Nuclear Weapons

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…

AP/PA Images Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during a meeting in Moscow. # Ukraine 'We have not gone crazy': Putin says Russia will not be first to deploy nuclear weapons The Russian president said the threat of nuclear war is “rising”, but said that Russia would only use…

Published: 9:16am, 8 Dec, 2022 Updated: 9:16am, 8 Dec, 2022 Read More

AP Photo/LIBKOS A Ukrainian soldier gestures as a captured Russian tank T-80 fires at the Russian position in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Nov. 22, 2022. Bad diplomacy, like bad economic policy, discounts the long-term effects. The Feb. 24, 2022, Russian invasion of Ukraine shocked the world and produced serious discussion…

Russia postponed nuclear weapons talks with the United States set to take place this week in Cairo, the U.S. State Department said on Monday, with neither side giving a reason for the postponement. Officials from the two countries were scheduled to meet in the Egyptian capital from Nov. 29 to…

Synopsis Kim Jong-un of North Korea plans to have the most powerful nuclear stock force in the world in a threat to the world after testing a new long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). AgenciesThe state-run media KNCA announced that Kim Jong-un is planning to build the most potent nuclear force…