The American reaction to an attack is classified, but details made public paint a harrowing picture.

RAF Lakenheath could host American nuclear weapons for the first time since 2008 amid emerging threats from Russia and ...

The order by President Masoud Pezeshkian included no timetables or details about what that suspension would entail.

Iran is assessing the damage and lashing out over the American and Israeli airstrikes that damaged its nuclear sites.

After all, there are many types, from the nuclear-equipped missiles aboard the U.S.' Ohio-class nuclear submarines to the approximate 400 LGM-30 Minuteman III ICBMs capable of carrying three W62 ...

The Tomahawks were launched from submarines to avoid overflying Iranian airspace, reducing the risk of detection or retaliation.

Iran just ended its cooperation with international inspectors, suggesting no post-bombing deal is imminent. That may point to ...

Nuclear policy affects everyone, yet only one American gets to decide whether to launch an attack, and only a handful of people decide how much money taxpayers will spend on nuclear weapons. For the ...

The U.S. Air Force is replacing LGM-30 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) with the LGM-35A Sentinel, a new ICBM to take over the most responsive part of the U.S. nuclear ...

Over the past 30 years, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the prospect of nuclear war has faded from the American consciousness. With the end of the Cold War, films depicting the last days ...

There were nuclear missile silos on our land, and in the event of a nuclear war, my entire family would likely be dead within a month. That revelation hit me like a ton of bricks. You might also ...

As of 2025, the U.S. uses two types of long-range nuclear missiles in the form of the aforementioned Minuteman III ICBMs, as well as the Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM).