Nuclear Weapons Resources

Could terrorists obtain nuclear weapons?

If one nuclear weapon exploded above downtown Denver, some 60,000 people would die within hours, and an equal number would be seriously injured.

An accidental Russian launch against one—or more—US cities remains a real threat.

Over the next several years, the U.S. government must make critical decisions about the future of the nation's nuclear weapons complex.

This factsheet outlines the Bush administration's funding request to develop a space-based missile defense system.

Space debris is any human-made object in orbit that no longer serves a useful purpose. It includes defunct satellites, discarded equipment and rocket stages, and fragments from the breakup of satellites and rocket stages.

Over the next several decades, the so-called Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program would redesign and replace the entire U.S. nuclear arsenal with new warheads.

U.S. government assessments of China's military prowess are sometimes based upon shaky sources.

An introduction to space weapons uses and policy issues.

Fact Sheet discusses objects in space. Satellites by country, industry, orbit and more.

A workshop of technical experts discussed the Department of Energy's plans to replace existing warheads in the U.S. nuclear stockpile with new warheads developed under the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program.

An analysis of a March 2005 report by the U.S. National Air and Space Intelligence Center