Nuclear Weapons Resources

On February 3, 2009, Iran placed a small satellite in orbit for the first time. Analysts have questioned what technical characteristics the Safir 2 launch vehicle would require in order to place a 27-kg satellite in orbit.

Information on the Feb. 10th collision between a Russian and an American satellite.

The amount of space debris orbiting the Earth has steadily increased since 1957.

Proposals for what the next president needs to do in US policy to reduce nuclear arsenals worldwide.

Could terrorists obtain nuclear weapons?

If one nuclear weapon exploded above downtown Denver, some 60,000 people would die within hours, and an equal number would be seriously injured.

An accidental Russian launch against one—or more—US cities remains a real threat.

Over the next several years, the U.S. government must make critical decisions about the future of the nation's nuclear weapons complex.

This factsheet outlines the Bush administration's funding request to develop a space-based missile defense system.

Space debris is any human-made object in orbit that no longer serves a useful purpose. It includes defunct satellites, discarded equipment and rocket stages, and fragments from the breakup of satellites and rocket stages.

Over the next several decades, the so-called Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program would redesign and replace the entire U.S. nuclear arsenal with new warheads.