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Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsOpinion

How nuclear submarines could pave the way for nuclear weapons in South Korea

In a region already bristling with all types of nuclear weapons, bestowing latent nuclear-weapon-state status upon South Korea is needlessly destabilizing.
Opinion
Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsOpinion

Nuclear power’s role in Japan is fading. The myths of reactor safety and energy needs can’t change that reality

Japan's government continues to avoid confronting the difficult reality of nuclear power. But this doesn't mean the myths of inherent safety and absolute necessity of reactors can go on forever.

First picture of 'full of courage' British soldier who was killed in Ukraine accident

Sir Keir Starmer led tributes to Lance Corporal George Hooley, 28, a paratrooper who was killed in a ’tragic accident’ on ...
WFMZ-TV

How South Korea Can Acquire Nuclear-Powered Submarines

President Trump’s announcement approving South Korea’s pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs), followed by the U.S.–ROK Fact Sheet that explicitly affirms American support for Korea’s ...
National Security Journal on MSN

A Russian nuclear submarine did the unthinkable: It sank twice

The 1983 sinking of Soviet nuclear submarine K-429 was less a freak accident than a case study in naval malpractice. -Ordered ...
National Security Journal on MSN

‘Captain, you are relieved of duty’: A US Navy nuclear attack submarine ran aground

In October 2003, the nuclear-powered USS Hartford ran aground leaving La Maddalena, causing roughly $9 million in damage to her rudders, sonar dome, and electronics. -No one was hurt and the reactor ...
Center for International Maritime Security

The Optimum Pathway for Building Nuclear Submarines with South Korea and Japan

Riding a wave of success during his Asia tour, President Donald Trump triumphantly announced the U.S. would be working with South Korea to build nuclear submarines. 1 To those familiar with the AUKUS ...
The Diplomat

Former Defense Minister Nakatani Says Japan’s Next Submarine ‘Will Eventually Need Nuclear Propulsion’

If Tokyo acquires nuclear-powered subs, it would be a significant strategic shift for the only nation to have suffered atomic bombings. In this May 31, 2025 file photo, Japan’s then-Defense Minister ...
The New York Times

U.S. Nuclear Arms Chief Warns Against Leaks of Secret Information

The email sent to atom bomb officials by Brandon Williams highlights the managerial challenge faced by the former one-term congressman. By William J. Broad Brandon M. Williams was just weeks into his ...
Newsweek

Major Milestone for US Navy’s Future Nuclear-Armed Submarine

The United States has reached a milestone in building the Navy's first next-generation submarine equipped with nuclear missiles as it races to modernize its air-, land- and sea-based strategic forces ...
Foreign Policy

The Inevitable Logic of a Japanese Nuclear Weapon

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Interesting Engineering

Nose of 20,800-ton US Navy nuclear missile submarine heads for final assembly

An artist rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.US Navy The bow section of the US Navy’s first future ballistic-missile submarine, USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826), ...