'We were scared': Man recalls the night he nearly launched a nuclear missile

In 1974, Lt. Colonel Randall Lanning manned the launch controls that could deploy nuclear weapons in the event of a Soviet attack. He looks back at one night that's still etched in his memory.
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What really happens if North Korea launches a nuclear missile

If North Korea launched a nuclear missile, the United States would have minutes to react. Infrared satellites would detect the launch, radar systems would track it, and a network of missile defenses ...

Last nuclear weapons limits expired – pushing world toward new arms race

The expiration of the New START treaty has the US and Russia poised to increase the number of their deployed strategic ...

North Korea rolls out 50 nuclear-capable rocket launchers in rare mass display

The images are meant to send a blunt message about how Pyongyang plans to fight a regional war, not a distant one.