DEFCON Levels DEFCON, short for Defense Readiness Condition or simply Defense Condition, is the U.S. military’s ranking system for defense...
Oppenheimer Wrongly Stripped of Security Clearance, US Says The theoretical physicist was accused of having communist sympathies.
Is Russia Close to Using Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine? "It's hard to say with confidence whether Ukrainian drone strikes deep within Russian territory might induce Vladimir Putin...
China Blasts US Report, Reiterates 'No 1st Use' Nuke Policy China's Defense Ministry says the country strictly adheres to a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons “at any time and...
China's Nuclear Arsenal Ballooning as Competition Rises in the Pacific, Pentagon Says China could triple its nuclear stockpile over the coming decade as it pursues more coercive and aggressive tactics in the...
Russia Says Nuclear Talks with US Delayed Amid Differences Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the decision to put off the talks that were scheduled to start Tuesday in Cairo...
US Says Russia Abruptly Postpones Arms Control Talks The Biden administration says Russia has abruptly postponed the scheduled resumption of arms control talks this week
Veterans of UK Nuclear Weapons Tests Win Battle for Medal The U.K. government's announcement of the Nuclear Test Medal is a victory for veterans and their families, who have...
CIA Director Warns Russian Spy Chief Against Deploying Nukes CIA Director Bill Burns has met with his Russian intelligence counterpart to underscore the consequences if Russia were to...
Nuclear Memories: Russia, War and Childhood Fears Rekindled The war in Ukraine, especially Russian President Vladimir Putin’s references to Moscow’s nuclear arsenal, have awakened...
West Point Grad Congressman Says He Has 'Zero Time' for Complaints About Woke Military, Focused on China Rep. Pat Ryan argued political attacks such as GOP accusations of "critical race theory" infiltrating the military academies...
US Supreme Court Rejects Veteran's Challenge to Disability Claims Filing Deadline The decision spares the VA from paying 30 years worth of compensation to a Navy veteran, as well as potential claims by...
Millions of Tricare Users Must Approve Mail-Order Prescription Refills Starting Now Express Scripts has started sending out notices asking Tricare patients to confirm their mail-order prescription refills.
US Airstrike Kills Around 30 al-Shabaab Militants in Somalia, Military Says The Jan. 20 strike occurred approximately 260 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu near Galcad, Somalia.
The Army Forced to Change the Name of Its New Rifle The service's upcoming M5 from Sig Sauer will now be called the M7 after it was discovered Colt Industries also makes a...
