The National Interest20d
'Rocket Warhead' Nearly Destroyed a Nuclear-Powered Navy Aircraft Carrier
During an operational readiness inspection near Pearl Harbor, a series of explosions rocked the ship after a junior airman's warnings about an overheating Zuni rocket warhead went unheeded.
Sydney Morning Herald19d
What if one of Iran’s missiles carried a nuclear warhead? That possibility isn’t far off
What if one of those missiles had been tipped with a nuclear warhead — a warhead whose construction Western intelligence agencies, even Mossad, had somehow missed? If nothing else, it would have ...
The National Interest17d
Nuclear Warheads Lost: Russia Lost a Titanium Submarine That Leaks Radiation
The wreck, located at a depth of 1.7 km, poses significant environmental risks due to its nuclear reactor and two nuclear warhead-armed torpedoes. -Concerns over radioactive leakage have prompted ...
Yahoo17d
First Plutonium Pit For Nuclear Warhead Produced In The U.S. In 35 Years Is Now “Weapon-Ready”
The W78 warhead is said to have a yield of 335 kilotons. It is unclear what the W87-1’s exact will be, but the original W87 warhead has a reported baseline yield of 300 kilotons. The follow-on ...
The New York Times26d
China Says It Launched a Rocket With a Dummy Warhead Into the Pacific
By Chris Buckley Reporting from Taipei, Taiwan China launched an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a dummy warhead that landed in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the country’s defense ...
Newsweek26d
Nuclear Fears as China Announces Ballistic Missile Test
"At 8:44 a.m. on September 25, the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a dummy warhead to the high seas in the Pacific Ocean ...
Voice of America25d
What's behind China's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile
The ICBM, carrying a dummy warhead, landed in a designated area in the sea, the ministry said, without specifying where exactly. China rarely tests ICBMs out in international waters, with some ...
ABC News26d
China test-fires ICBM with 'dummy' warhead, after Biden touts US relationship with Japan, South Korea
The People's Liberation Army launched the ICBM carrying a "dummy warhead" into the "high seas" at about 8:44 in the morning, the Chinese Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The missile ...
Barron's27d
China Launches Intercontinental Missile Into Pacific In Rare Test
China said it test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, firing it into the Pacific Ocean in its first such exercise in decades. The launch sparked protests from other ...
CNN19d
What are the missiles in Iran’s arsenal and how does Israel counter them?
Ballistic missiles’ trajectories carry them outside or near the limits of Earth’s atmosphere, before the warhead payload separates from the rocket that carried it aloft and plunges back into ...
Yahoo News17d
First Plutonium Pit For Nuclear Warhead Produced In The U.S. In 35 Years Is Now “Weapon-Ready”
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced the completion of the first weapon-ready example of a vital component for the W87-1 warhead. The component, ...