Nuclear bomb

US Air Force orders 30,000-pound GBU-57 bunker busters as Iran tensions rise

After using 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOP) during Operation Midnight Hammer against Iranian nuclear facilities, the USAF needs to replenish its arsenal.

B-2 bomber drops a GBU-57 during a test
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (R) and Iranian Foreign Minster Abbas Araghchi (L) hold a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, January 30, 2026.

Turkey could join nuclear arms race if Iran acquires bomb, Hakan Fidan warns

 Russia's Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system unit drives in Red Square during a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025.

Barring last-minute nuclear deal, US and Russia teeter on brink of new arms race

 A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the US struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 22, 2025

‘All time is unredeemable’: A core, timely message for Israel - opinion


Hiroshima warns against nuclear weapons as it marks 80 years since Atomic bomb

"To all the leaders around the world: Please visit Hiroshima and witness for yourselves the reality of the atomic bombing."

 A cloud is seen over Hiroshima made by the firestorm formed following the dropping of the Little Boy atomic bomb on the Japanese city in what is the first use of nuclear weapons in war, on August 6, 1945.

In all narratives of war with Iran, Israel's right to survive is supported by intl. law - opinion

Israel will need to reassess its operational options, deciding between the current nuclear posture and shifting to “selective nuclear disclosure.”

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a mourning ceremony for the deaths of Iranian military commanders and scientists, who were killed in Iran's 12-day war with Israel, in Tehran, Iran, July 29, 2025

Georgia stops $3m. illegal uranium sale that could've been used for bombs

A Georgian and a Turkish national were detained for handling and attempting to sell $3 million worth of uranium, which could have been used for a bomb.

 Georgia's authorities stop an illegal uranium sale. Stock photo.

Iranian advisor shares AI image depicting a nuclear strike on Israel

The picture, shared to Instagram, appears to portray two large nuclear explosions with fallout across Israel.

 An image posted by an Iranian advisor depicting two mushroom clouds and nuclear fallout over Israel, July 12, 2025.

US must pressure Iran against rebuilding ballistic missile arsenal, Israel Katz says

Israeli military and intelligence resources must be even more concerned with the ballistic missile program than its nuclear program, the defense minister said.

 US President Donald Trump against backdrop of Iranian missile (illustration).

Iran's Fordow nuclear facility inoperable, Israel's Atomic Energy Commission says

After the White House distributed the handout, the Prime Minister's Office released the Israel Atomic Energy Commission's statement as well.

 A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the US struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 22, 2025

Iran is looking to restore its nuclear industry, Iran's nuclear chief says

Israel and the US have destroyed Iran's three major nuclear sites, dozens of minor nuclear sites, and killed around a dozen nuclear scientists.

 Head of Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation, Mohammad Eslami speaks to the media, in Tehran, Iran, April 17, 2025.

A dramatic turning point: How to define victory in the war against Iran - opinion

Israel must ensure that what happened this past week was not in vain, but remains a dramatic turning point in the history of this region.

 DEFENSE MINISTER Israel Katz speaks to the media at the scene of the Iranian missile attack in Holon yesterday. He says that he instructed the IDF to carry out attacks that would ‘undermine’ the Iranian regime.

IAEA chief identifies Isfahan as Iran's planned uranium enrichment site

The IAEA has not, however, been able to carry out any inspections since the strikes.

 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi,  June 16, 2025.

Iran uses diplomacy as a weapon to buy it time to continue building nukes - opinion

It is time to dismantle the regime itself – before it crosses the nuclear threshold and makes the cost of action exponentially higher.

 IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran earlier this month. He has publicly rejected the latest US proposal to curb uranium enrichment, the writer states.