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March 15, 2023

Use of nuclear weapons would be 'end of North Korean regime,' Pentagon warns

A spokesman for the Department of Defense reiterated the U.S. military's standing policy to end the Kim regime if North Korea uses a nuclear weapon.

March 13, 2023

Australia on path to a nuclear submarine program by 2030s with US, UK help

The AUKUS partnership has identified the “optimal pathway” to provide Australia with a conventionally-armed nuclear submarine by the 2030s using U.S. and British technologies.

March 7, 2023

New reactor at GA nuclear plant begins splitting atoms for the 1st time

The first new nuclear reactor built from scratch in years in the U.S. has begun splitting atoms at a Georgia nuclear plant. The nuclear fission would help generate electricity.

February 28, 2023

Iran could produce 'one bomb's worth of fissile material' in about 12 days, Pentagon official tells Congress

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl told Congress on Tuesday that Iran could make enough fissile material for a nuclear bomb in just 12 days.

February 27, 2023

Air Force relieves 2 commanders, 4 leaders at North Dakota nuclear bomber, missile base

Two Air Force commanders and four leaders assigned to a North Dakota base were relieved, officials said.

February 23, 2023

North Korea test fires four cruise missiles to demonstrate 'nuclear combat force,' state media claims

North Korean state media said that the hermit kingdom test fired four strategic cruise missiles off its eastern coast on Friday to demonstrate its "nuclear combat force."

February 22, 2023

Emergency services respond to uranium fire at National Nuclear Security Administration complex in Tennessee

A National Nuclear Security Administration spokesperson confirmed that a fire "involving uranium" broke out Wednesday morning at a federal facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

February 21, 2023

Human rights advocates urge South Korea to offer radiation exposure tests to nearly 900 North Korean escapees

Nearly 900 North Koreans escaped to South Korea since the North's first nuclear test in 2006. Human rights activists want South Korea to offer radiation exposure tests to the escapees.

February 14, 2023

Non-binary former Biden official Sam Brinton to appear in court to face bag theft charges

Sam Brinton, the beleaguered non-binary former senior Biden DOE official, is scheduled to appear in a Minnesota court to face charges stemming from a baggage theft.

February 8, 2023

Kim Jong Un brings daughter on tour of North Korea in his first public appearance in weeks

Dictator Kim Jong Un brought his daughter to the celebration of the North Korean military's 75th anniversary, fueling speculation of succession plan.