The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Weapons

While the U.S. military’s strikes on Iran on June 21, 2025, are believed to have damaged the country’s critical nuclear infrastructure, no evidence has yet emerged showing the program to have been completely destroyed. In fact, an early U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency assessment surmised that the attack merely delayed Iran’s…

President’s comments incited angry backlash in Japan, with Hiroshima’s city assembly passing resolution condemning statements that ‘justify the use of atomic bombs’

UK purchase of F-35A squadron means US nuclear warheads are likely to be stored on British soil once again

Expansion decision ‘undermines democracy’ and will mobilise new generation of protesters, groups warn

Britain's decision to purchase the US-made F-35A jets will boost its nuclear deterrent, which currently wholly relies on four nuclear-armed submarines.

The Cabinet minister also told how Britain has to strengthen its homeland defences against the threat of war

Downing Street says the purchase will be the ‘biggest strengthening of the UK’s nuclear posture in a generation’.

Starmer to unveil purchase of 12 F-35A jets that can deliver tactical nuclear weapons, which may be kept at RAF bases

Israel, with the assistance of U.S. military hardware, bombs an adversary’s nuclear facility to set back the perceived pursuit of the ultimate weapon. We have been here before, about 44 years ago.