Nuclear Weapons

By TREVOR HUNNICUTT and NANDITA BOSE, Reuters Published June 20, 2023 10:51am President Joe Biden on Monday said the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is "real," days after denouncing Russia's deployment of such weapons in Belarus. On Saturday, Biden called Putin's announcement that Russia had…

Published by Reuters By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Even when he was president, Donald Trump lacked the legal authority to declassify a U.S. nuclear weapons-related document that he is charged with illegally possessing, security experts said, contr…Read More

Image source, Reuters Image caption, Vladimir Putin said moving nuclear weapons was about "containment" Russia has already stationed a first batch of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Vladimir Putin says. Russia's president told a forum they would only be used if Russia's territory or state was threatened. The US government…

Ransom demands were from Russia-linked extortion gang Cl0p for two entities at the energy department, including a facility for disposal of defence-related radioactive nuclear waste. Published On 16 Jun 202316 Jun 2023 The United States Department of Energy has received ransom requests from the Russia-linked extortion group Cl0p at both…

The United States said Wednesday that reports of an interim nuclear deal with Iran "are false and misleading." State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters the United States remains committed to ensuring Iran does not obtain nuclear weapons and has been monitoring Iranian enrichment activities. Since the United States withdrew…

Published : , ,   MOSCOW (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko declared Tuesday that his country had already received some of Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons and warned that he wouldn’t hesitate to order their use if Belarus faced an act of aggression. The brash comments from Lukashenko contradicted earlier…

(Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus would serve as a deterrent against a potential aggressor and that there should be no hesitation in using them if required. His comments were carried by the Belta news agency. Russia…

NEW DELHI: China continues to rapidly expand its nuclear weapons arsenal, as does Pakistan albeit slowly, but India remains confident of its strategic deterrence capabilities with induction of new-generation Agni ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable Rafale fighter jets. China now has 410 nuclear warheads , up from 350 in January 2022,…

A report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday that “the number of operational nuclear weapons started to rise as countries’ long-term force modernization and expansion plans progressed.” The increase in nuclear arsenals has raised eyebrows worldwide, as well as in the Middle East, particularly with…

KEY POINTSVladimir Putin announced in March that nuclear weapons would be deployed in Belarus.The Russian president said on Friday they would be moved as soon as storage facilities are made ready in early July.Mr Putin's nuclear move is being watched closely by both the US and its NATO allies in…