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Jul- 2025 -31 JulyAmericas
Sandia Labs Unveils Mobile Vault for Nuclear Weapons Transport
US state-owned research and development center Sandia National Laboratories has produced a high-security vault supporting rapid transport of nuclear weapons between temporary and remote sites.
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30 JulyAmericas
US Nuclear Weapons Return to UK After 2008 Withdrawal: Reports
The US has reportedly transferred several B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bombs to the UK, more than 15 years after withdrawing them from British soil in 2008.
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20 JulyEurope
Iran Confirms Fresh Nuclear Talks With European Powers: State Media
Iran confirmed fresh talks with European powers to be held on Friday in Istanbul, the country's state media reported, the first since the United States attacked Iranian nuclear facilities a month ago.
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10 JulyEurope
UK, France to Enable ‘Coordinated’ Nuclear Deterrent
The UK and France will declare that the two nations' nuclear deterrents, while independent, can be co-ordinated and that they will jointly respond to any "extreme threat to Europe," both countries said Wednesday.
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Jun- 2025 -13 JuneArms
Nuclear States Spent $100 Billion on Weapons in 2024: ICAN
Nuclear-armed states spent more than $100 billion on their atomic arsenals last year, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, lamenting the lack of democratic oversight of such spending.
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2 JuneAir
UK Eyes US Fighter Jets Armed With Nuclear Bombs: Report
The UK is seeking to purchase fighter jets fitted with nuclear weapons to counter growing threats posed by Russia.
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May- 2025 -31 MayArms
Iran Accelerates Highly Enriched Uranium Production, But Deems Nuclear Weapons ‘Unacceptable’
Iran has further stepped up its production of highly enriched uranium, according to a confidential UN nuclear watchdog report, as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday that Tehran deems nuclear weapons "unacceptable."
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29 MayAir
France Gives Air Base $1.7 Billion Nuclear Facelift
In a sign of the growing security nerves in Europe, France has embarked on a $1.7 billion renovation of an air base in remote hills in the east of the country so it can handle nuclear-armed bombers.
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23 MayAmericas
Iran, US to Hold New Round of Nuclear Talks in Rome
Iranian and US negotiators meet in Rome on Friday for a fifth round of nuclear talks, after a public disagreement over Tehran's uranium enrichment.
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21 MayAmericas
US Produces First B61-13 Nuclear Bomb Ahead of Schedule
The US has completed assembly of its first B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb, almost a year ahead of its scheduled production and about two years after the program was launched.
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