Vladimir Putin’s “super-weapons” are now being taken seriously as 2026 approaches, with Western strategists reassessing global deterrence. Systems like the hypersonic Oreshnik, designed to evade missile defenses and strike in minutes;

Russia’s attack on Ukraine and Moscow’s blatant threats to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine’s supporters have confronted Western public opinion with the danger of nuclear escalation for the first time since the end of the Cold War. This means that ...

The U.S. president can order a nuclear launch without consulting anyone, including Congress, and U.S. nuclear weapons have been prepared to launch within minutes since the Cold War. While reforms to

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 intact over the last 30-plus years. This has not ...

The 72nd Test and Evaluation Squadron test-loads an unarmed B61-12 bomb, which can be outfitted with a nuclear warhead, on a B-2 Spirit bomber on June 13, 2022 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. (Airman 1st Class Devan Halstead/Air Force) Washington ...

India has significantly advanced its strategic defence capabilities with another successful test of the nuclear-capable K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile

China is estimated to have more than 600 nuclear warheads, a figure the U.S. predicts will exceed 1,000 by the end of the decade.

The successful K-4 test from INS Arighaat reinforces India’s nuclear deterrence, showcasing an extended-range submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that significantly upgrades the Navy’s second-strike capabilities.

Pope Leo XIV insisted Thursday that peace was not only possible but necessary, as he blasted the “irrationality” of nuclear deterrence and the weaponization of faith in modern political discourse. Leo made the comments in his first peace message,