Amy Nelson examines how Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘A House of Dynamite’ reframes nuclear-crisis risk—and why the film could reshape ...

A House of Dynamite gets so many details wrong that the lessons viewers take from the film will likely be counterproductive, even dangerous. If it is a wake-up call, the audience will wake up on the ...

This article appeared in History of War magazine issue 152. CIA analysts gathered around U-2 spy plane photographs taken of Cuban military facilities. With horror, they realised they had just ...

As Russia threatens atomic attacks on Ukraine and its Western allies, and prototypes a nuclear-armed spacecraft, space powers across Europe are racing to defend against nuclear strikes in orbit.

With doomsday nuclear weapons the last remnant of Russia's superpower status, President Vladimir Putin is stepping up threats to use them against Western powers aiding Ukraine. (Photo by Alexander ...

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 ...

It was in the 1960s that the United States tried something new. It was called Project Pluto and its goal was to develop a nuclear-powered missile. However, the project was left uncompleted due to ...

Nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their arsenals, with France—a major U.S. military ally in NATO—recently test-firing an upgraded but unarmed nuclear missile. The medium-range, air-to-surface ...

A French Navy Dassault Rafale combat aircraft carrying the ASMPA-R upgraded air-launched nuclear missile during firing evaluations in November 2025. The missile is now operational with both the French ...

The French military has approximately 290 nuclear warheads and can launch them from land, air, and sea. The French Navy officially introduced the newest version of its ASMP nuclear cruise missile into ...

The newest generation of France’s home grown ASMP nuclear cruise missile has been shown for the first time after an unarmed test launch inaugurated its entry into service with the French Navy. After ...

Vladimir Putin has said that Russia has successfully tested an (unarmed) underwater nuclear-torpedo powerful enough to “put entire states out of operation”. Speaking at an event for veterans of the ...