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Underground Nuclear Tests Can Now Be Detected 99 Percent of the Time

Since the first detonation of an atomic bomb in 1945, more than 2,000 nuclear weapons tests have been conducted by eight countries: the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, and North Korea. Groups such as the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization are constantly on the lookout for new tests. However, ...

Troy Oakes

A nuclear blast.

Pentagon Report Warns China Is Boosting Nuclear Capabilities

A new report by the U.S. Defense Department has warned that China will be doubling its nuclear warheads and boosting its nuclear capabilities over the next 10 years while also expanding the various ways of deploying those weapons. The report, titled “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China — 2020,” was presented ...

Nspirement Staff

China's nuclear weapons in a parade.