Nuclear bomb

US Air Force orders 30,000-pound GBU-57 bunker busters as Iran tensions rise

After using 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOP) during Operation Midnight Hammer against Iranian nuclear facilities, the USAF needs to replenish its arsenal.

B-2 bomber drops a GBU-57 during a test
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (R) and Iranian Foreign Minster Abbas Araghchi (L) hold a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, January 30, 2026.

Turkey could join nuclear arms race if Iran acquires bomb, Hakan Fidan warns

 Russia's Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system unit drives in Red Square during a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025.

Barring last-minute nuclear deal, US and Russia teeter on brink of new arms race

 A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the US struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 22, 2025

‘All time is unredeemable’: A core, timely message for Israel - opinion


The Iran deal reversal: For Netanyahu, it was never really about security - opinion

Netanyahu managed to turn opposition to the nuclear agreement into a nearly mandatory standard for every Israeli politician.

 MIKE WALTZ, serving as US national security advisor, attends a meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office last month. Netanyahu is in a panic over Waltz’s removal from the position, says the writer.

'There’s not going to be a nuclear weapon in Iran,' Huckabee says

US Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff echoed similar sentiments in an interview with Breitbart on Friday.

 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee receives the United Hatzalah Lifesaving Award, at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, May 1, 2025.

Trump: I didn't stop Israel from attacking Iran's nuclear sites

In a TIME interview, Trump predicted Saudi Arabia would join the Abraham Accords and discussed the possibility of military action against Iran.

 U.S. President Donald Trump holds a letter from Britain's King Charles as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025.

This week in Jewish history: Atomic bombs and Masada under siege

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

 A cloud is seen over Hiroshima made by the firestorm formed following the dropping of the Little Boy atomic bomb on the Japanese city in what is the first use of nuclear weapons in war, on August 6, 1945.

Russland simuliert Einsatz taktischer Atomwaffen, wie sichergestellte Akten zeigen – Bericht

Von der Financial Times beschaffte und eingesehene Dokumente zeigen, dass Russland überwältigende Angriffe in Westeuropa plante, einschließlich des Einsatzes von Atomwaffen.

 Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin besichtigt die Teilchenbeschleuniger-Anlage NICA (Nuclotron-based ion collider) beim Besuch des Vereinigten Instituts für Kernforschung in der Stadt Dubna, Region Moskau, Russland, am 13. Juni 2024.

Russland simuliert taktische Atomwaffen Streik gegen der Westen, erholten Akten zeigt

Aus den Akten geht hervor, dass Russland weiterhin in der Lage ist, Atomwaffen auf Überwasserschiffen zu transportieren, was das Risiko einer Eskalation oder gar eines Unfalls erhöht.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin inspects the NICA Nuclotron-based ion collider facility as he visits the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Moscow region's city of Dubna, Russia June 13, 2024.

Iranian lawmaker: Time to match US, Israel's nuclear arsenal - analysis

Reporting on the comments by state media shows that Iranian institutions likely agree with his stance and want to highlight it.

 A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

Apartment sold at building in Tel Aviv with a ‘large nuclear bomb shelter’

Now, it seems that even those who plan to survive Israel’s potential first nuclear attack but don't have the budget for a private cottage with an nuclear bomb shelter can find a solution.

 Example of a JNF-USA beautified bomb shelter in Israel

Japan nuclear bomb survivors win Nobel Peace Prize

Nihon Hidankyo praised for efforts to achieve a nuclear-free world

 Koichi Kawano, a survivor of the atomic bombing in Nagasaki, speaks to the press after the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner was announced, in Nagasaki, Japan, August 11, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo.

Ex-CENTCOM chief: Lower Iranian officials can push nuke breakout without Khamenei - interview

Normalization with Saudis still possible, but Israel should swallow 2 state solution to avoid forever war.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, arrives at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this photo taken on August 17, 2021 and released by U.S. Navy on August 18, 2021.