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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and US Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey on board a C-17 cargo plane that transported Valar Atomics' Ward nuclear microreactor from March Air Force Base in California to Hill Air Force Base in Utah, at the Hill Air Force Base in Utah on February 15, 2026. (REUTERS/Valerie Volcovici)
February 17, 2026, 2:50 am
US conducts 1st air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show tech’s viability
Device flown on cargo plane from California to Utah to demonstrate potential to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use
By Valerie Volcovici
Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman speaks during the annual Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 29, 2024. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP)
April 13, 2025, 5:08 pm
US and Saudis to ink nuclear cooperation agreement; no mention of Israel normalization
Visiting Riyadh, American energy secretary says deal will help develop Saudi Arabia’s civilian nuclear capabilities
By Pesha Magid
Iran's domestically built centrifuges are displayed in an exhibition of the country's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran, February 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
December 7, 2024, 6:54 pm
US increasingly worried that Iran is poised to build nukes, intel report says
Document says Tehran not currently building an atomic weapon, but uranium enrichment levels are near weapons-grade, existing stockpiles are enough for over a dozen nuclear warheads
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), attends the IAEA's Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on September 9, 2024. (Joe Klamar / AFP)
September 25, 2024, 7:34 pm
IAEA chief: ‘Ship has sailed’ on Iran reversing ban on uranium enrichment inspectors
Rafael Grossi seeks meeting in Iran next month with new President Masoud Pezeshkian in attempt to resolve stand off over nuclear activity
By John Irish
In this March 30, 2005, file photo, an Iranian security official in protective clothing walks through part of the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
June 3, 2024, 9:48 am
At UN nuclear meeting, European powers seek to censure Iran for lack of cooperation
Draft resolution demands Iran readmit IAEA inspectors, restore camera surveillance at nuclear sites; diplomats say US opposes action, seeking to avoid tensions before Nov. election
By AFP and ToI Staff
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks by video to the Lowy Institute international think tank located in Sydney, Australia, October 6, 2022 (Screen capture used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 6, 2022, 3:06 pm
Zelensky says Putin wouldn’t survive nuclear strike on Ukraine
Ukrainian president claims Russian president would be ‘unable… to preserve… his life’ if he carries out threatened attack
By Rod McGuirk
Pages from the affidavit by the FBI in support of obtaining a search warrant for former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate are photographed Friday, August 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
September 7, 2022, 5:48 am
Intel on foreign nation’s nuclear capabilities found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago — report
Top secret document describing defenses of country, unnamed in report, among cache of classified documents seized by FBI in raid of former US president’s home
By AFP
In this photo from November 30, 2018, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman adjusts his robe as leaders gather for the group at the G20 Leader's Summit at the Costa Salguero Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)
March 28, 2019, 11:33 pm
US approves deal to share nuclear tech with Saudi Arabia
Lawmakers from both parties push back against decision, pointing to killing of Jamal Khashoggi and possibility kingdom could use technology to produce weapons
By Matthew Daly
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January 19, 2018, 2:50 pm
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A US Air Force B-52 bomber flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, January 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
October 23, 2017, 9:32 am
US said to ready nukes amid war of words with North Korea
B-52 bombers outfitted with nuclear missiles for first time since Cold War, report says; US general: ‘The world is a dangerous place’
By Sue Surkes
Unidentified missiles and mobile launchers make their way through Kim Il-Sung square during a military parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / ED JONES)
April 15, 2017, 2:58 pm
North Korea may have displayed new ICBM, analysts say
At grandiose military parade in Pyongyang, four huge green missiles catch the attention of weapons specialists
By AFP
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un waves from a balcony of the Grand People's Study house following a military parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung, in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / ED JONES)
April 15, 2017, 6:50 am
Kim aide warns of possible ‘all-out war’ and ‘nuclear attacks’
As tensions mount with Washington, North Korean dictator oversees display of military strength
By Sebastien BERGER
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, February 15, 2017. (AFP/Saul Loeb)
February 24, 2017, 12:36 pm
Trump clarifies: ‘I like the two-state solution,’ but it’s up to the two sides to decide
President, in Reuters interview, elaborates, a little, on his preferred formula for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, February 23, 2017 (AFP/Saul Loeb)
February 24, 2017, 5:22 am
Trump vows to keep US nuclear arsenal at ‘top of the pack’
President says he will not allow America to fall behind others; states preference for 2-state solution but will agree to what sides deem best
By ToI Staff
President-elect Donald Trump waves to members of the media after a meeting with admirals and generals from the Pentagon at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
December 22, 2016, 8:58 pm
Trump calls to ‘greatly strengthen’ US nuclear capability
President-elect says atomic power must be expanded until rest of world ‘comes to its senses regarding nukes’
By Jonathan Lemire and Julie Pace
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