China wouldn’t be regarded as a nation with credible intercontinental strike capability. It was instrumental in China’s emergence as a nuclear power, demonstrating to the world that China must be ...

China’s state broadcaster CCTV has shared detailed information about the nuclear DF-5 intercontinental ballistic ...

During the Cold War, the United States maintained a diverse arsenal of nuclear weapons to support deter Soviet aggression.

China has revealed details of its new nuclear weapon which is said to be 200 times more powerful than the bombs that ...

When Russia struck Ukraine with a nuclear-capable intermediate range ballistic missile, armed with multiple conventional independent re-entry vehicles, it was a clear instance of signaling by Moscow.

China has unveiled its powerful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which will play a major role in shaping the ...

As with other ICBM tests, today's launch was planned months in advance and "is not a response to current world events," the U ...

This design means the missile can carry several nuclear warheads towards different targets. Each Yars ICBM can carry up to four multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) warheads ...

If the Soviet Navy’s base at Cienfuegos, Cuba, had been fully established before the Nixon administration intervened to stop ...

The reentry vehicle flew 4,200 miles to the Ronald Reagan ... which showcased America's nuclear deterrent as "safe, secure, reliable, and effective" in deterring threats and reassuring allies ...

The Air Force conducts regular tests of its Minuteman III ICBMs, as it looks for ways to bring costs under control for the ...

During the descent stage, the single warhead or MIRVs (Multiple Independently targetable Reentry Vehicles) carrying multiple warheads of the nuclear-tipped ballistic missile, however, can also ...