Nuclear Weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a nuclear war is not an option, but his remarks are a stark contrast to previous statements from Russia. Concerns about Russia using nuclear weapons have grown in recent months amid the Russia-Ukraine war, as experts have said Putin could order their use…

Speed Reads Kim Jong Un uses ‘fiery’ rhetoric to warn South Korea against confrontation Kim Jong Un has claimed that North Korea is “ready to mobilise” its nuclear weapons if South Korea and its “confrontation maniac” president were to make a move against the nation. At an event on Wednesday…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday, as he unleashed fiery rhetoric against rivals he says are pushing the Korean Peninsula to the brink…

SGI President Daisaku Ikeda issues statement in advance of NPT Review Conference On July 26, ahead of the Tenth NPT (Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons) Review Conference that opens on August 1 at UN Headquarters in New York, Soka Gakkai International (SGI) President Daisaku Ikeda called on the…

The idea of the South Korea developing its own nuclear weapons was once unthinkable in global policy circles, but recently it has been gaining traction both here and in the U.S. After decades of failed attempts to denuclearize North Korea, analysts predict that officials in both countries will become more…

Putin has several times referred to nuclear weapons since his country invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the West has seen as a warning not to intervene. Published On 25 Jun 202225 Jun 2022 Russia will supply Belarus with missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads after the president complained…

DEEP DISCUSSION This photo taken on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 23 shows its leader Kim Jong Un (center) talking with other officials during the second day of the Third Enlarged Meeting of the Eighth Central Military Commission…

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Published: 8:09pm, 16 Jun, 2022 Updated: 8:09pm, 16 Jun, 2022 Read More

World headed for new era of nuclear rearmament: SIPRI By Marc PREEL with Viken KANTARCI Stockholm (AFP) June 12, 2022 The number of nuclear weapons in the world is set to rise in the coming decade after 35 years of decline as global tensions flare amid Russia's war in Ukraine,…