For decades, the balance of terror rested on a simple formula: Mutually Assured Destruction between Washington and Moscow.

American nuclear forces consist of ballistic missile submarines, land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, and bomber ...

Deep in the isolated regions of North Dakota, the U.S. Air Force stands guard over America’s most formidable weapon - the Minuteman III ICBM. This documentary takes you inside the classified world of ...

For decades, the threat of nuclear conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union hung over humanity — and occasionally the ...

The Minuteman III missile test happened just weeks after ‘large-scale, multi-agency nuclear incident training exercise ’ was conducted in Schenectady in upstate New York. FBI Albany called ...

Crews at Vandenberg Space Force Base safely terminated an unarmed Minuteman III missile test early Wednesday morning after something went awry during the flight. Space Launch Delta 30 personnel at ...

The Minuteman III is a three-stage, solid-fuel rocket, meaning it can be launched with minimal preparation—an essential aspect for deterrence. As representatives from the United States ...

An amendment added to the House version of a must-pass national defense bill calls for more research and scrutiny into cancer concerns among troops who worked with America's nuclear missiles.

Northrop Grumman is already working on the Minuteman III’s replacement: the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) system. The estimated cost of the GBSD program is in excess of $100 billion.

To hide the cost of renovating the plane Qatar donated to President Trump, the Air Force appears to have tucked it inside an ...