Nuclear Weapons

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Friday in its first ballistic weapons launches in two weeks, as the U.S. military warned the North that the use of nuclear weapons “will result in the end of that regime.” South Korea’s military detected…

Russian President Vladimir Putin denied that he would saying Thursday that "it doesn't make sense for us to do it. Driving the news: Putin has deployed annual drills of Russia's strategic nuclear forces. Recent weeks have brought heightened fears about Read More

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Parents are demanding answers after "unacceptable levels" of radioactive contamination were found at a St. Louis school, according to a study commissioned for a class action lawsuit. The school is near a site where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II. Adriana Diaz has more. Read More

Iran is planning to sell missiles to Russia for use in its invasion of Ukraine, according to reports from Western intelligence. This has triggered calls for officials in Israel to send arms to Kyiv. Russia has already deployed Iranian Shahed-136 drones in Ukraine as Putin tries to rebuild his military…

Navigation for News Categories Rocket Lab has become the centre of New Zealand's space industry. Photo: Kieran Fanning / Rocket Lab / AFP Critics of Rocket Lab say there is no guarantee its launches for foreign governments will not be used to facilitate the use of nuclear weapons. New Zealand-based…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday fulminated against the West's record, singling out the US use of nuclear weapons in the closing days of the Second World War, and then western nations' centuries of "colonialism", "slave trading" and the "plundering of India". In his speech after signing treaties on the…

NATO has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of provoking "the most serious escalation" of the war in Ukraine since it began, and said he would not succeed in deterring the alliance from supporting Kyiv. "We have the combination of the mobilisation in Russia, combined with the reckless, dangerous nuclear rhetoric,…

Putin annexes Ukraine territories, Kyiv vows to fight back MOSCOW, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin staged a grand ceremony in Moscow on Friday to celebrate the annexation of four parts of Ukraine occupied by his army, while Kyiv pushed for expedited NATO membership. Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a…

Thursday, October 13, 2022 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin An ally of President Vladimir Putin issued a stark new nuclear warning to Ukraine and the West on Tuesday as referendums billed by Russia as a prelude to its annexing four Ukrainian regions entered their fifth and…