Can the world’s mightiest naval fleet survive the perfect storm?
It was a once-in-a-decade display of American firepower. Three US Navy aircraft carriers — the largest, most sophisticated warships in history —
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This is the apocalypse North Korea wants to unleash
It wouldn’t happen overnight. But it could happen. A new report to the US Congress warns one or two nuclear weapons detonated
U.S. reaches compliance with Russia nuke treaty
A State Department report shows the United States is in compliance with the New START treaty with Russia that limits nuclear warheads
What to do in a nuclear explosion? Ventura County has a plan
If North Korea fires nuclear missiles at Los Angeles, Dr. Robert Levin might seek protection from fallout by wedging himself into the crawl
California Is Already Preparing for a North Korean Nuclear Attack
With U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un trading insults and threatening war, California officials are taking the
‘How do we survive?’: fearful Californians prepare for nuclear attack
Hal Kempfer, a noted international security expert, is getting a roomful of California public health officials and emergency responders to think about
Talk of Preventive War Rises in White House Over North Korea
Not since 2002, as the United States built a case for war in Iraq, has there been so much debate inside the
U.S. missile defense plans to zap North Korean threats
North Korea’s rapid march to develop a nuclear-armed ballistic missile capable of striking the United States has spurred the U.S. military and Congress
White House knocks defense bill’s Crimea, INF Treaty provisions
The Trump administration on Wednesday took issue with a number of provisions in the House version of the annual defense policy bill,
U.S. missile shield not yet ready for North Korean nukes
Tens of billions of dollars spent over three decades have still left the Pentagon with no reliable way to shoot down nuclear-tipped
Russia is a serious threat to the US, according to a new Pentagon report
A Pentagon report released Wednesday warns of a rising military threat from Russia and says the Kremlin believes the United States is
US House bill threatens Russia with nuclear treaty suspension
The House Armed Services Committee’s $696.5 billion defense policy bill includes several provisions aimed at curtailing rising Russian aggression, including the possible suspension