"We have honored our pledge to 'no first use' of nuclear weapons at any time and under any circumstances and unconditionally not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear weapon states or nuclear-weapon-free zones," he said. "China is the only nuclear weapon state to ...
nuclear weapons, the new B61-13 is the perhaps most likely to be used in combat. If North Korea or some other foolish rogue uses a single nuclear weapon in a regional conflict, the new B61-13 launched from a bomber is designed to be the U.S. retaliation option. Of course, the ...
The current US nuclear modernization program departs in several major ways from longstanding US nuclear policy: It elevates the role of nuclear weapons in US national security strategy, includes plans for developing several new nuclear weapon capabilities, and resurrects former nuclear capabilities that...
"We have honored our pledge to 'no first use' of nuclear weapons at any time and under any circumstances and unconditionally not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear weapon states or nuclear-weapon-free zones," he said. "China is the only nuclear weapon state to ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has deployed a new addition to its nuclear arsenal — a long-range missile armed with a nuclear warhead of reduced destructive power.
Washington will violate its commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty if it deploys the new B61-12 nuclear bombs to NATO allies in Europe, the Russian Foreign Ministry has warned. The statement comes after the recent second test of the weapon. “The most recent variations of the B61-12 bo...
potential shortfall in conventional munitions. They have suggested the deployment of new tactical nuclear weapons that could target enemy forces on the battlefield, possibly including nuclear-armed submarine-launched cruise missiles (SLCM-N), a type of weapon the US withdrew at the end of the cold...
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- A major US intelligence review has projected that Iran is about a decade away from making the key ingredient for a nuclear weapon, roughly doubling the previous estimate of five years, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. ...
The United States still believes that Iran has not decided to build a nuclear weapon despite Tehran's recent strategic setbacks, including Israel's killing of Hezbollah leaders and two largely unsuccessful attempts to attack Israel, two U.S. officials told Reuters. The ...