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North Korean leader promises to boost national defense in 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would boost national defenses to cope with what he called an unprecedented U.S.-led confrontation.
North Korea says it has launched a new nuclear attack submarine
North Korea says it has launched a purported nuclear attack submarine it has been developing for years.
Opinion
It’s hard times now — and ahead — for US-Russian nuclear arms control
U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control, as it has been practiced for the past five decades, may have run its course.
By Frank Klotz and William Courtney
Poland says Russia’s moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda says moving the weapons will shift the security architecture of the region and the entire NATO military alliance.
By Susie Blann, Associated Press
No harmful levels of PCBs found at Wyoming nuclear missile base
F.E. Warren is among three nuclear bases the Air Force is investigating after it found harmful levels of PCBs and cancers were reported.
By Tara Copp, AP
North Korea launches cruise missiles as US, South Korea launch drills
The tests came three days after U.S., South Korea and Japanese leaders met and agreed to increase cooperation on their ballistic missile defenses.
North Korean leader tours weapons factories in face of tensions
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also pledged to speed up efforts to advance his military’s arms and war readiness, state media said Sunday.
Opinion
78 years since Hiroshima – lessons of unnecessary mass destruction
A U.S. B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan – an important military center with a civilian population close to 300,000.
By Tara Sonenshine, Tufts University
US deploys nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea
The USS Kentucky arrived at the South Korean port of Busan on Tuesday afternoon.
One of the last to serve aboard diesel subs retires after 40 years
Capt. Thomas Gorey III was one of the last active duty service members to have served on a diesel-electric attack submarine.
Russia blames Ukraine for attack on key Crimea military supply bridge
Russia said two Ukrainian sea drones launched the strike. Ukrainian officials were coy about possible involvement.
By AP Staff