WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Analysts are warning that Barack Obama will take over controls of the U.S. nuclear arsenal at a time when the threat of a nuclear war is expected to increase.
LILONGWE, Malawi, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Malawi has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, joining an effort by the international community to ban nuclear explosions.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration, in partnership with Russia, has completed security upgrades at the Mayak nuclear weapons storage facility.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Duke Energy announced it has signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy for the disposal of used nuclear fuel.
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Kazakhstan's national nuclear corporation, Kazatomprom, will build in China.
MAPUTO, Mozambique, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Mozambique has joined 145 other countries banning nuclear explosions after ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The United States continues to need a nuclear deterrent, albeit a much smaller one than in the Cold War era, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.
VIENNA, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- According to the Vienna, Austria-based International Atomic Energy Agency, more countries are turning to nuclear energy.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The National Nuclear Security Administration has published an updated plan on modernizing the U.S. nuclear weapons complex.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force chief of staff was in Southwest Asia Monday and said it was likely U.S. forces would be in the region for some time.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The National Nuclear Security Administration has approved a plan to transform the U.S. nuclear weapons infrastructure to address concerns of the 21st century.
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Northern Command announced the launch of a fully dedicated task force designed to respond to a chemical, biological or radiological explosion.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The latest nuclear detonation and detection research was showcased at a technical meeting in Virginia Thursday in a move to advance the technology.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- At least six U.S. Air Force generals were disciplined for their roles in mistakenly shipping nuclear warhead fuses to Taiwan, Defense officials said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Pakistan will seek nuclear fuel assistance from China in a bid to build 10 new nuclear power plants over the next 22 years, sources say.