The U.S. has an estimated 200 tactical nuclear weapons, with roughly half deployed in Europe. The U.S. is believed to have around 100 tactical bombs deployed in five NATO countries on the continent, including in Turkey, Germany and Belgium.

The incident is the most recent in a wave of drone incursions that has plagued more than a handful of European countries since the fall. The peak of aerial intrusions happened between Sept. 20 and Oct. 5, during which a significant burst of activity was reported primarily in Denmark, Norway, Germany and Belgium.

The emerging, yet mysterious Chinese H-20 stealth bomber is very much on the Pentagon radar, as it is expected to arrive within a few years as a rival to the US B-21 and bring unprecedented ranges and nuclear-capable, high-altitude broadband stealth to the ...

Again and again, the Russian president’s campaign of nuclear intimidation against Europe and NATO rings hollow.

A swarm of Russian drones flies into Poland in what officials there regard as a deliberate provocation. NATO responds by bolstering the alliance’s air defenses on its eastern flank. Moscow showcases its conventional and nuclear military might in long ...

August 30, 2025: The U.S. and South Korea are once again publicly considering deploying a small number of U.S. air-delivered nuclear bombs (non-strategic tactical nukes) on South Korean territory. Advocates contend that forward-deploying low-yield tactical ...

On October 24, 1991, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine declared the state's nuclear-free status, although it was the third most powerful nuclear state in the world