DEFCON Levels DEFCON, short for Defense Readiness Condition or simply Defense Condition, is the U.S. military’s ranking system for defense...
Oppenheimer Wrongly Stripped of Security Clearance, US Says The theoretical physicist was accused of having communist sympathies.
Is Russia Close to Using Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine? "It's hard to say with confidence whether Ukrainian drone strikes deep within Russian territory might induce Vladimir Putin...
China Blasts US Report, Reiterates 'No 1st Use' Nuke Policy China's Defense Ministry says the country strictly adheres to a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons “at any time and...
China's Nuclear Arsenal Ballooning as Competition Rises in the Pacific, Pentagon Says China could triple its nuclear stockpile over the coming decade as it pursues more coercive and aggressive tactics in the...
Russia Says Nuclear Talks with US Delayed Amid Differences Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the decision to put off the talks that were scheduled to start Tuesday in Cairo...
US Says Russia Abruptly Postpones Arms Control Talks The Biden administration says Russia has abruptly postponed the scheduled resumption of arms control talks this week
Veterans of UK Nuclear Weapons Tests Win Battle for Medal The U.K. government's announcement of the Nuclear Test Medal is a victory for veterans and their families, who have...
CIA Director Warns Russian Spy Chief Against Deploying Nukes CIA Director Bill Burns has met with his Russian intelligence counterpart to underscore the consequences if Russia were to...
Nuclear Memories: Russia, War and Childhood Fears Rekindled The war in Ukraine, especially Russian President Vladimir Putin’s references to Moscow’s nuclear arsenal, have awakened...
Sources: Fort Sill Commander Suspended from Duty for Allegedly Breaking Hunting Rules on Base Maj. Gen. Kenneth Kamper, an artillery officer, was suspended in the midst of an inspector general investigation into his...
Three More Sailors Die by Suicide While Their Carriers Are Stuck in Shipyards The suicide aboard the George Washington comes a month after the Navy released its first report on the last three suicides...
When a Weather Balloon Went Rogue Two Decades Ago, Fighter Jets Fired at It but Couldn't Bring It Down A Canadian military spokesperson told BBC that it was difficult to target the balloon, even though it was about the size of a...
A General Warned of an Impending War with China. Airmen Under His Command Say it Was 'Inappropriate' Mike Minihan, a four-star general who has led Air Mobility Command since 2021, has been known for his loud, proud and high...
Hundreds More Soldiers Kicked off Tricare in Yet Another IT Blunder Hundreds of soldiers in the Army might need to re-enroll in Tricare after yet another technical blunder caused them to be...
