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President Donald J. Trump calls the International Space Station from NASA Mission Control Center at the NASA Johnson Space Center, Friday, August 28, 2026, in Houston, Texas. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

The Treaty

‘Not Normal’: Donald Trump Suggests Iran ‘Take Out’ Los Angeles and San Diego as the Crowd Cheered

The 'very small price' phrase is one Trump has used repeatedly about $4 gas, and 'it's essentially almost over with' is a promise he...

Stephen SilverOctober 6, 2026

Ukraine War

A Russian Hawk Says Sooner or Later Moscow Will Feel the Need to Escalate, and If Europe Does Not Surrender, It Will Go Nuclear

Fresh off a bigger parliamentary majority, Putin is doubling down on the war in Ukraine, according to a BBC analysis. Sergei Karaganov, a prominent...

Stephen SilverOctober 1, 2026

KEKAHA, Hawaii — U.S. Army 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force fires the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), which can fire traditional rocket artillery rounds or long-range missiles with various payloads, on Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 11. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world' s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world' s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Courtesy Photo)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

NATO Just Got Handed a Nuclear Warning From Russia: Moscow Says It Is Ready to Use Its Entire Arsenal if NATO Tries to Cut Off Kaliningrad

Russia has warned NATO in a letter that it is ready to use its entire arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if the alliance tries to...

Caleb LarsonOctober 1, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russia Warned It Could Strike NATO Decision-Making Centers and Use Its ‘Entire Arsenal’ if the Alliance Tries to Isolate Kaliningrad

Russia has warned NATO that it could use nuclear weapons if the alliance tries to cut off Kaliningrad, a heavily armed Russian exclave slightly...

Harrison KassSeptember 30, 2026

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), S.D., arrives at Andersen AFB, Guam July 26, 2017. These aircraft, and the men and women who fly and support them, provide a significant capability that enables our readiness and commitment to deterrence, provides assurances to our allies, and strengthens regional security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Threatens to Hit Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain Very Hard After Intelligence Detected Activity at the Buried Site

Trump warned Iran not to get cute at Pickaxe Mountain after intelligence detected activity at the buried nuclear site — likely beyond the MOP's...

Jack BuckbySeptember 10, 2026

Ukraine War

‘Putin’s Back Is Against the Wall’: There Is Now A Chance Russia Could Start Using Tactical Nuclear Weapons in the Ukraine War

Reuben F. Johnson connects the threads of Ratcliffe's secret Moscow trip: Bloomberg's Kremlin sources describing a cornered Putin weighing nuclear options, Beijing's blunt ultimatum...

Reuben JohnsonAugust 27, 2026

The Treaty

Iran’s New National Security Chief Once Said Control of Hormuz Is ‘More Important Than Dozens of Atomic Bombs’

Trump declared the "Immediate, Complete, and Total" opening of the strait on August 1. Days later Iran's foreign ministry is still describing a reopening...

Stephen SilverAugust 10, 2026

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), a truck mounted multiple-rocket launcher system, during exercise Steel Knight at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 13, 2012. The battalion conducted this historic live-fire exercise, simultaneously utilizing HIMARS, M777 Lightweight Howitzer and Expeditionary Fire Support System. This is the first time all three artillery weapons systems were fired during the same exercise. (DoD photo by LCpl Joseph Scanlan, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

Ukraine War

The Nuclear Stigma Has Held for Eighty Years: A Single Tactical Nuke in the Ukraine War Could End It

The case against tactical nuclear use is not only humanitarian. If such weapons are shown to accomplish what the largest conventional munitions cannot, every...

Michael RubinAugust 5, 2026

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), while participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, fires the first naval strike missile from a U.S. destroyer July 18. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Is Down to Just Two Choices In the Iran War If No Deal: Admit Defeat and Move On or Maybe Use Nuclear Weapons

Isaac Seitz reports that Trump expects an Iran deal within a day, one that could leave Tehran with partial control of the Strait of...

Isaac SeitzAugust 5, 2026

National Security Journal

All posts tagged "Nuclear Weapons"

The Treaty

‘Not Normal’: Donald Trump Suggests Iran ‘Take Out’ Los Angeles and San Diego as the Crowd Cheered

Ukraine War

A Russian Hawk Says Sooner or Later Moscow Will Feel the Need to Escalate, and If Europe Does Not Surrender, It Will Go Nuclear

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

NATO Just Got Handed a Nuclear Warning From Russia: Moscow Says It Is Ready to Use Its Entire Arsenal if NATO Tries to Cut Off Kaliningrad

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russia Warned It Could Strike NATO Decision-Making Centers and Use Its ‘Entire Arsenal’ if the Alliance Tries to Isolate Kaliningrad

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Threatens to Hit Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain Very Hard After Intelligence Detected Activity at the Buried Site

Ukraine War

‘Putin’s Back Is Against the Wall’: There Is Now A Chance Russia Could Start Using Tactical Nuclear Weapons in the Ukraine War

The Treaty

Iran’s New National Security Chief Once Said Control of Hormuz Is ‘More Important Than Dozens of Atomic Bombs’

Ukraine War

The Nuclear Stigma Has Held for Eighty Years: A Single Tactical Nuke in the Ukraine War Could End It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Is Down to Just Two Choices In the Iran War If No Deal: Admit Defeat and Move On or Maybe Use Nuclear Weapons

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