The development of a new missile defense system to cover the U.S. could lead to the nuclear weaponization of space.

President Donald Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense project will require a whole-of-government effort on par with the ...

DONALD Trump has warned “monster” nuclear weapons could “end the world” as he sounded the alarm over atomic armageddon. The ...

The U.S. nuclear triad is ready to meet a North Korean atomic attack with "overwhelming ... with its latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-19. Ohio-class guided-missile ...

(Defense Department) The Air Force conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III missile early Wednesday to help ensure its land-based nuclear force still operates safely and effectively.

The United States on Wednesday fired an unarmed but nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from California over the Pacific Ocean for its first test launch of this year.

Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency are assessing the situation at Ukraine's nuclear power plants following Sunday's missile attack by Russia. Preliminary findings indicate that ...

The development and deployment of conventional hypersonic missile systems may also lead to a failure among ... then so could hypersonic gliders.” The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists publishes ...

Congress and the executive branch have debated the merits of a new nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) since the weapon was first proposed by the Trump Administration in 2018.

President Trump’s blueprints to build a space-based missile defense shield could help him push for cuts in atomic weapons arsenals with Russia and other nuclear powers. A U.S. scientist ...