By June 2025, Iran’s nuclear programme has advanced significantly, with the capacity to produce weapons-grade uranium in weeks, though no evidence confirms an active weapons programme.

Kenneth T. Bainbridge: The first possible time for the detonation of the real bomb had been set for 2 a.m. July 16, and the Arming Party was scheduled to arrive at Point Zero — the tower ...

On July 16, 1945, the United States conducted the world’s first-ever nuclear test, known as the Trinity test, in the desert of New Mexico. This test marked a watershed moment in history, not only ...

The US military’s top officer says development of the bunker-busting 13,600kg (30,000lb) GBU-57 bomb began 15 years ago and involved significant use of supercomputers.

World News 15-ton mega-bomb needed to destroy Iran’s last nuclear facility – here’s why Israel can’t deliver it By Michael Kaplan Published June 17, 2025, 6:18 p.m. ET ...