinking the unthinkable: How should the West respond to a Russian battlefield explosion of a nuclear bomb

Russian nuclear forces have been on high alert during the war with Ukraine, though experts agree the threat of nuclear weapons actually being used remains low. If Russia were to use nuclear weapons at all, the most likely usage would be a smaller “tactical” bomb that would impact a battlefield or military installation. NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker speaks with Sarah...

In firing a massive intercontinental ballistic missile high into space, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has turned back the clock to the “fire and fury” days of 2017.

A new Cold War will pose a new challenge to a market that is still recovering from the uncertainties of the pandemic.

Experts and parents recommend speaking simply with younger kids who ask questions but avoiding detailed discussions of scary topics.

South Korea’s military says a North Korean missile fired from its capital region exploded in midair in an apparent failed launch

Asked if Americans should be worried about a nuclear war with Russia, President Joe Biden said, “No.”

The UAE’s Ministry of Defense said Monday morning’s attack did not cause any losses.

“It’s turning out now to be a mistake, because as you said the fourth missile test today. And I’m sure there’ll be more,” says Anthony Ruggiero from the FDD.

A senior Chinese arms control official has denied that his government is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal.