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ICBM

China’s openness about its latest nuclear missile test shows growing confidence vis-à-vis the United States

By Hui Zhang | Nuclear Weapons

A game plan for dealing with the costly Sentinel missile and future nuclear challenges

By Stephen J. Cimbala, Lawrence J. Korb | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Congress will hold a hearing about the Sentinel missile’s exploding budget, but is it too little, too late?

By Chloe Shrager | Nuclear Weapons

Can minimum deterrence save nuclear arms control?

By Stephen J. Cimbala, Lawrence J. Korb | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Artist's concept shows future ICBM blasting into sky

Another reason to cancel the Sentinel missile: the rising cost of its nuclear warhead

By Stephen Young | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

What India’s MIRV test adds to the ‘strategic trilemma’ in South Asia

By Huma Rehman | Nuclear Weapons

Artist's concept shows future ICBM blasting into sky

Rethinking the US strategic triad: When it comes to nuclear platforms, how many are enough?

By Stephen J. Cimbala, Lawrence J. Korb | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

ICBM test launch

The Christmas carol and the Cuban Missile Crisis

By Reba A. Wissner | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

night-time test launch of Minuteman ICBM with silhouettes of crowd

Nuclear Notebook: The long view—Strategic arms control after the New START Treaty

By Jessica Rogers, Matt Korda, Hans M. Kristensen | Nuclear Notebook, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Biden’s nuclear posture review maintains nuclear status quo

By Emma Claire Foley | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Making sense of North Korea’s recent ICBM and (possible) nuclear tests

By Seiyeon Ji, Victor Cha | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

North Korea’s state television released a propaganda video about its recent missile launch featuring Kim Jong Un. Screenshot accessed via Korea Now, the official YouTube Channel of the Yonhap News Agency, from the embedded video below. Yonhap is funded in whole or in part by the Korean government.

North Korea tests a banned missile—and glamorizes nuclear weapons

By Susan D’Agostino | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons