List of Weapons articles
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Russian President Vladimir Putin reviews an honor guard of the presidential regiment following his inauguration ceremony at Sobornaya Square in Moscow. Putin Begins Fifth Term With Nuclear Drills
The Russian leader was sworn in amid spiraling tensions with the West.
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Cars pass a billboard depicting Iranian ballistic missiles on Valiasr Square in central Tehran on April 15. How Iran’s Attack Could Change Israel’s Strategy
The April 14 missile barrage showed Israel that it cannot prevail against Iran on its own.
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Ukrainian soldiers fire at the enemy near the town of Kupyansk, Kharkiv region. How Kyiv Plans to Use American Aid
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba joins FP Live for a wide-ranging discussion.
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A man stands in the center of a busy ammunition factory packaging workfloor, surrounded by equipment and neatly stacked shells as he grabs a 155 mm howitzer shell from a set stacked vertically. The shells are high enough to come up to the man's waist. He wears a T-shirt, gloves, baseball cap, and protective goggles. The U.S. Munitions Deficit Is a Political Problem
Just three U.S. states receive one-third of all defense contract awards.
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Ukrainian service members fire at Russian positions on March 27, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine Is Still Outgunned by Russia
Even with the approval of new U.S. aid, most of the artillery Ukraine needs won’t get to the front until next year.
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A man walks past a banner depicting Iranian missiles along a street in Tehran on April 19. The Iran-Israel War Is Just Getting Started
As long as the two countries remain engaged in conflict, they will trade blows—no matter what their allies counsel.
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Iranians visit Azadi Square in Tehran. Iran’s Nuclear Crisis Has No Military Solution
Whether Tehran weaponizes its program remains tied to threat perceptions by political leadership.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pauses after drawing a red line on a graphic of a bomb while discussing Iran during an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Netanyahu Wants War With Iran. Biden Can Prevent It.
Past U.S. presidents rejected Israel’s push to strike Tehran, but Biden is falling into his trap.
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North Koreans stand next to a banner that reads “Tens of millions of people pledge to defy death for defending country!” as they attend a mass rally to mark the “Day of Struggle Against U.S. imperialism” in Pyongyang on June 25, 2023. North Korea Is Ghosting the Biden Administration
Experts say it’s a question of when, not if, Pyongyang will carry out its seventh nuclear weapons test.
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Drone operators for the Ukrainian army train not far from the front line in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Ukraine’s Cheap Drones Are Decimating Russia’s Tanks
But experts say they’re not a long-term solution to a lack of artillery rounds.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony to mark the delivery of nuclear fuel to Turkey's first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu, via a video link from Moscow. Did Russia Come Close to Using a Nuclear Device in 2022?
CNN reporter Jim Sciutto on the return of great-power conflict.
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Joe Biden's face is in front of a blurred American flag. Whatever Happened to Biden’s Iran Policy?
Washington now has to treat Tehran as a de facto nuclear power.
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A man seen from behind stands on grass with his arms outstretched to the sky. Above his head on a blue sky is a hovering drone. Technology Alone Won’t Break the Stalemate in Ukraine
Kyiv’s Western backers need to grasp that drones are no substitute for a capable fighting force.
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This photo from 2020 shows then-U.S. President Donald Trump with his mouth open as he speaks to members of the press behind the camera. Both of Trump's hands are raised, fingers splayed, and he squints at the sun. Trees in the White House lawn and the back of the buildings itself are visible in the background behind him. There’s Nothing Between an Unstable President and the Nuclear Button
It’s past time to put legal guardrails in place to prevent catastrophe.
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Cillian Murphy, the actor who plays Oppenheimer, walks down a hallway surrounded by photographers in a black and white film still. Nuclear Fatalism in ‘Oppenheimer’ Is a Dead End
The Oscar-winning film leaves out Oppenheimer's hopes for nuclear containment.
