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How the US bombarded Iranian nuclear sites while avoiding detection
Taking off from the U.S. heartland, B-2 stealth bombers, aided by refueling tankers and fighter jets, delivered a total of 420,000 pounds of explosives.
Trump’s nuke strategy will fuel an arms race, say House Democrats
Two key House Armed Services Committee Democrats are saying President Donald Trump’s newly drafted nuclear weapons strategy will increase the risk of a catastrophic nuclear war.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon gives senators peek at Trump’s nuclear strategy in classified brief
The Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian and uniformed officer have given a classified preview of President Trump’s newly drafted nuclear weapons strategy to Senate Armed Services Committee.
By Joe Gould
North Korea scoffs at Trump's 'nuclear button' tweet
North Korea’s state-run media say U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than leader Kim Jong Un’s is the “spasm of a lunatic.”
Russia’s nuclear underwater drone is real and in the Nuclear Posture Review
A draft of the Pentagon’s Nuclear Posture Review confirms the existence of an underwater nuclear drone made and operated by Russia, a capability the U.S. Defense Department had not previously publicly acknowledged.
By Valerie Insinna
Nuclear Posture Review draft leaks; new weapons coming amid strategic shift
The draft reaffirms the need for a full nuclear triad and appears to be in line, at least somewhat, with President Trump’s public desires.
By Aaron Mehta
B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, 200 airmen deploy to Guam
Three B-2 Spirit nuclear-capable stealth bombers and approximately 200 airmen arrived at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam Monday.
By Charlsy Panzino
Here’s how Trump can use his ‘big button’
President Trump may not have an actual nuclear button on his desk, but the procedures for his launching a nuclear attack is pretty straightforward, at least broadly speaking.
By Ken Chamberlain
Lawmakers move to limit Trump authority to launch nuke after ‘nuclear button’ size tweet
Two Democratic lawmakers are sponsoring legislation that would require the president to receive congressional approval before initiating a first-use nuclear strike from the United States.
By Joe Gould