During the Cold War, the term strategic forces referred to nuclear weapons deployed on strategic delivery systems: intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine-launched ballistic missiles ...

Here is a look at North Korea’s nuclear capabilities and the history of its weapons program. 1985 North Korea signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). 1993 The International Atomic Energy ...

India successfully tested its first long-range hypersonic missile at Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha. With this ...

President Trump’s blueprints to build a space-based missile defense shield could help him push for reductions in atomic weapons arsenals across the great nuclear powers.

U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to establish a nationwide "Iron Dome" missile defense system has sparked debate ...

Protecting the U.S. would require novel solutions, like orbiting missile interceptors that can destroy incoming attacks.

RTX Corporation’s RTX unit, Raytheon, recently secured a $75.1 million modification contract to provide engineering and ...

As geopolitical tensions in the region continue to ramp up, Tehran’s growing missile capabilities will pose more and more ...

Once a formidable powerhouse of missile technology, Russia's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program now faces ...

President Donald J. Trump’s January 27, 2025, Executive Order to build an Iron Dome for America is a welcome call for an ...

Trump's push follows in the footsteps of Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, a scrapped program popularly called "Star ...

The name is a sly clue indicating his multi-faceted goal of deploying a "state of the art" missile defense covering the continental U.S., Alaska and Hawaii.