Like the others, it utilized a Thor rocket with a W49 nuclear warhead. It took off July 9, 1962. The rocket shot through the atmosphere, detonating roughly 250 miles above the surface.

The U.K. will build up to 12 nuclear-powered attack submarines and spend 15 billion pounds ($20.18 billion) on its nuclear-warhead program, as part of a decade-long defense strategy.

5,177 warheads (1,770 deployed) US nuclear arsenal comprises Minuteman III ICBMs, Columbia-class submarines, B-2 and B-52 bombers, plus tactical low-yield nukes.

Despite a decrease in nuclear arsenals since the Cold War, there are still approximately 12,121 warheads as of early 2024. A ...

Nuclear doves retort that these assessments are overheated and uncertain. At present, America far outmatches China in overall warhead numbers. China, meanwhile, faces constraints on getting the ...

North Korea may soon detonate a nuclear warhead, South Korean defense officials say. North Korea launches the Hwasong-19, its latest intercontinental ballistic missile, early on October 31, 2024.

The new Sentinel nuclear warhead program is 81% over budget and is now estimated to cost nearly $141 billion, but the Pentagon is moving forward with the program, saying that given the threats ...

The U.S. discovered Russia is building nuclear bombs to place in orbit and a space startup is testing inspector craft that can find warheads hidden inside satellites.

The US Air Force launched a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of delivering a nuclear warhead anywhere on Earth Wednesday morning — as part of a regular test of ...

The U.S. Air Force conducted a routine launch of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead on Wednesday morning, the military said. The LGM ...

WASHINGTON — The new Sentinel nuclear warhead program is 81% over budget and is now estimated to cost nearly $141 billion, but the Pentagon is moving forward with the program, ...

WASHINGTON – The new Sentinel nuclear weapons program is 81% over budget and is now estimated to cost nearly $141 billion, but the Pentagon is moving forward with the program, saying that given ...