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Feb- 2026 -

17 February

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 452nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port Flight at March Air Reserve Base, California, support loading operations of a next-generation nuclear reactor onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of Operation Windlord Feb. 15, 2026. The mission was conducted in coordination with Airmen from the 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, and the 62nd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The aircraft transported the reactor to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in support of a Department of War and Department of Energy partnership focused on nuclear energy testing and evaluation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wendy Day)

Pentagon Airlifts Microreactor to Utah in First C-17 Nuclear Transport

The US Department of Defense has airlifted a compact nuclear reactor from California to Utah, marking the first time a C-17 military transport aircraft has transported a nuclear microreactor.

16 February

Middle East

Iranians pass by the anti-American murals painted on the walls of the former embassy of the US in Tehran, Iran on April 16, 2025.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Military Draws Up Plans for Extended Operations in Iran: Report

The US military is reviewing plans for a potential weeks-long campaign against Iran if President Trump authorizes military action.

15 February

Nuclear

An Iranian flag fluttering at an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic next to a surface-to-surface Qiam-1 (Rising) missile

Staff Writer With AFP

Swiss Say Oman to Host US-Iran Talks in Geneva Next Week

Switzerland said Saturday that Oman would host talks between the United States and Iran in Geneva next week, with Washington pushing Tehran to make a deal to limit its nuclear program.

6 February

Nuclear

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia, US Agreed That Renewing Nuclear Talks Necessary: Kremlin

Russia and the US agree that it is necessary to renew nuclear talks, after the last treaty limiting Moscow's and Washington's arsenals ended.

5 February

Space

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Australia Builds Next-Gen Nuclear Battery With 3D Printing

Australia is moving to crack one of the toughest challenges in space and defense operations: delivering sustainable power for years without refueling, maintenance, or reliance on solar energy.

5 February

Nuclear

Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile

Staff Writer With AFP

NATO Calls for ‘Restraint’ as Last US-Russia Nuclear Treaty Expires

NATO urged "responsibility and restraint" as the treaty between the US and Russia imposing limits on their nuclear arsenals expired.

Jan- 2026 -

30 January

Commentary

NATO special operations forces conduct a nighttime training exercise during Exercise Nighthawk 21, moving along an industrial platform under red lighting.

Jerome Enriquez John

Why Nuclear Deterrence No Longer Secures Europe

As Europe’s security threats shift toward hybrid warfare and strategic ambiguity, reliance on nuclear deterrence alone is proving increasingly inadequate.

9 January

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New AI System Takes Aim at Nuclear Radiation Safety Gaps

RADIANT is a next-gen AI system that uses real-time guidance in high-risk nuclear and radiological environments, extracts and interprets complex nuclear and health physics data, operates on small devices.

Dec- 2025 -

12 December

Technology

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Sandia’s New Supercomputer Aims to Reshape US Nuclear Simulations

Sandia National Laboratories introduced a supercomputer that breaks from traditional data processing by analyzing code on the fly

1 December

Nuclear

Staff Writer With AFP

Niger Says Putting Its Uranium on International Market

Niger's military regime on Sunday announced it was putting uranium produced by Somair -- a subsidiary of French giant Orana before the regime nationalized it in June -- on the international market.

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