First Plutonium Pit For Nuclear Warhead Produced In The U.S. In …
WEB1 day ago · The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced the completion of the first weapon-ready example of a vital component for the W87-1 warhead.The component, called a “plutonium pit,” is the radioactive component that acts as a first stage ‘trigger’ apparatus used to initiate the detonation of the thermonuclear device.
US nuclear weapon production sites violated environmental rules ...
WEB2 days ago · Updated 4:14 PM PDT, October 3, 2024. SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The National Nuclear Security Administration failed to properly evaluate its expansion of plutonium pit production at sites in South Carolina and New Mexico in violation of environmental regulations, a federal judge has ruled. Plaintiffs challenged a plan consummated in 2018 for two ...
Putin Keeps Threatening to Use Nuclear Weapons. Would He?
WEB3 days ago · He wrote from London. Last week, President Vladimir Putin announced a plan to change Russia’s nuclear doctrine. He said Russia would be prepared to use a nuclear weapon in response to an attack ...
Putin proposes new rules for Russia using nuclear weapons - BBC
WEBSep 25, 2024 · Putin proposes new rules for using nuclear weapons. Vladimir Putin says Russia would consider an attack from a non-nuclear state that was backed by a nuclear-armed one to be a "joint attack", in ...
Blinken says Iran’s nuclear weapon breakout time is probably ... - CNN
WEBJul 20, 2024 · US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said that Iran’s breakout time – the amount of time needed to produce enough weapons grade material for a nuclear weapon – “is now probably one...
U.S. Considers Expanded Nuclear Arsenal, a ... - The New York Times
WEBJun 7, 2024 · China’s expansion and Russia’s threats of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine and in space have changed a U.S. drive to reduce nuclear weapons.
Nuclear powers are deepening their reliance on their nukes, a ... - NPR
WEBJun 17, 2024 · COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The world's nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their nuclear weapons as the countries deepened their reliance on such deterrence in 2023, a Swedish think...
Nuclear weapons | AP News
WEBNuclear-armed nations are deepening their reliance on their nuclear weapons, watchdog finds. A Stockholm-based watchdog says the world’s nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their nuclear weapons as the countries deepened their reliance on nuclear deterrence in 2023. June 17.
US and South Korea agree key nuclear weapons deal - BBC
WEBApr 27, 2023 · Pyongyang is developing tactical nuclear weapons that can target South Korea, and refining its long-range weapons that can reach the US mainland. The US already has a treaty obligation to defend...
Biden warns risk of nuclear 'Armageddon' is highest since ... - NBC News
WEBOct 7, 2022 · President Joe Biden said Thursday the risk of nuclear "Armageddon" is the highest it has been for 60 years after Russian President Vladimir Putin renewed his threats as his military retreats in...