Nuclear bomb

Iran's nuclear enrichment cannot be stopped, US-Israel defeated, Tehran's nuke chief Eslami claims

The US and Israel have reached a "stage of desperation," and a "request for a ceasefire indicates their defeat," Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said.

Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), speaks during the 69th annual International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) general conference on September 15, 2025 in Vienna, Austria; illustrative.
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi attends an interview with the Reuters team in Vienna, Austria, September 3, 2025.

IAEA Director General Grossi shares fears over potential for renewed nuclear arms race

 A model of a centrifuge is displayed during the 46th anniversary of the U.S. expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, November 4, 2025

Witkoff: Iran openly admitted to having enough 60% enriched uranium to create nuclear material

An illustrative image of nuclear missiles being launched from countries around the Mediterranean region for World War III.

Study finds AIs treat nuclear arms as strategy, not taboo, rejecting surrender and negotiation


Iran close to testing nuclear weapons for first time - European intel

Iran's fast-moving development of weapons-grade uranium is bringing the possibility of an Iranian first nuclear test closer.

 A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

North Korea developing nuclear weapons, evading sanctions in 2023 - UN report

The monitors, who report to the council twice a year, have previously accused North Korea of using cyberattacks to help fund its nuclear and missile programs.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches as missiles are displayed during a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of North Korea's army, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea February 8, 2023, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

On This Day: 78 years since US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

The bombing was the first-ever use of nuclear weapons in war and was followed three days later by a second nuclear bomb on Nagasaki.

 A cloud is seen over Hiroshima made by the firestorm formed following the dropping of the Little Boy atomic bomb on the Japanese city in what is the first use of nuclear weapons in war, on August 6, 1945.

Hollywood and the atomic bomb

Here are 10 films about the ultimate weapon, the atomic bomb.

 FROM LEFT, George C. Scott, Peter Bull, and Peter Sellers on the set of ‘Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb,’ directed by Stanley Kubrick.

North Korea fires two missiles after US submarine arrives in South

The reports come amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula as South Korea and the United States take steps to boost military readiness against North Korea's weapons program.

 A tactical guided missile is launched, according to state media, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released January 17, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

‘Oppenheimer’ is a thrilling character study - film review

Oppenheimer is a movie with power, texture, and grace.

 CILLIAN MURPHY in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer.’

North Korea threatens nuclear retaliation over US displays of military force

North Korea warned that the US bolstering its military capability in South Korea could warrant the North using nuclear weapons.

 A general view of fire assault drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea March 10, 2023 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

At the heart of the film ‘Oppenheimer’ is a clash between real-life Jews 

The animosity between Strauss and Oppenheimer had probably several different dimensions.

 The mushroom cloud of the first test of a hydrogen bomb, "Ivy Mike", as photographed on Enewetak, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, in 1952, by a member of the United States Air Force's Lookout Mountain.

Lukashenko: I have veto over use of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus

Belarusian President Lukashenko stated he has a veto on use of Russian tactical nuclear weapons deployed on Belarusian territory.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shake hands during a joint news conference in Moscow, Russia February 18, 2022.

Poland hopes to join NATO nuclear sharing agreement over Russian threat

Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki stated that Poland wants to join NATO's nuclear weapons sharing program, in response to Russia's deployment of nuclear warheads to Belarus.

A member of the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service keeps watch at the Senkivka checkpoint near the border with Belarus and Russia in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine, February 16, 2022.