An unarmed Trident II D5 Life Extension missile launches from an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine off the coast of Florida during a planned test event from Sept. 17-21. (U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy carried out four scheduled missile tests of a nuclear ...

The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile will take flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Top pick to lead U.S. Strategic Command said he would provide his best military advice as the president pushes to restart nuclear weapons testing.

Lockheed Martin has secured a potential $110.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification from the U.S. Navy for the procurement of Trident II D5 missile and deployed systems support. Join the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Navy Summit on Aug. 26 to ...

Newsweek has broken down how Moscow, Beijing, London, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Paris would be affected if any of these cities were targeted by a W88 exploding in an airburst, according to NUKEMAP, a resource created by by Alex Wellerstein, a professor and historian of nuclear technology.

The Trident II D5LE has an unclassified range of over 7,500 miles and can reach speeds of up to Mach 24. Last week, a Navy ballistic missile submarine tested the US military’s nuclear deterrence capabilities by launching four unarmed Trident II D5LE ...