All three nuclear powers have established their own nuclear triad, consisting of ICBMs, submarines armed with ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft, which ensure their forces can survive a first strike and retaliate, thereby deterring a nuclear attack.
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Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
The agency is responsible for overseeing thousands of warheads that are not currently deployed on missiles, bombers and submarines.
Everyone needs a Scott Boland, the unsung hero of Australia’s 2025-26 Ashes win.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Sure, playing Kingo, the buff immortal hero moonlighting as a Bollywood star in 2021’s Eternals — the first South Asian superhero in a Marvel movie, by the way — required a (now-viral) physical transformation.
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