Sep 29 Trump’s stance on nuclear restraint is ambiguous By Robert Burns, Associated Press Donald Trump's ambiguous answer to a debate question on nuclear restraint raised doubts about his understanding of the issue. Continue reading
Sep 25 Pentagon chief is expert on nukes but says little about them By Robert Burns, Associated Press As defense secretary to a president who famously envisioned "a world without nuclear weapons," Ash Carter has said remarkably little about them. Continue reading
Sep 18 U.S., Japan, South Korea condemn nuclear test by North Korea By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The United States, Japan and South Korea are roundly condemning North Korea's recent nuclear test and calling for tough new measures to further isolate the communist state. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 12:08 Does U.S. policy toward North Korea need to change? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 10 President Obama will make historic trip to Hiroshima this month By Josh Lederman and Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press "He will not revisit the decision to use the atomic bomb at the end of World War II. Instead, he will offer a forward-looking vision focused on our shared future," deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 8:44 Who’s at the trigger when the president calls a nuclear strike By PBS News Hour What would happen today if the president ever gave the order to unleash nuclear weapons? Granted rare access to America's nuclear war fighters, veteran correspondent Jamie McIntyre on special assignment for the NewsHour profiles the people and the fleet that… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 8:43 Summit explores how to keep nuclear material away from terrorists By PBS News Hour More than 50 world leaders met for the Nuclear Security Summit, which comes amid fears about terrorists acquiring destructive material, as well as North Korea's growing pace of nuclear tests and missile launches. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner offers… Continue watching
Feb 27 See inside the underground bunker that could launch a nuclear war By Dan Sagalyn MINOT, N.D. — During the Cold War, the United States developed a vast nuclear arsenal with weapons on aircraft, submarines and land-based missiles. These three ways of delivering nuclear weapons became known as the triad, with the Soviet Union was… Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 9:26 As Pentagon overhauls nuclear triad, critics advise caution By PBS News Hour The Pentagon is preparing for an extensive -- and expensive -- modernization of the country’s half-century-old land, air, and sea-based nuclear weapons. Supporters contend a fully-equipped nuclear triad is essential for national defense and deterrence, but critics say it’s time… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch As Pentagon overhauls nuclear triad, critics advise caution By PBS News Hour Continue watching