Instead, Trump’s order demands the deployment of “space-based interceptors” — a web of satellites, some equipped with lasers. It then calls for the development of another layer of lower-altitude interceptors if the lasers fail.

The jury is still out on what Donald Trump’s second term will mean for nuclear power, but the potential implications are profound both for the US and beyond.

With the Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight, experts urge us all to reengage with nuclear security issues.

The announcement comes as the power giant tries to expand renewables, gas and nuclear at the dawn of President Donald Trump's second term.

Brandon Williams served aboard a nuclear submarine and represented a New York congressional district for one term, but has said little about his experience in the management of atomic weapons.

Marc Andreessen, the prolific venture capitalist known for backing Facebook, GitHub, Pinterest and Twitter in their early days, has declared nuclear the “silver bullet for virtually unlimited zero-emissions energy today”. His fund, Andreesen Horowitz, has invested in micro-reactor firm Radiant Nuclear.

If President Donald Trump’s personnel moves are any tell, he may come out of the gate toward Iran with a tone that is more diplomatic than combative.

Nuclear energy stocks roared higher Thursday, extending gains earlier in the week amid expectations of growing energy demand driven by AI after President Trump announced a $500 billion AI infrastructure project.

Good afternoon and Happy Friday, readers! As President Donald Trump left Washington, D.C., for his first presidential trip to North Carolina and California today, the nation’s capital gave a warm welcome to two giant pandas from China that made their debut at the Smithsonian National Zoo.

North Korea defended its right to maintain a nuclear weapons program at a United Nations disarmament conference held shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump referred to the North as a "nuclear power.