Naveed Jamali is the first and only journalist to document all three legs of the U.S. nuclear triad. He is a Navy veteran and former member of the U.S. intelligence community, and the host of Newsweek’s Unconventional.

With a new Netflix film dealing with the threat of nuclear war, take a look at the history of missile silos in north central Kansas.

Energy Secretary Christopher Wright clarifies U.S. nuclear testing plans, confirming no explosive detonations but systems testing of weapons components instead.

If Trump is referring to the United States' roughly $1 trillion program to modernize its nuclear arsenal, then he seems to be oblivious that this plan was initiated during President Barack Obama's administration, is ongoing and will take a couple of decades to complete.

The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a speed of Mach 23 and a range of 10,000km – the "old man" of the US arsenal – has just "showed off its muscles" through the latest test at Vandenberg.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s vaguely worded promise last week to start testing the country’s nuclear weapons on an “equal basis” with Russia and China has sparked fears that the United States will fuel a renewed nuclear arms race.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the testing ordered up in a surprise announcement by President Trump last week would focus on “the other parts” of nuclear weaponry.

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MANUEL BALCE CENETA Associated Press ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump declined to say Friday whether he plans to resume underground nuclear detonation tests,