The sponge metaphor first emerged in 1978 when the Air Force’s top general announced a new plan to base cutting-edge nuclear missiles in the Southwest. The “Missile, Experimental,” or MX, a powerful ...

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The International Atomic Energy Agency has released a new update on the ongoing discharge of treated water from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster site, and it's good news. The newest batch ...

Japanese authorities have approved a decision to restart the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, which has sat dormant for more than a decade following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, in a pivotal ...

In June, the U.S. bombed key Iranian nuclear sites. Then came increased activity somewhere else, as the new documentary 'Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question' reports in forensic detail. It was called ...

Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question premieres on pbs.org/frontline and in the PBS App starting Dec. 16, 2025, at 7/6c, or on PBS stations (check local listings) and ...

For years, the Western pundit class has insisted that North Korea’s missiles are far away and Pyongyang is not serious about their use—even as evidence mounts to the contrary. For years, many Western ...

The United States just launched a nuclear missile, but it was unarmed and it was a test flight. Dubbed Glory Trip 254, the test flight commenced with the launch of an unarmed Minuteman III ...

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The U.S. military test launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile in a routine exercise to maintain the readiness of its nuclear arsenal. The test flight, known as Glory Trip 254, saw an ...