US Navy commissions newest Virginia-class submarine USS Idaho
The Navy welcomed the 26th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine to active service during a Saturday ceremony in Connecticut.
By Riley Ceder
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Commander heading US nuclear forces sees no need for warhead tests
President Donald Trump issued a directive in October to conduct nuclear weapons tests.
By Jonathan Landay, Reuters
NATO rejects Putin's 'unacceptable' threats to target allies
NATO says Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat to target its members are unacceptable and that the military alliance will continue using its armed forces to deter aggression.
Coercive tactics? Putin touts Russia’s ‘invincible’ nuclear weapons
Russia's president claimed that Russia's new "invincible" missiles could overcome any present or future missile defense systems.
By Daniel Cebul
Countering WMDs cannot be on SOCOM alone, experts contend
Countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is now in the hands of U.S. Special Operations Command, but it shouldn’t be on them alone, experts argue.
By Kyle Rempfer
The Virginia returns home to Connecticut
Sailors aboard the fast-attack submarine Virginia returned home last week on an overcast day to a warm welcome.
By Ken Chamberlain
North Korean envoy, in South, opens door to US talks
A North Korean envoy making a rare visit to South Korea said Sunday that his country was willing to open talks with the United States, a rare step toward diplomacy between enemies after a year of North Korean missile and nuclear tests and direct threats of war from both Pyongyang and Washington.
Report: Hawaii wasn't ready to handle missile threat alert
Hawaii’s nuclear missile scare showed that the state began testing alerts before fully developing a plan to address the ballistic missile threat and that a public outreach campaign months earlier wasn’t effective, said a report released Tuesday.
US, Chinese officials scuffled over ‘nuclear football‘ during Trump’s visit to Beijing
A physical altercation erupted Nov. 9 when a Chinese security official attempted to bar a U.S. military aide carrying the nuclear weapon codes from entering the Great Hall of the People during President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing.
By Nicole Bauke
US urges Russia to honor 1987 arms pact, warns of collapse
The United States is urging Russia to prove it’s honoring a landmark nuclear arms treaty from the Soviet era or to prepare for the pact to collapse.
Nuclear warhead agency receives 17.5 percent increase following Nuclear Posture Review
The National Nuclear Security Administration gets a major boost as the Pentagon expects it to do more to refurbish America's nuclear warheads.
By Aaron Mehta
Will the US trade its new sub-launched cruise missile for Russian arms treaty compliance?
The Pentagon wants a new nuclear-armed cruise missile. But is it just a ploy to get Russia to change its tune on an arms treaty?
By Aaron Mehta