Finnish lawmakers voted to lift the country's ban on nuclear weapons but the government has said it has no plans to host the weapons of mass destruction at this time

The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) was expected last year but may not be published until July - experts warn the UK needs significant spending to close big holes in its defence

An official from the Trump administration has issued an ultimatum to Iran that it will not receive much if it does not forgo its resources that could be used to develop nuclear weapons

A time traveller is claiming to show the detritus of a failed war in eerie videos of 2050 with abandoned airfields, rusted landmarks, and no human being in sight.

For years, the public had no idea it even existed.

A security expert has issued a stark nuclear attack survival warning for residents in four UK areas, criticising the government's lack of official guidance on nuclear attack preparedness as Britain bolsters support for Gulf allies

On Monday, Iran was nominated to the vice-presidency of the UN's month-long review conference on the global nuclear non-proliferation treaty, better known as the NPT.

Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN's atomic agency, has expressed concern over talk of 'friendly nuclear proliferation' in 'a few important countries'

US theoretical physicist David Gross has shared a bleak outlook for the planet, highlighting the possibility of nuclear war and the inexorable rise of artificial intelligence

North Korea has a flag, a military, nuclear weapons, and a UN seat. But Jonathan Cheng says we fundamentally misread it if we don't see it for what it is: a religious society.

The Kim cult has outlasted Stalin' s, outlasted Mao 's, and is now in its third generation without any meaningful sign of fracture. The nukes protect against external threats. The cult handles…

North Korea has nuclear weapons, a succession plan hiding in plain sight, and a personality cult that has outlasted Stalin's and Mao's combined. Wall Street Journal's Beijing bureau chief Jonathan Cheng argues the world keeps misreading Pyongyang because it insists on reducing it to an authoritarian state.

North Korea is also a religious society, built on a divine rule centered…

The Kim dynasty has outlasted every threat for 80 years. Wall Street Journal's Jonathan Cheng explains how, and why the Iran war just made Kim Jong Un seem untouchable.

North Korea has nuclear weapons, a succession plan hiding in plain sight, and a personality cult that has outlasted Stalin's and Mao's combined. Wall Street Journal's Beijing bureau chief Jonathan Cheng argues the…

The worst nuclear accident in history happened at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant 40 years ago this month.

The advancement in North Korean nuclear weapons comes at a time when the topic of nuclear warfare is rife amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East over nuclear capabilities

A Royal Navy nuclear submariner has opened up about the "strangest" part of spending months underwater

A Royal Navy nuclear submariner has opened up about the "strangest" part of spending months underwater

The world is wondering what could happen next after negotiations between the US and Iran in Pakistan ended with vice president JD Vance heading home empty-handed

A chilling nuclear war map reveals the devastating impact strikes would have on British cities including Cambridge and Oxford

The UK government has a secret nuclear bunker deep beneath the Ministry of Defence's HQ in London - but only a select few will be allowed inside the clandestine facility in case of a nuclear attack.

When you have a new ICBM, you need a place to keep it, so Northrop Grumman is building a prototype silo for the US Air Force to house its next-generation LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear missile that will replace the Cold War Minuteman III.

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UK government issues nuclear attack survival advice as historian warns Britain is 'not prepared' for threats from Iran - and Downing Street finalises new defence plan

The Foreign Secretary has warned Tehran against targeting the UK, as advice is issued on what to do within 24 hours of a nuclear blast

Iran has previously stated it had unilaterally limited the range of its missiles to 2,000km. But military experts were spooked by Iran launching two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) towards Diego Garcia, a joint US-UK base in the Indian Ocean, about 4,000kms from any Iranian launchpad.

With global tensions rising and multiple conflicts involving nuclear-armed countries, a nuclear science professor has shared crucial preparedness advice in case of a nuclear strike.

With global tensions rising and multiple conflicts involving nuclear-armed countries, a nuclear science professor has shared crucial preparedness advice in case of a nuclear strike.

A security expert has urged every UK household to get a plastic bag now as he called out the "lack of official guidance" on what to do if atom bombs drop as UK steps up support for Gulf partners

A security expert has urged every UK household to get a plastic bag now as he called out the "lack of official guidance" on what to do if atom bombs drop as UK steps up support for Gulf partners

A security expert has warned Brits to go underground in tube stations, cellars or under the stairs for 72 hours if nuclear bombs drop, as claims emerge the UK is not prepared for an attack

A security expert has warned Brits to go underground in tube stations, cellars or under the stairs for 72 hours if nuclear bombs drop, as claims emerge the UK is not prepared for an attack

A Spanish farmer witnessed a US nuclear bomb fall into his tomato field in 1966 after a B-52 bomber collided with a refuelling craft over Palomares - one of 32 documented Broken Arrow incidents with six nuclear warheads still unaccounted for