Threats
US strikes on Iran not a step toward ‘open-ended war,’ SecDef says
Operation Midnight Hammer saw the first use of the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator.
Threats
US joins Iran-Israel war
Trump, who ordered strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, threatens more action.
Threats
Mossad agents sabotaged Iranian defenses as airstrikes began, Israeli official says
Covert units inside Iran used precision-guided weapons and vehicle-mounted systems to suppress air defenses, an Israeli security official said in remarks distributed to press.
Science & Tech
Pentagon program could kickstart a new era of nuclear power
AI is driving investor demand for new nuclear power concepts. The Defense Department is poised to give the best ideas a big boost.
Ideas
France, UK must heed the call of Europe's new nuclear age
Paris and London can provide the assurances that stop a continental race for nuclear weapons, but it won't be easy.
Ideas
The end of nonproliferation?
The United States' rejection of security commitments could lead to a spike in nuclear-armed states.
Threats
Experts fear cascade of nuclear proliferation as Trump shakes alliances
U.S. allies contemplate the once-unthinkable: building their own nuclear arsenals.
Policy
Trump administration fires hundreds of nuclear-security employees, sources say
The National Nuclear Security Administration maintains the nuclear stockpile, counters terrorism, disposes of dangerous nuclear material, among other missions.
Defense Systems