The bulk of the DOE’s nuclear work is done by around 60,000 contract workers. The people who build the missiles, dig the ...

During the Cold War, the United States developed a top-secret program to transport nuclear missiles by rail, ensuring a second-strike capability against the Soviet Union. The Peacekeeper Rail Garrison ...

The U.S. phased out its more advanced LGM-118A Peacekeeper missiles in 2005, leaving the nation with an aging nuclear force amidst China's and Russia's technological advancements.

Californians were able to look to the sky to see an unarmed missile as the Air Force launched the Minuteman III from Vandenberg base.

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has again called on the United States to deploy nuclear weapons to Poland as a deterrent to ...

The Air Force will have to continue maintaining Minuteman III nuclear missiles longer than expected, with the LGM-35A Sentinel successor requiring a major restructuring that will delay its fielding.

The remark came as Kim Jong Un's regime continues to advance its United Nations-sanctioned nuclear weapons program. Last week, U.S. Northern Command chief General Gregory Guillot warned that ...

North Korea unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a major security threat to South Korea and the US. State media on Saturday ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...