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- 1Trump administration advances plan to turn weapons plutonium into reactor fuel●The # Trump admin is moving forward with a plan to provide Cold War-era # plutonium from dismantled # nuclear warheads t
The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan to supply plutonium harvested from dismantled Cold War-era nuclear warheads to companies that would convert the material into fuel for nuclear power plants. The proposal has generated debate and unease among experts and observers, who are weighing the potential energy benefits against concerns about handling such dangerous material.
- 2Nuclear weapons spending and modernisation rise in 2025▼A race run in the shadows. Nuclear weapons spending and modernisation in 2025
Global spending on nuclear arsenals is accelerating, with major powers investing heavily in modernising warheads, delivery systems and command infrastructure. Reporting highlights a quiet but broad competition, as states upgrade legacy systems and develop new capabilities largely outside public debate. Analysts warn the trend raises arms-race risks at a time of strained arms-control frameworks and heightened geopolitical tension.
- 3Western World's Key Strategic Nuclear Warhead Enters Full-Scale Development●Western World’s Most Critical Strategic Nuclear Warhead Enters Full-Scale Development
The most critical strategic nuclear warhead in the Western arsenal has moved into full-scale development, according to Military Watch Magazine. The milestone signals an acceleration in nuclear weapons modernisation programmes, with the warhead expected to underpin the West's strategic deterrent for decades ahead, drawing attention from defence analysts tracking global nuclear capabilities.
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The US Navy's W93/Mk7 nuclear warhead program has moved into a new development phase. The W93 is intended as a future replacement warhead for the Navy's submarine-launched ballistic missile arsenal. The milestone signals continued progress in the Pentagon and Department of Energy's long-term effort to modernize the US nuclear weapons stockpile, a costly and politically sensitive undertaking.
- 5Inside Sandia's Z machine: nuclear science meets clean energy▼Inside Sandia’s Z machine, where nuclear war meets clean energy
The Albuquerque Journal takes readers inside Sandia National Laboratories' Z machine in New Mexico, the world's most powerful pulsed-power facility. Originally built to study materials under nuclear weapons conditions, the device is now central to research on fusion energy, exploring how the same physics that powers warheads could one day deliver clean, abundant power.