The United States on Tuesday sent two nuclear-capable supersonic bombers streaking over ally South Korea in a show of force meant to cow North Korea after its recent nuclear test. nbcnews.com

After breaking its own record with 487 days of continuous operation, the Bruce 7 power reactor in Ontario, Canada has been taken off line for a planned maintenance outage including life-extension activities to prepare the unit for refurbishment. world-nuclear-news.org

India said it had held “substantive” talks with China on Tuesday on its bid to become a fully fledged member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), a club of nations that trades in civil nuclear technology. reuter.com

Britain is ‘ill-equipped’ to defend itself from a Russian nuclear attack should Vladimir Putin declare war, an expert has warned. Dailymail.co.uk