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Iran Tested Advanced Nuke Warhead Technology

Kevin Spak — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:12:35 CST

Iran has tested nuclear warhead technology so advanced that its very existence is an official secret in the US and Britain, according to a report from the UN’s nuclear watchdog group, the International Atomic Energy Agency. The dossier, obtained by the Guardian , says Iran has tested the high-explosive components of...

Are Cold War's Lost Nukes Still Ticking?

Rob Quinn — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:20:42 CST

Dozens of American A-bombs lost in Cold War accidents are corroding around the world, Der Spiegel reports. The US admits to misplacing 11, but German nuclear expert Otfried Nassauer says up to 50 went down, mostly in plane crashes. Bombers either collided with tanker planes or, short on fuel, plunged...

Nukes Go Missing in Mix-Up

Jason Farago — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:50:49 CDT

Five nuclear warheads were briefly unaccounted for last week, the Military Times reports, when the warheads were not removed from missiles carried by a B-52 bomber prior to its flight from North Dakota to Louisiana. Though the weapons were in Air Force control at all times and there was no...