Nuclear Weapons

Published: 2:22am, 26 May, 2023 Updated: 10:51am, 26 May, 2023 Read More

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia and Belarus signed a deal Thursday formalizing the deployment of Moscow’s tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of its ally, although control of the weapons remains in the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the deployment of the shorter-range weapons in Belarus earlier this year…

Russia inks deal with Belarus on nuclear weapons storageBelarus leader Lukashenko says weapons on the moveWashington denounces planned deployment of Russian armsMOSCOW, May 25 (Reuters) - Russia moved ahead on Thursday with a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, whose leader said the warheads were already on the…

FILE – Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut, an eastern city where fierce battles against Russian forces have been taking place, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos, File) From the moment Putin attacked Ukraine, first in 2014 and then in 2022, Russia’s nuclear endowment has…

On June 7, 1981, just hours before the onset of the Jewish festival of Shavuot, the Israel Air Force surprised the world by attacking and destroying the Osirak nuclear reactor outside of Baghdad.  The raid was not just an outstanding military achievement, but established an Israeli strategic precept. Named after…

The United States on Monday released its nuclear warhead numbers as it tries to force Russia to return to its New START Treaty obligations. President Vladimir Putin suspended Russia's participation in the treaty in February. Photo by Kremlin Pool / UPI | License Photo May 15 (UPI) -- The United…

As Japan prepares to host a powerful group of Western democracies next week, Tokyo is pursuing its largest military build-up since World War II. The resurgent Asian power wants to use the summit as an opportunity to discuss threats to global security in the region and beyond. "I think it's…

The Knesset’s summer session got under way yesterday with an address by Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy, as well as remarks by Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Yair Lapid.  All the addresses touched, in one way or another,…

President Yoon Suk-yeol and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden are considering including Japan in a consultative group that would decide on the deployment of American nuclear weapons in an emergency. White House National Security Council official John Kirby on Wednesday told the Chosun Ilbo the decision will be announced at…

Image source, EPA Image caption, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in Washington this week to discuss a range of issues with US President Joe Biden By Jean Mackenzie in Seoul & Barbara Plett Usher in Washington BBC News The US and South Korea have secured a landmark deal…