U.S nuclear weapons testing can forever scar a nation. Just ask the Marshall Islands

By Brad Lendon U.S President Donald Trump’s call for the United States to resume testing of nuclear weapons last week has experts scratching their heads. What did he really mean – exploding a warhead or testing delivery systems? Does he understand...

US nuclear weapons testing can forever scar a nation. Just ask the Marshall Islands

President Donald Trump’s call for the United States to resume testing of nuclear weapons last week has experts scratching their heads. What did he really mean – exploding a warhead or testing delivery systems? Does he understand how nuclear...

RMI struggles with infrastructure woes

GIFF JOHNSON The truth is that infrastructure in the RMI is largely in bad condition and everyone in RMI experiences the fallout. Here is a snapshot of an average week in the Marshall Islands. For two Wednesdays in a row, the downtown area...

$4.7m for coastal and marine spatial planning

Funding of $4.7 million will be used to boost coastal and marine spatial planning across several South Pacific island states. The four-year program is being funded through the Republic of Korea – Pacific Islands Forum Cooperation Fund, allocated...

Missile test launch validates ICBM force reliability, readiness

Submitted Photo An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 1:35 a.m Pacific Time Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. U.S. Space Force photo. BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE,...

Timing, Targeting, & Technology: Your New Collections Playbook

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Air Force Test-Fires Unarmed ICBM as Trump Calls for Resumption of Nuclear Testing

Russia signals potential reciprocal action as President Trump orders renewed U.S. nuclear weapons testing in response to rising global threats. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental...

Experts: Full nuclear weapons tests would backfire on US

Resuming full testing of nuclear weapons — as President Donald Trump called for last week — would be unnecessary, costly, undermine nonproliferation efforts, and empower the nation’s adversaries to use their own tests as intimidation, experts told...

UCS Statement on Nuclear Weapons Testing

WASHINGTON (November 5, 2025)—President’s Trump’s surprising announcement that he wants to resume nuclear weapons testing and subsequent mixed signals from his administration about what that means are destabilizing already strained international...

The fascinating images of storms across the world

A supercell storm in the Great Plains of Nebraska. Image: Camille Seaman Storm, the theme of the 11th Prix Pictet award, reflects both natural forces and the volatility of our age — from environmental collapse to social and political upheaval....

Unarmed Minuteman III ICBM successfully test launched from Vandenberg SFB Wednesday

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully test launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base early Wednesday morning. The test launch, designated GT 254, was used to...

Researchers 90% positive they will find Amelia Earhart’s plane

Jonathan M. Pitts Amelia Earhart was a superstar long before the term was ever coined. The famed aviator set multiple flying records, serving as a model of independence for girls and women in a male-dominated world. She was a 1930s-era influencer,...

Scientists stunned by results after removing 1 harmful creature from island chain: 'The transformation is dramatic'

"This is why I keep doing this job." by Grace HowarthOctober 26, 2025 The successful removal of an invasive rat species saw nature spring back to life on two idyllic islands. The Republic of the Marshall Islands is an archipelago between Hawai'i...

UAMS Study Links Molecular Markers to Chronic Health Conditions in Marshallese

View Larger Image Oct. 29, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — Differences in molecules that help build DNA could be the key to explaining why the Marshallese community faces high rates of Type 2 diabetes and related chronic health conditions, according to...

Researchers 90% positive they will find Amelia Earhart’s doomed plane on remote Pacific island

Amelia Earhart was a superstar long before the term was ever coined. The famed aviator set multiple flying records, serving as a model of independence for girls and women in a male-dominated world. She was a 1930s-era influencer, starring in radio...

Experts issue warning as harmful creatures spread rapidly over vast area — here's what's happening

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have mapped the spread of the invasive European red fox throughout the Australian continent. What's happening? A study, published in the journal Diversity and Distributions, uncovered the rapid...

U.S. Conducts Minuteman III Missile Test Amid Rising Nuclear Tensions

By Ginika Igboke The U.S. Air Force successfully conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Nov. 5 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, according to the Air Force Global Strike...

Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator Releases Yacht Code 2026

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Yacht Code 2021, as amended through August 2023, has been updated as the RMI Yacht Code 2026 (hereinafter the “Code”) to provide practical rule application for the increasing innovative designs of...

Sovereignty: The Common-Sense Solution For America And Puerto Rico

After over a century of U.S. rule, Puerto Rico’s colonial status has become a shame for both countries. It goes against America’s founding principles, skews and undermines Puerto Rico’s economy, and maintains a political system based on dependence...

Slowing climate change by using aerosols to block sunlight? Maybe not such a good idea

Holy sun-repellant spray, Batman! Could injecting billions of kilograms of sunlight-dimming aerosols into the atmosphere save the planet from industrial climate destruction? Or is that just Joker-level insanity? A new Columbia Climate School...