When Iran’s covert nuclear program came to international attention over two decades ago, Tehran insisted that its intentions were peaceful and that it had no plans to develop nuclear weapons.

For decades, Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been a source of concern for the US and its allies. The fear is that Tehran could eventually build an atomic weapon, an eventuality that Israel views as an ...

A fourth talk in the Great Decisions series at the Tahlequah Public Library focused on nuclear arms, and why leaders feel the need to build them. Dr. Denis Vovchenko, a professor of history at ...

Pakistan's primary motive for developing nuclear weapons was to counter India, but Islamabad's nuclear ambition under its architect and a prolific proliferator, Abdul Qadeer Khan, evolved it into an ...

During the Cold War, scientists developed a controversial nuclear weapon designed to change how nuclear warfare worked. The neutron bomb minimized blast damage while maximizing lethal neutron ...