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20 July

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends the National Shinkin Bank (credit union) Convention in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, Japan on June 24, 2026.

Japan Defense Chief Calls for Open Debate on Nuclear Deterrence

Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi has said the country should openly examine the place of nuclear deterrence in its security policy.

15 July

Northrop Grumman and government officials break ground on a new Sentinel missile facility in Utah

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Grumman Expands Utah Campus to Support US Sentinel Missile Program

Northrop Grumman has broken ground on a new facility in Roy, Utah, to expand work on the US Air Force's Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile that will replace Washington’s aging Minuteman III nuclear weapons.

13 July

Rojoef Manuel

Rolls-Royce Starts Reactor Plant Expansion for UK, Australian Nuclear Submarines

Rolls-Royce Submarines has begun construction on a major expansion of its Raynesway facility in Derby, England, to boost nuclear reactor production for British and Australian undersea warfare programs.

13 July

Christine Casimiro

Lockheed Martin Bags $850M US Navy Award to Support Trident II D5 Life Extension

Lockheed Martin is set to continue the design and development of the US Navy’s Trident II D5 life extension 2 program.

11 July

Military vehicles carrying HQ-9 medium- to long-range surface-to-air missiles march past the Tiananmen Rostrum during the military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, China, 3 September 2015. China has pledged to cut the number of troops in its army by 300,000, in an unexpected announcement made by Chinese president Xi Jinping on Thursday (3 September 2015). Xi disclosed the news during a speech made before the beginning of a huge military parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, held to mark the end of World War II and celebrate China's victory over Japan. Xi said that a 13% cut would be made in the country's 2.3 million-armed forces, stressing that China was committed to peace, although he gave no indication of when it would be implemented. "War is like a mirror," he said. "Looking at it helps us better understand the value of peace. China will remain committed to peaceful development. We Chinese love peace." China has cut the size of its military three times since the 1980s, according to media reports. (Photo by Ge jinfh / Imaginechina via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Pacific Islands Reject Missile Test in ‘Blue Continent’

Pacific Islands denounced China's ballistic missile test because they say it landed in the heart of their shared "blue continent."

8 July

Ethan M. Encarnacion

DARPA Backs Nuclear Waste-Powered Drone Battery for 30-Year Endurance

Specialists from the defense industry, academia, and government have joined forces to develop a next-gen battery that converts nuclear waste into electricity, potentially allowing drones and other defense systems to operate for decades without refueling.

7 July

Military trucks loaded with warheads capable of carrying a nuclear charge during a parade on Red Square in Moscow

Rojoef Manuel

Russia Puts Finland on Nuclear Target List After Weapons Law Change

Russia has added Finland to its list of potential nuclear targets after the Nordic country approved legislation allowing the import of nuclear weapons.

4 July

Lithuania President Gitanas Nauseda arriving at EU summit with blue background

Staff Writer With AFP

Lithuania Aims to Be ‘Part of Nuclear Deterrence’ Against Russia: President

Lithuania's president said his country wants to be integrated into Western nuclear deterrence against Russia as it moves to end a ban on atomic weapons deployment.

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29 June

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Debuts Nuclear Test Vehicle Shaped by AI and Supercomputers

A new 3D-printed flight-test vehicle from the US is built to capture the extreme heat and vibration experienced by a nuclear weapon as it travels toward its target.

23 June