The Cold War ended in 1991. The United States’ commitment to prevent its adversaries’ nuclear ambitions and to extend its nuclear arsenal as an umbrella of protection to its partners has remained ...

The Cold War ended in 1991. The United States’ commitment to prevent its adversaries’ nuclear ambitions and to extend its nuclear arsenal as an umbrella of protection to its partners has remained ...

(ANGELA WEISS/AFP/AFP) The fragile global legal framework for nuclear weapons control faces further setbacks in 2026, eroding guardrails to avoid a nuclear crisis. The first half of the year will see ...

The U.S. Congress has formally confirmed that the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) will be integrated into ...

Brett McGurk is a CNN global affairs analyst who served in senior national security positions under Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden. In the summer of 2022, I ...

The UK is "vulnerable to attack" from China and Russia as its nuclear deterrence doctrine is "stuck in the Cold War era", a ...

The Agni-V’s development and recent test firings mark a significant leap in India’s military prowess, particularly in the realm of nuclear deterrence. As part of India’s Agni series of ballistic ...

Eighty years ago, in August 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were incinerated by the first and only use of nuclear weapons in war. By the end of that year, approximately 140,000 people had ...

The Secretary of War plaques are installed at the Pentagon, and the Secretary of Defense lettering removed, Washington, D.C., Sept. 3, 2025. Credit: Department of War photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer ...

The Cold War ended in 1991. The United States’ commitment to prevent its adversaries’ nuclear ambitions and to extend its nuclear arsenal as an umbrella of protection to its partners has remained ...