Nuclear Weapons

It's going to cost nearly $1 trillion to operate, maintain and upgrade America's nuclear arsenal over the next decade — more per year ($95 billion) than what's spent on many federal agencies.Why it matters: That eye-popping estimate from the Congressional Budget Office is catnip for critics...Read More

Deputy PM says Pakistan had no intention of deploying nuclear weapons against India Emphasizes Islamabad’s retaliatory strikes on May 7 carried out strictly in self-defense following unprovoked Indian cross-border attacks Describes India’s operation against Pakistan as a ‘war’ and a ‘wishful attempt to establish its hegemony’ ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister…

Pakistan said it struck multiple Indian military bases in the early hours of Saturday, May 10, after claiming that India had launched missiles against three Pakistani bases, marking a sharp escalation in their already soaring tensions, as the neighbours edge closer to an all-out war. Long-simmering hostilities, mostly over the…

The most likely outcome is that the latest deadly flare-up between India and Pakistan will end relatively soon: In the little over 25 years that the two countries have possessed nuclear weapons, both have become very good at engaging in tense and violent confrontations without them escalating to threaten the…

TENSIONS between Pakistan and India have once again led to incursions and attacks. And there are real fears of escalation to a full-scale war between the two countries that have nuclear weapons. India attacked several places early on Wednesday. Given the situation, the Islamabad and Punjab governments announced the closure…

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Vladimir Putin recently sat down for a new interview where he talked about his 25 years as Russia’s leader and gave his thoughts on the war in Ukraine. He also spoke about the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the conflict, a topic that has caused a lot of fear…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of trying to provoke him into using nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Putin made the comment on a documentary film about his 25 years in power, local media reported. “They wanted to provoke us, they wanted to make us make mistakes,” he said…

Comments aired ahead of Putin’s three-day ceasefire, as Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he does ‘not believe’ Russia will stick to pledge. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that there has so far been no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, expressing “hope” that they will not be required. Putin said his country…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine has not arisen and he hopes it will not. In a preview of an interview with Russian state television, published on Telegram, Mr Putin said Moscow has the strength and the means to bring the conflict…