Latest Weapons testing News

Putin touts Russia's new missile and delivers a menacing warning to NATO

Nov. 21, 2024 15:42 PM EST

The new ballistic missile fired by Russia struck a military-industrial facility in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, but its real mission was delivering a deadly new message to NATO. Hours after Thursday's strike touched off a debate over whether the Ukrainian plant was hit by an...

South Korean military says North Korea appears poised to conduct nuclear and ICBM tests

Oct. 30, 2024 07:49 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military intelligence agency told lawmakers Wednesday that North Korea has likely completed preparations for its seventh nuclear test and is close to test-firing a long-range missile capable of reaching the United States. In a closed-door...

With brain injuries a growing problem, the US military tests how to protect troops from blasts

Oct. 19, 2024 08:25 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The blast shook the ground and its red flash of fire covered the doorway as U.S. special operations forces blew open a door during a recent training exercise. Moments later, in their next attempt, the boom was noticeably suppressed and the blaze a bit smaller,...

Kazakhstan faces up to the legacy of Soviet weapons testing in a vote on nuclear power

Oct. 06, 2024 10:28 AM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Polls are open in Kazakhstan Sunday for a landmark referendum on building the country’s first nuclear power plant, confronting the country's painful legacy as a testing ground for Soviet nuclear weapons. The proposal is backed by the government and President...

North Korea's Kim threatens to destroy South Korea with nuclear strikes if provoked

Oct. 03, 2024 22:40 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to use nuclear weapons and destroy South Korea permanently if provoked, state media reported Friday, after the South’s leader warned that Kim’s regime would collapse if he attempted to use nuclear arms. The...