The Hiroshima atomic bomb, with an explosive yield of 15 kilotons, would be considered a low-yield nuclear weapon by today’s standards. The largest nuclear weapon in the US arsenal has a yield of 1.2 ...
Nearly all of the world’s nuclear firepower is concentrated in the hands of just two countries, a reality that shapes every major security crisis and arms control debate. Analysts estimate that out of ...
Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, after atomic bombing of August 6, 1945. Whether a nuclear weapon might again be used by one nation against another is a question that has haunted the world for nearly ...
The United States Air Force maintains a small, tightly controlled fleet of aircraft certified to deliver nuclear weapons, and ...
Recent events in Iran demonstrate that dropping “bunker buster” bombs on nuclear plants is not an ideal, or even necessarily effective, way to prevent proliferation. It is far preferable to prevent ...