By Luisa Kenausis, Scoville Fellow In U.S. military lingo, a “broken arrow” refers to a incident involving the loss of a nuclear weapon. Here, we’re bringing you the nuclear weapons news that’s been ‘lost’ in the last week. China Amid military, economic tensions, Defense Secretary Mattis visits Beijing Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis arrived in […]
Broken Arrow News: Week of June 17
By Luisa Kenausis, Scoville Fellow In U.S. military lingo, a “broken arrow” refers to a incident involving the loss of a nuclear weapon. Here, we’re bringing you the nuclear weapons news that’s been ‘lost’ in the last week. China China announces that it has conducted more than 30 anti-aircraft drills in South China Sea On […]
Broken Arrow News: Week of June 10
By Luisa Kenausis, Scoville Fellow In U.S. military lingo, a “broken arrow” refers to a incident involving the loss of a nuclear weapon. Here, we’re bringing you the nuclear weapons news that’s been ‘lost’ in the last week. China Showdown in the South China Sea: United States flies nuclear-capable bombers In the tense South China […]
Broken Arrow News: China, India and Pakistan
By Luisa Kenausis, Scoville Fellow There’s a lot going on in nuclear weapons news, all around the world. It’s already a challenge to stay on top of the daily headlines about North Korea and Iran. To help you stay up-to-date on nuclear issues everywhere else, we at the Center are starting up Broken Arrow News: a weekly […]
Fact Sheet: Multiple Independently-targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV)
Updated March 2021 Multiple Independently-targetable Reentry Vehicles (MIRVs) were originally developed in the early 1960s to permit a missile to deliver multiple nuclear warheads to different targets. In contrast to a traditional missile, which carries one warhead, MIRVs can carry multiple warheads. For instance, a Russian MIRVed missile under development may be able to carry […]