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Russia successfully tested its Poseidon nuclear-powered super-torpedo, capable of creating radioactive tsunamis to devastate coastal cities. This weapon, designed for extreme speed and depth, carries a multi-megaton warhead,
Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35As are leading NATO's annual nuclear readiness drills for the first time, marking a significant milestone in the alliance's 76-year history as the exercise incorporates modern warfare lessons from Ukraine.
In and around Vice Adm. Richard Correll’s confirmation hearing, senators criticized the president's new interest in testing.
If U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Richard Correll thought he was going to have an easy confirmation hearing on Thursday to become the commander of America's nuclear forces, those hopes surely vanished at 9:04 p.
Beijing has been expanding its arsenal, and distrust between China and the United States over nuclear weapons has deepened, with little hope of an agreement.
EADaily, October 29th, 2025. The French Ministry of Defense announced the day before, on October 28, the completion of work on the modernization of the submarine-launched ballistic missile M51. The military department of the Fifth Republic called it an "important milestone" in improving the country's naval nuclear deterrent.
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Trump breaks 33-year nuclear testing silence as world braces for dangerous new arms race
Donald Trump announces United States will resume nuclear weapons testing after 33 years to match Russia and China programs, sending shockwaves through Washington.
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Why NATO needs a new nuclear strategy
Lastly, NATO must not only develop a new nuclear strategic consensus, but also regularly practice the relevant procedures, as was done until the end of the 1980s in the context of the so called WINTEX exercises. Similar political-strategic drill should be re-introduced.
At the end of the Cold War, global powers reached the consensus that the world would be better off with fewer nuclear weapons. That era is now over.”
Trump’s abrupt order to resume US nuclear testing after 33 years has sparked fears of a new Cold War, risking a global chain reaction that could destabilise decades of nuclear restraint. Read here
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