Nine countries currently either say they have nuclear weapons or are believed to possess them. The first to have nuclear arms were the five original nuclear weapons states — the United States, Russia, ...
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook released in June 2026, the total global ...
A surge in global spending on nuclear weapons has benefited some firms while increasing the risk of nuclear use.
The United States is reviewing whether to deploy nuclear weapons to more European countries, according to a news report Tuesday. Citing three people briefed on the discussions, the Financial Times ...
When Iran’s covert nuclear program came to international attention over two decades ago, Tehran insisted that its intentions were peaceful and that it had no plans to develop weapons. The country’s ...
Kim Jong Un inspected a new plant that makes weapons-grade nuclear material on Wednesday and said Pyongyang plans to “beef up our state’s nuclear forces at an exponential rate,” according to a report ...