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
Feb 24 Watch Former U.S. commander: America should phase out land-based nuclear missiles By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch Former Clinton and Obama officials square off over fate of nuclear triad By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 12 House approves bill to sanction North Korea after nuke test By Richard Lardner, Associated Press House Republicans and Democrats joined together Tuesday to overwhelmingly approve legislation that aims to punish North Korea for conducting its latest nuclear test. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 3:18 North Korea's claim of H-bomb spurs wave of condemnation, skepticism By PBS News Hour North Korea declared on state television that it had made its first test of a hydrogen bomb. The announcement was condemned around the world, including by China, an ally of the North. Meanwhile, the U.S. and South Korea expressed skepticism… Continue watching