Buried In Trump's Nuclear Report: A Russian Doomsday Weapon
The administration's Nuclear Posture Review mentions a massive, nuclear-armed torpedo capable of incinerating cities. But is it real?
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President Trump's Biggest Foreign Policy Headache For 2018
After trading bellicose barbs with North Korea throughout 2017, the U.S. heads into 2018 with an increasingly capable foe and no clear diplomatic exit ramps to temper the tensions.
North Korea Designed A Nuke. So Did This Truck Driver
It took decades, but John Coster-Mullen has pieced together specs for America's first nuclear bombs. Some believe his odyssey says something about North Korea's rapid nuclear progress.
Nuclear Strike Drills Faded Away In The 1980s. It May Be Time To Dust Them Off
Nuclear civil defense fell out of favor in the latter years of the Cold War. But, as North Korea builds its nuclear arsenal, local officials are reluctant to bring it back.
New North Korean Missile Is A 'Monster'
Analysts say the North's latest intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasong-15, is larger and more powerful than anything it has built before.
Lawmakers Fear President Trump's Authority To Launch Nuclear Weapons
Some lawmakers and experts are raising concerns about the president's unilateral authority to launch nuclear weapons as tensions with North Korea continue to escalate.
U.S. In Direct Contact With North Korea: 'We Do Talk To Them,' Tillerson Says
"We have lines of communications to Pyongyang," Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said. The State Department later said North Korean officials are not "ready for talks regarding denuclearization."
Earthquake In North Korea Sets Off Alarm And Speculation
The quake occurred close to the site where the country detonated a hydrogen bomb earlier this month.
North Korea Says Pacific Test Of Nuclear Warhead Is Possible
It is the latest in a tit-for-tat between President Trump and the North Korean leader. In a tweet on Friday, the president said Kim Jong Un "will be tested as never before!"
After Trump's U.N. Speech, Some Senators Look To Reinforce War Powers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker says his committee is considering narrowing the president's ability to launch wars without congressional approval.