Trump orders first U.S. nuclear weapons tests in 33 years

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the U.S. military to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in 33 years, minutes before meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea.Trump made the surprise announcement on Truth Social while aboard his Marine One helicopt

EXPLAINER: Nuclear weapons – a threat to many, possessed by few

Nuclear weapons remain among the most powerful and feared tools in global geopolitics — deadly enough to level cities in seconds, yet only possessed by a handful of countries. Eight decades after they were first used in warfare, fears of a renewed arms race are resurfacing amid growing tensions.

Everything you need to know about Iran’s nuclear program

Israel’s sweeping surprise attack on Iran last week marked a major escalation in tensions, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declaring it had “struck at the head of Iran’s nuclear weaponization program.”

Trump dismisses U.S. Intel saying Iran not building nuclear weapon

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed an assessment by his own intelligence chief, Tulsi Gabbard, that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon, saying: “I don’t care what she said. I think they were very close to having one.”

Iranian President: We do not seek nuclear weapons

North Korea declares nuclear power status ‘can never be reversed’

North Korea has rejected international calls for denuclearisation, declaring its nuclear weapons status is "irreversible" regardless of outside pressure. The warning came from Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, in a statement released by state media on Wednesday.