The future USS IDAHO SSN 799 is a leading-edge Virginia Class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine being built by General Dynamics Electric Boat in Connecticut. She was christened in March 2024.

Modern machines of war are intimidating, but Lockheed drew up plans for a flying aircraft carrier in the 1960s that was would have had enemies duly alarmed.

With the 09IIIB class and future 09V class, China’s development of nuclear-powered (and nuclear capable) submarines is at an ...

Russia’s Kilo-class submarines once top-class underwater stealth systems. Here’s how they rose to fame and why their ...

The climate crisis, the thirst for fossil fuels and critical minerals, colonial legacies and Indigenous rights: A battle for ...

For the first time in over 50 years, there are no nuclear arms controls in place between the world’s two largest nuclear powers, the US and Russia.

The United States remains the world's leading operator of nuclear submarines, including fast-attack, ballistic-missile, and guided-missile types. However, the most significant shift in the undersea ...

Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of ...

Since the collapse of the old Soviet Union, Russia has cut a substantially diminished figure on the international stage.

Experts warn that the expiration of a long-standing nuclear arms control treaty between the two superpowers could mark the start of a new nuclear rivalry.

We examine North Korea’s newly unveiled ballistic missile submarine and cut through the noise surrounding its debut. By analyzing official state messaging, satellite imagery, and expert assessments, ...

A reactor at the largest nuclear power station in the world was reactivated on January 21, 2026, for the first time since 2011. Less than six hours later, in the early hours of the next morning, it ...