Nuclear Weapons

WASHINGTON —  Russian President Vladimir Putin reminded the world last week that he controls the world’s largest arsenal of nuclear weapons. It wasn’t the first time. “If anyone decides to meddle and create unacceptable strategic threats for Russia, they must know our response will be lightning-quick,” Putin said Wednesday. “We have…

The use of a nuclear weapon by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine is not likely but it is possible, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said. Speaking in Boston on Friday about Russia's latest threat to deploy nuclear weapons in the war, Mr Coveney said: "I do not…

A senior US defense official said on Friday that the US does not believe that there is a threat of Russia using nuclear weapons, despite the recent escalation in rhetoric/jawboning from Russian officials, reported Reuters. "We continue to monitor their nuclear capabilities every day the best we can and we…

North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, made a defiant speech at a military parade on Monday night, vowing to ramp up the country’s nuclear arsenal. The parade, to mark the armed forces’ founding anniversary, also displayed banned intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). In March, North Korea tested its largest-known ICBM for the…

One day after Russia's foreign minister said using nuclear weapons against Ukraine was a viable option, the Ukrainian president said Russia and President Vladimir Putin were trying to "blackmail the world." In his address to Ukraine and the world on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has created insecurity…

Russia’s top diplomat said the West was engaged in a proxy war with his country that could escalate into a global conflict with nuclear weapons, as Western nations elevated their commitment to helping Ukraine defend itself. “The risk is serious, real. It should not be underestimated,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei…

By Zubaidah Abdul Jalil & Frances Mao BBC News Media caption, Watch: North Korea showcases banned missiles in a military parade broadcast on state TV North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a defiant speech at a military parade on Monday night, vowing to ramp up the country's nuclear arsenal. The…

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Published: 6:58am, 24 Apr, 2022 Updated: 6:58am, 24 Apr, 2022 Read More

Russia has carried out its first successful test of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which Vladimir Putin said would make adversaries "think twice." What world leaders might be thinking about even more is whether the Russian president could resort to such weapons during his invasion of Ukraine. The launch…