Nuclear Weapons

Reports say Kyiv uses US missiles deep in Russia for first time Ukrainians mark 1,000 days since Russian invasion Trump comeback spells uncertainty and prospect of talks Biden allows US missiles to strike deeper inside Russia The Russian president’s endorsement of the new nuclear deterrent policy comes on the 1,000th…

Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, has signed a decree permitting Moscow to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states if they receive support from nuclear powers. The decision follows the recent decision by the United States to allow Ukraine to deploy long-range missiles targeting military sites within Russia, and coincided with the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday lowered the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a broader range of conventional attacks, and Moscow said Ukraine had struck deep inside Russia with U.S.-made ATACMS missiles. Putin approved the change days after two U.S. officials and a source familiar with the…

It follows US President Joe Biden's decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with US-supplied longer-range missiles Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a…

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with American-supplied longer-range missiles. The new doctrine allows for a potential nuclear response by Moscow even to…

Vladimir Putin has radically altered Russia's nuclear weapons doctrine in another ratcheting up of tensions. By Hannah Kane , News Editor,  Max Parry , News Reporter 09:08, Tue, Nov 19, 2024 | UPDATED: 15:58, Tue, Nov 19, 2024 Vladimir Putin has signed a new doctrine that lowers the threshold for…

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to work with the incoming US administration of Donald Trump as he held his final talks with outgoing President Joe Biden on conflicts from cyber crime to trade, Taiwan, the South China Sea and Russia. Biden met Xi for about two hours at…

Synopsis President Biden and President Xi Jinping have agreed that humans, not AI, should control nuclear weapons. This agreement, reached during a meeting between the two leaders, signifies a step forward in addressing the complex issues of nuclear arms and artificial intelligence. AP U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President…

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The Israeli attack on Iran in late October destroyed an active top secret nuclear weapons research facility in Parchin, according to three U.S. officials, one current Israeli official and one former Israeli official.Why it matters: The strike — which targeted a site previously reported to be inactive — significantly damaged…