Nuclear Weapons

NEW ultimatum - Why is Russia invading Ukraine? - Will there be World War 3?  - Will the UK go to war? - Help support Ukraine by donating your clothes 8:59, 20 Apr 2022Updated: 8:59, 20 Apr 2022UKRAINIAN fighters in Mariupol have been offered a fresh ultimatum to surrender despite…

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…

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin has given orders to increase the alert level of Russia’s nuclear forces and has made veiled nuclear threats. The blatant aggression against Ukraine has shocked Europe and the world. The war is a tragedy for Ukraine. It also exposes…

ANU’s Professor John Blaxland says Vladimir Putin – amid the pushback from Ukrainians – feels he has to “up the ante” by threatening to use nuclear weapons. Professor Blaxland told Sky News host Rita Panahi he thinks this threat should be taken “very seriously”. “There’s no question that we’ve seen…

Michael Ignatieff scares me. Ignatieff was leader of the federal Liberal party from 2009 to 2011. He led his party to its worst performance ever in the 2011 election. Before and after his foray into politics he has led a more successful career as a writer and public intellectual.  In…

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