Nuclear Weapons

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…

Russian-installed officials in occupied regions of Ukraine reported huge majorities on Tuesday in favour of becoming part of Russia after five days of voting in so-called referendums that Kyiv and the West have denounced as a sham. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are…

SOUTH KOREA AND the United States began their first combined naval exercise near the peninsula in five years, leading to a warning by North Korea today that the allies risked triggering war. South Korea’s hawkish President Yoon Suk-yeol, who took office in May, has vowed to beef up joint military…

The United States has warned Russia there will be "catastrophic" consequences if it uses nuclear weapons after setbacks in its war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin issued renewed threats that he could resort to weapons of mass destruction as he escalated the conflict last week by calling up military…

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken speaking on CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview broadcast Sunday. Washington has privately warned Moscow of "catastrophic" consequences if Russian President Vladimir Putin instructs his military to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, top U.S. officials said in interviews broadcast Sunday. Driving the news: Secretary of…