US nuclear officer cheating scandal widens as top brass investigates Defence secretary Chuck Hagel summons military chiefs to Pentagon to tackle ‘systemic problems’ of stress and low morale Associated Press in Washington theguardian.com, Thursday 30 January 2014 12.38 EST US air… Read More ›
Nuclear force
Chinese nuclear forces, 2013 Chart
Chinese nuclear forces, 2013 Hans M. Kristensen Robert S. Norris Abstract The number of weapons in China’s nuclear arsenal is slowly growing, and the capability of those weapons is also increasing. The authors estimate that China has approximately 250 warheads… Read More ›
Russia conducts largest nuclear drill in 20 years
Russian nuclear forces conducted a major exercise last month that tested the transport of both strategic and tactical nuclear weapons near Europe, according to United States officials..The exercise raised concerns inside the Pentagon and with the U.S. European Command because… Read More ›