Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in a military uniform, announced on Oct. 26, 2025, that Russia had successfully tested a nuclear-powered missile. If true, such a weapon could provide Russia with a unique military capability that also has broader political implications.

The government has announced a deal with private investors to build the Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, for an estimated £38bn. Its nuclear programme, the biggest in a generation, also includes the UK's first small modular reactors (SMRs ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The deep penetrating bombs that the U.S. dropped into two Iranian nuclear facilities were designed specifically for those sites and were the result of more than 15 years of intelligence and weapons design work, the Pentagon’s top ...

Since then, its threat has shaped and justified global conflict. Both Iraq and Iran have been accused of seeking the bomb, but instead of diplomatic non-proliferation, the US and Israel have, in both cases, used armed force to prevent these nations from obtaining nuclear weapons.

The National Nuclear Security Administration urgently asked the White House for funds to prevent the agency from having to furlough its staff, sources told CNN.

Furloughs hit the NNSA’s Y-12 Field Office in Oak Ridge, where 70 of 78 federal employees are waiting for the government to reopen.

The Nevada Test Site — where the U.S. last tested a nuclear explosive more than 30 years ago — now relies on computer modeling, not physical explosions.