Jul 31 Watch 3:56 Nuclear submarine captain: Nobody wants a launch to happen By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 31 This is the trigger that could launch a nuclear war By Dan Sagalyn This joystick-like device holds the fate of humanity in its grip. Continue reading
Jul 30 How to resupply a nuclear submarine By Dan Sagalyn, Jamie McIntyre The USS Pennsylvania is a stealth submarine on active patrol in the Pacific Ocean. Armed with up to 24 Trident D-5 nuclear missiles, the Ohio-class vessel is part of America’s fleet of 14 nuclear armed submarines. Maintaining a ship like… Continue reading
Jun 16 Secretary of State Kerry expresses ‘enormous’ concern over India-Pakistan tensions By Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry is voicing "enormous" concern over heightened tensions between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan. Continue reading
Apr 02 World powers, Iran reach framework for nuke deal by June 30 By Matthew Lee, George Jahn, Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- After marathon negotiations, the United States, Iran and five other world powers announced an agreement Thursday outlining limits on Iran's nuclear program to block it from developing atomic weapons and directing negotiators toward a final accord this… Continue reading
Mar 31 Officials say Iran talks will continue into next phase By George Jahn, Matthew Lee, Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Wrapping up six days of marathon nuclear talks with mixed results, Iran and six world powers prepared Tuesday to issue a general statement agreeing to continue talks in a new phase aimed at reaching a final agreement… Continue reading
Mar 05 McConnell postpones fast-tracking of Iran bill By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday decided to postpone action on a bill giving Congress a chance to review and vote on any deal the U.S. signs with Iran over its nuclear program. Continue reading
Jan 23 Climate change and nuclear weapons push Doomsday Clock closer to midnight By Eric Krupke Scientists moved the hands on the Doomsday Clock two minutes on Thursday. The clock now stands at three minutes to apocalypse. Continue reading
Nov 24 Nuclear forces commander denies counterfeiting casino chips By Robert Burns, Associated Press Rear Adm. Timothy M. Giardina, who was fired last year as No. 2 commander of U.S. nuclear forces at an early stage of a Navy criminal investigation into the counterfeit chips, acknowledged to The Associated Press that he played the… Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch Japan surrenders part of its nuclear stockpile for disposal By PBS News Hour Japan said it would relinquish a large cache of weapons-grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium -- enough to build dozens of nuclear weapons -- to the U.S. for disposal, just as a nuclear security summit opens at The Hague. Gwen… Continue watching