Nuclear Weapons

U.S. Strategic Command recently passed the leadership role in counter-proliferation to SOCOM.

The Pentagon said U.S. defenses can handle Vladimir Putin's new nuclear weapons.

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The U.S. could put nuclear cruise missiles aboard Zumwalt-class Navy destroyers.

At no point did the Chinese have the president's 'nuclear football' in their possession or even touch the briefcase.

Mattis said he was once a skeptic about maintaining ICBMs in the nuclear triad, but he has changed his mind.

Defense Secretary Mattis said new low-yield nuclear weapons would be bargaining chips for arms deals.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will brief lawmakers Tuesday on the overhaul of U.S. strategies against major threats.

The Nuclear Posture Review also projected development of new low-yield warheads for ballistic missiles on submarines.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis again pushed diplomacy as the solution to the North Korea crisis.