Sentences with phrase «developing nuclear warheads»

There are widespread fears that North Korea is in the latter stages of developing nuclear warheads that could be attached to its ballistic missiles and aimed at the U.S. and its allies.

The exchange followed a Washington Post report, citing a Defense Intelligence Agency analysis, that Pyongyang successfully developed a nuclear warhead to use on its missiles.

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«Russia is developing and deploying new nuclear warheads and launchers,» the leaked review says, adding that these systems include «a new intercontinental, nuclear - armed, undersea autonomous torpedo.»

There is intelligence suggesting that Iran has worked on weapon designs, but not that it has developed a delivery system for any potential nuclear warhead.

This explained that there is no programme to develop a new UK nuclear warhead but referred to the work currently being undertaken to inform decisions, likely to be taken in the next parliament, on whether and how we may need to refurbish or replace our current warhead.»

The bill for replacing the Trident nuclear deterrent has already reached # 3bn after it emerged the UK has been developing a more destructive warhead.

So if we choose, to go in the direction of a new nuclear warhead, we may find ourselves with adversaries who have also chosen to go ahead and develop their own nuclear weapons.

China's nuclear test last week probably signals an attempt to develop a new generation of smaller warheads, according to a dissident Chinese weapons scientist.