Nuclear Weapons

Published: 12:41pm, 28 Mar, 2023 Updated: 12:41pm, 28 Mar, 2023 Read More

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's moving tactical nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus. Olli Heinonen, distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center and a former deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, joins John Dickerson on "Prime Time" with more. Read More

Vladimir Putin has just made Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s job feel even more urgent. Over the weekend, the Russian president declared that he was preparing to position tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus by July 1, a move seemingly designed to shake the West’s commitment to Ukraine. Why We Wrote This With…

From: Inside StoryThe Russian president said he will deploy nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus. President Vladimir Putin says Russian nuclear weapons will be stationed in Belarus, drawing sharp criticism from the West. The European Union has called Putin’s comments irresponsible, and warned the Kremlin ally Belarus it could face more sanctions.…

Governments and experts alike see little prospect of the move changing the course of the conflict. PARIS: The Kremlin's announcement that it will station nuclear weapons on the territory of its ally Belarus echoes US practice in Europe, but doubts remain over how far Russia will take the plan. Opting…

The Russia-Ukraine war is heating up — one could say it’s almost going nuclear. On Saturday, Russian president and strong man Vladimir Putin announced that some of his country’s nuclear arsenal would be stationed in Belarus. While making the announcement, Putin said that the deployment was in response to a…

Russia will station nuclear weapons in its client state, Belarus, as early as July, announced Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a story running in Russian state media, RIA Novosti. Moscow and Minsk agreed to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus, Vladimir Putin said in an interview…

Updated March 26, 2023 at 6:37 p.m. EDT|Published March 26, 2023 at 2:04 a.m. EDT Ukrainian military vehicles in the Kharkiv region in September. (Heidi Levine for The Washington Post) NATO called Russia’s nuclear rhetoric “dangerous and irresponsible” on Sunday after Moscow said it planned to store tactical nuclear weapons…

Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, said on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin disregarded Chinese President Xi Jinping by stationing nuclear weapons in Belarus after they both agreed to not deploy nuclear weapons beyond their national territories. "Both Putin and Lukashenko humiliated Xi. Remember, Luka was just treated…

North Korea is known for its aggressive pursuit of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons development, which it sees as essential for its national security and prestige. The country’s missile programme dates back to the 1980s, but it has accelerated in recent years, with numerous tests and advancements. However, these advancements…