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December 17, 2024

Ukrainian official takes credit after Russian general Igor Kirillov killed by explosive device in Moscow

An official with the Ukrainian Security Services says the agency was behind the bombing assassination of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, commander of Russia’s chemical, biological and radiation defense forces, and his assistant in Moscow on Tuesday.

December 13, 2024

Israel eyes Iran nuke sites amid reports Trump mulls moves to block Tehran atomic program

Israel is once again said to be eyeing strikes on Iran's nuclear program as the incoming Trump administration is reportedly mulling plans on how to come down hard on Iran without prompting a war.

December 13, 2024

Dem claims Trump wielding nuclear strike authority 'should terrify you' — then people point out the obvious

Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., claims people should be terrified that President-elect Trump will have nuclear strike authority, but others pushed back, noting that Trump already had that authority during his first term.

December 6, 2024

Iran launches rocket with heaviest-ever payload into space amid heightened concern over nuclear program

Iran launches rocket into space carrying its heaviest-ever payload, as security experts remain concerned by its "drastically" increased stockpiles of enriched uranium near nuclear weapons grade purity.

November 20, 2024

US Embassy in Kyiv closed as 'potential significant air attack' looms

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, has released a warning stating that they have "specific information of a potential significant air attack" taking place on Wednesday, Nov. 20.

November 20, 2024

Iran vastly increased nuclear fuel stockpile ahead of Trump return, UN agency finds

Iran has increased its nearly weapons-grade uranium, a United Nations watchdog found, defying international demands to rein in its nuclear program.

November 13, 2024

Biden admin sets new target to triple US nuclear capacity from 2020 levels

President Biden announced a new initiative to triple American nuclear energy from 2020 levels by increasing capacity to 200 gigawatts by 2050.

November 11, 2024

China advances toward nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with new reactor prototype

For the first time, a group of U.S. researchers has concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriers.

November 7, 2024

A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup

After spending months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant, a robot has delivered a small sample of melted nuclear fuel.

October 8, 2024

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un pushes goal to become nuclear powerhouse in warning to South Korea

Kim Jong Un issued his second ominous message, saying he plans to make Pyongyang a top nuclear player and expand its capabilities in face of South Korea-U.S. partnership.