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A new program at the Department of Energy is pushing the development of nearly a dozen new reactor designs at breakneck speed ...

Key Points and Summary – Nuclear war remains unlikely, but not impossible—and five regions stand out as potential flashpoints ...

The U.S. president can order a nuclear launch without consulting anyone, including Congress, and U.S. nuclear weapons have been prepared to launch within minutes since the Cold War. While reforms to ...

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Iran on Sunday said its armed forces are in full readiness to deal with any emergency, while reiterating its continued ...

World War 3 anxieties have reached fever pitch after Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov claimed a nuclear strike against the UK is 'inevitable' due to British armed forces presence in Ukraine, whi ...

With Russian state TV claiming a nuclear attack on the UK is 'inevitable,' experts are expresssing concern about the 'weak' ...