During the Cold War, the term strategic forces referred to nuclear weapons deployed on strategic delivery systems: ...

A retired naval commander gave a talk on the development of the UK's nuclear deterrent. Bob Lineker, who retired with the ...

New America VP and ASU Professor of Practice Peter Bergen examines efforts at modernizing the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

Washington has embarked on a costly modernisation of its nuclear triad of air, land and sea-based weapons, estimating that ...

The B61 bomb’s reported yield will be adjustable to between 0.3 and 50 kilotons. A kiloton is the equivalent of 1,000 tons of TNT. Although not possessing the long-distance standoff capacity of either ...

A retired naval commander gave a talk on the development of the UK's nuclear deterrent. Bob Lineker, who retired with the rank of commander in 2004, was the guest speaker at Narberth and District ...

hence creating a credible nuclear triad. The JH-XX, meanwhile, can be expected to have similar features but will be a smaller, regionally focused bomber that may include fifth-generation fighter ...

The Tu-160M bomber, which is part of Russia’s “Nuclear Triad”, has a top speed of 2,220 kilometers per hour and payload capacity of 45,000 kilograms, and is reportedly capable of circling ...

Many of these are deployed on other missiles and elements of the Russian nuclear triad, which provide it with deterrence, but Russia wants the big missile with the tremendous destructive capacity.

“Our ballistic-missile submarines form a critical pillar of the nation’s nuclear triad, playing an indispensable role in deterring conflict while upholding strategic stability,” Del Toro ...

The air leg of the nuclear triad has not been on alert for over three decades, minimizing preparedness for potential nuclear crises. Adversary integrated air defense systems and the long transit ...