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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.
China more than doubled its nuclear arsenal since 2020, Pentagon says
The stockpile is growing faster than expected, said a senior defense official
North Korea’s Kim vows full support for Russia at summit with Putin
The two leaders held a summit that the U.S. warned could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia for Putin meeting
The North Korean leader reached Russia by train on Tuesday, sparking Western concerns about potential arms deals for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
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