When the Cold War ended in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union, it greatly reduced the threat of global nuclear war.

The British navy suffered an embarrassing flop after a failed test launch of a Trident nuclear missile was revealed. The Sun newspaper, which first reported the failure, quoted an unnamed source ...

The test firing of a Trident missile from a Royal Navy submarine has failed, for the second time in a row. The latest test of the UK's nuclear deterrent was from HMS Vanguard and was seen by ...

Here’s What You Want to Know: The Navy is working with Lockheed on a number of key technical upgrades to both modernize and sustain the nuclear weapon. This has ...

While the Navy may ultimately engineer a replacement for its 1980s era Trident II D5, the missile is being modernized with improved electronics, firing circuitry and targeting technology to arm ...

Essentially, the US's latest update to its Trident missiles aboard US Navy submarines ensures that each and every single missile will explode at precisely the right moment to devastate any target.

Essentially, the US's latest update to its Trident missiles aboard US Navy submarines ensures that each and every single missile will explode at precisely the right moment to devastate any target.

The SSBN’s strategic weapon is the Trident II D5 missile, which provides increased range and accuracy over the now out-of-service Trident I C4 missile. SSBNs are specifically designed for ...

Mr. President, the sea-launched nuclear cruise missile is unnecessary, costly, and makes the job of rebuilding our military ...

Fears of an accidental nuclear weapons launch have re-emerged after the test firing of a Trident missile from a Royal Navy submarine failed for the second time in a row. The failure came days ...