Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia had successfully tested a nuclear-powered super torpedo, dubbed the “doomsday machine”, which it claims could create radioactive tsunamis capable of ...

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, a Soviet submarine under U.S. depth charge attack came dangerously close to firing a nuclear ...

President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 29 that the United States will "immediately" resume nuclear weapons tests, a move he said is needed to ensure the country keeps up with its rival nuclear ...

President Trump has ordered the military to “immediately” begin testing nuclear weapons for the first time in more than three decades in response to the growing arsenal Russia and China are amassing, ...

Vladimir Putin has said that Russia has successfully tested an (unarmed) underwater nuclear-torpedo powerful enough to “put entire states out of operation”. Speaking at an event for veterans of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the capabilities of the ...

President Vladimir Putin of Russia threatened the West with a new generation of nuclear weapons Thursday, including what he described as an “invincible” intercontinental cruise missile and a nuclear ...

Russia’s Khabarovsk submarine is broadly similar to an existing Borei-class submarine, but was built specifically to launch the advanced Poseidon nuclear torpedo. While there has been much wailing and ...

When it comes to nuclear weapons strategy, stability is the goal. But President Donald Trump’s back-to-back announcements about nuclear testing and nuclear submarines on Oct. 29 during his trip to ...