Great power competition gives the United States all the more reason to invest in international cooperative frameworks for nuclear arms control.

The order gave DOE and the Pentagon greater involvement in commercial nuclear licensing, a role historically reserved for the NRC. Supporters pointed out that DOE and DOD have long regulated their own nuclear reactors, but opponents worried it would prevent the NRC from double-checking those agencies’ conclusions.

“After consultations with Director Ratcliffe and his team, they have confirmed to me that the CIA assesses that both Russia and China have conducted super-critical nuclear weapons tests in excess of the U.S. zero-yield standard,” Cotton posted on X.

While the energy crisis has a well-known public policy dimension, it also threatens the capabilities of the US military if and when a crisis should break out in East Asia. Artificial intelligence has an insatiable appetite for electricity.

The Republican President’s comments come amid a rise in Russia’s tests of so-called nuclear-capable super weapons in recent weeks. Defense firms such as RTX, General Dynamics, Northrup Grumman, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin stand to benefit from ...

“A House of Dynamite,” now streaming on Netflix, is a must see for anyone who appreciates a good nuclear thriller. But it’s also a must see for a nation that’s currently pursuing a missile defense shield that experts say could cost trillions of ...

Dec. 18 (Asia Today) --Nuclear-powered submarines should be viewed as an industrial, technology and energy strategy before they are treated as a defense procurement project, Hanyang University public policy professor Moon Geun-sik said, arguing that South ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s recent announcement that the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons has alarmed some nuclear-arms experts. It shouldn’t. President Trump had already announced earlier this year that a resumption of testing “on an ...