“This ICBM test launch underscores the strength of the nation’s nuclear deterrent and the readiness of the ICBM leg of the triad,” General Thomas Bussiere, head of Air Force Global Strike Command, ...

“One key reason why the midcourse phase is difficult is because you’re in space, and different objects of different mass ...

The Pentagon’s DIA warns Russia may field nuclear-tipped air-to-air missiles, reviving Cold War tactics. A 2024 drill ...

Russia is one of the top three countries with the largest nuclear arsenal. However, it has struggled to catch up with America ...

U.S. Air Force and Navy leaders reiterated the importance of the nuclear triad and the need to maintain an effective ...

The following is the May 22, 2025, Congressional Reserach Service In Focus report, Russia’s Nuclear Weapons. From the report ...

The USAF has launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from California, reaffirming the reliability of its nuclear deterrent and ...

The US Air Force has launched a Minutemen nuclear missile as part of a test for the country's doomsday weapons.

While the Minuteman III missile is capable of carrying up to three nuclear warheads, it is currently equipped with only one.

The Air Force conducts regular tests of its Minuteman III ICBMs, as it looks for ways to bring costs under control for the ...

Such a defence programme is 'long overdue' and 'absolutely necessary' amid growing threats from China, North Korea and Russia, experts have warned.

WASHINGTON, May 21. /TASS/. The United States has carried out a test launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the Vandenberg base (California) of the US Space Force, ...