Tag: Weapons manufacturing
Nonpartisan budget report says future nuke costs are rising
WASHINGTON — The projected cost of modernizing the U.S. nuclear force is escalating, including billions of dollars more to operate nuclear-armed submarines and to...
EXPLAINER: How did Hamas grow its arsenal to strike Israel?
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In this fourth war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, the Islamic militant group has fired more than 4,000...
UN experts: Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis
UNITED NATIONS — The head of a U.N. team investigating atrocities in Iraq announced Monday it has found “clear and compelling evidence” that Islamic...
UN official reports undeclared Syrian chemical warfare agent
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. disarmament chief reported the discovery of an undeclared chemical warfare agent at a Syrian site to a Security Council...
Iraq military: 4 rockets hit Iraqi air base, no casualties
BAGHDAD — Four Katyusha rockets hit an Iraqi military base that houses U.S. contractors Monday without causing any casualties, Iraq's military said in a...
US: Nuclear waste tank in Washington state may be leaking
SPOKANE, Wash. — An underground nuclear waste storage tank in Washington state that dates to World War II appears to be leaking contaminated liquid...
US lab looks to boost power supply ahead of nuclear mission
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. government plans to build a new transmission line and make other upgrades costing hundreds of million dollars to ensure...
Russia and West spar over vote to punish Syria over weapons
UNITED NATIONS — Russia sparred with the United States and its allies Tuesday over a vote later this month that could strip Syria of...
German court upholds Mexico weapons sale convictions
A German court on Thursday rejected appeals of the convictions of two former employees of gun-maker Heckler & Koch over their role in the...
UN renews mandate of North Korea experts, asks missile probe
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday to renew the mandate of U.N. experts monitoring sanctions against North Korea...