Nuclear Weapons

President Yoon Suk-yeol in a policy briefing Thursday did not rule out the redeployment of tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea or the country acquiring its own nuclear weapons if the North Korean nuclear threat becomes a lot more serious. Because this was his first mention of Seoul acquiring its…

This image released by North Korea in November shows the launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile.Photo: str/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesUpdated Jan. 12, 2023 9:17 pm ET SEOUL—South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said the country could develop its own nuclear weapons or ask the U.S. to redeploy them on the Korean…

Seven out of 10 younger South Koreans support the idea of their country getting its own nuclear weapons, according to a survey.  UniKorea Foundation and Seoul National University's Institute for Social Development and Policy Research polled 1,000 people aged 20 to 39 last November and found that 68.1 percent support…

The South Korea and US Combined Forces Command (CFC) completed a historic relocation of its headquarters in November 2022 from Seoul to a massive US military base in Pyeongtaek - Copyright AFP LLUIS GENE Sebastian Smith Washington and Seoul are planning an “effective coordinated” response if North Korea uses nuclear…

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Russia and China are "modernizing and expanding" their nuclear weapons arsenals, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin warned Friday, amid increasing tensions with Moscow over Ukraine and with Beijing over Taiwan. Speaking at the headquarters of U.S. Strategic Command, the military command in charge of America's nuclear weapons arsenal, Austin said…

BERLIN—The risk of Russian President Vladimir President Putin using nuclear weapons as part of his war in Ukraine has decreased in response to international pressure, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. The war was continuing with “undiminished brutality” though, for now, one thing had changed, Scholz told Funke media in an…

Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Friday suggested that Russia may abandon its nuclear doctrine preventing the country from being the first to use nuclear weapons during conflict. File Photo by Kremlin/UPI | License Photo Dec. 9 (UPI) -- President Vladimir Putin on Friday suggested that Russia may abandon its nuclear…

Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime is working to expand and modernize its nuclear arsenal, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, as fears continue to circulate about a potential nuclear conflict with Russia. Speaking at a ceremony on Friday, Austin noted that as Russia continues its months-long war against Ukraine, "the…

North Korean IT pros are using freelancing platforms to earn money that the nation's authoritarian government uses to fund the development of missiles and nuclear weapons, according to South Korea's government. Seoul therefore wants gig platforms to impose stricter checks to restrict its enemy's activities. South Korea's intelligence services, national…