Nuclear Weapons

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…

As Russia's war against Ukraine continues to stretch on longer than the Kremlin reportedly expected, various experts and government officials have expressed concern that Russian President Vladimir Putin could eventually resort to using nuclear weapons out of desperation. Putin began his invasion of Ukraine on February 24 and many expected…

Toxicology Will Russia Use Chemical Weapons in Ukraine? Researchers Evaluate the RisksAnalysts explain why some fear that the Russian military will use chemical weapons—and how the world would know if it did April 6, 2022 — Davide Castelvecchi and Nature magazine Defense How Bellingcat Investigators Verified the Brutal Use of…

North Korea announced on Sunday that its communist regime had tested an unnamed “new-type tactical guided weapon” intended to improve the “efficiency” of its nuclear weapons. The exercises followed a threat from Kim Yo-jong, sister to communist dictator Kim Jong-un, this month that North Korea would consider a nuclear strike…

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Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has said that "all of the countries of the world" should be prepared for the possibility that Russian President, Vladimir Putin, could deploy tactical nuclear weapons on Ukraine  In an interview with CNN, Zelensky said Putin could turn to either nuclear or chemical weapons because he…

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Finland, which shares an 830-mile border with Russia, is "highly likely" to join NATO despite the Russian government's threats to deploy nuclear weapons, Finnish Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen said in an interview with Sky News on Friday. Why it matters: Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has galvanized Sweden…

Topline Finland’s Minister for European Affairs said Friday Finland is “highly likely” to join NATO, days after the prime ministers of Finland and Sweden indicated they’re strongly considering joining the alliance in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—and following Russia’s threatening to deploy nuclear weapons to the region if the…

The Ukrainian ambassador to Japan, Sergiy Korsunsky, said on Friday it was possible Russian President Vladimir Putin would be willing to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine in the face of its determined resistance against the Russian invasion. "We will fight until the end, we are not going to live in…