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


Five lifesaving items every safe room and bomb shelter should contain

Here are the five items you should keep in your Mamad to ensure you can react quickly if a missile hits your residential building directly.

People take shelter in an underground parking lot in Tel Aviv, during ongoing missile attacks from Iran

Step by step: How to build a nuclear bomb - explainer

How did Iran build a bomb, what are enriched uranium and plutonium, what role do centrifuges play, and how would the destruction of a reactor buried 90 meters underground be carried out? 

 Centrifuges in a nuclear reactor. Separation of uranium.

Trump wants Iran to 'give up entirely' on nuclear weapons, seeking 'real end' rather than ceasefire

Trump believes that Israel will not slow down on its military campaign against Iran, noting, "you're going to find out over the next two days...Nothing's slowed up so far."

 US President Donald Trump gestures as he attends a family photo session during the G7 Summit, in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025.

Iran preparing to leave non-proliferation treaty in nuclear escalation

President Masoud Pezeshkian reiterated on Monday that nuclear weapons were against a religious edict by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

 Fire of Israeli attack on Shahran Oil depot is seen following the Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025

Netanyahu: We struck Iran to prevent nuclear Holocaust

"It was the 12th hour, and we did act. To save ourselves but also … to protect the world from this incendiary regime,” Netanyahu told Fox News's Bret Baier.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center), Defense Minister Israel Katz (L) and PM Military Secretary Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman (R) directing Operation Rising Lion, June 14, 2025.

Arab states condemn Israeli strikes as relations with Iran thaw - analysis

Arab states that once opposed Iran now condemn Israel’s June 13 strikes, reflecting shifting alliances and fears of regional escalation.

 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi poses for a picture with leaders as Egypt hosts emergency Arab summit to discuss Palestinian developments, at Egypt's New Administrative Capital in Cairo, March 4, 2025.

Pope Leo appeals for 'reason' amid Israel-Iran airstrikes, calls for dialogue

Over 150 Israelis were wounded overall in the Iranian missile barrages, according to official statements from numerous Israeli hospitals.

 Pope Leo XIV holds a Jubilee audience on the occasion of the Jubilee of Sport, at St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 14, 2025.

Two Iranian military deputy commanders killed in IDF strikes

Iran confirmed the killing of IRGC commander, Maj.-Gen. Hossein Salami, and the Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Maj.-Gen. Mohammad Bagheri in the opening strikes on Friday.

 Smoke rises from a damaged building in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025

Flights canceled, parties scrapped, bomb shelters full: 24 hours of war leaves Israel reeling

Roughly 100 missiles were on their way from Iran, officials warned, teeing up a repeat of an April 2024 attack that marked the first direct exchange of fire between the two countries.

  Interception from a missile attack on Israeli fired from Iran. June 13, 2025.

After Natanz: Why the IDF won’t strike Iran’s live reactor at Bushehr

A strike on a live nuclear reactor could unleash radioactive leakage capable of endangering civilian populations hundreds of kilometers away, depending on the severity of the breach.

 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits IRGC Navy equipment in Bushehr, Iran, February 13, 2025.