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Nuclear Weapons

Russian General Defends Right to Use Nuclear Weapons if Existence of State Is Threatened Nuclear Weapons

Russian General Defends Right to Use Nuclear Weapons if Existence of State Is Threatened

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Joe Biden agreed nuclear war isn't a viable option, but Russia hasn't completely taken the option off the table. On Wednesday, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, raised concerns about the development of weapons blurring…
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June 24, 2021
‘Will Meet Anywhere Anytime’: US Envoy Offers to Meet North Korea Without Preconditions Nuclear Weapons

‘Will Meet Anywhere Anytime’: US Envoy Offers to Meet North Korea Without Preconditions

The US special representative for North Korea on Monday offered to meet with Pyongyang “anywhere, anytime, without preconditions", with no public contact so far between the Biden administration and the nuclear-armed nation. Sung Kim’s remarks came after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last week gave his first reaction to…
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June 21, 2021
Biden-Putin meeting Nuclear Weapons

Biden-Putin meeting

As it happenedended 1623887140Biden apologises to reporter for being ‘short’ after snapping during press conference The presidents of Russia and the United States faced off over human rights, cyber attacks, and the hope of strategic stability in a historic summit in Geneva that ended quicker than expected. The two leaders…
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June 16, 2021
The latest REvil ransomware victim? Sol Oriens. Oh, a US nuclear weapons contractor Nuclear Weapons

The latest REvil ransomware victim? Sol Oriens. Oh, a US nuclear weapons contractor

The REvil ransomware gang, thought to be behind an attack on meat producer JBS which netted an impressive $11m payoff, has found another victim. Worryingly, this one works with the US Department of Defence on the nation's nuclear weapons programme. According to a statement released by Sol Oriens, the company…
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June 15, 2021
US soldiers reportedly leaked nuclear info online accidentally, by using flashcard apps Nuclear Weapons

US soldiers reportedly leaked nuclear info online accidentally, by using flashcard apps

US soldiers stationed in Europe may have accidentally exposed information about the United States’ nuclear weapons stockpile when they used flashcard apps to help them remember details about the information, according to a report from open-source intelligence outlet Bellingcat. Foeke Postma, a researcher with Bellingcat, wrote that the soldiers used…
bubmag
May 29, 2021
U.S. Soldiers Accidentally Leaked Nuclear Weapons Secrets Online: Report Nuclear Weapons

U.S. Soldiers Accidentally Leaked Nuclear Weapons Secrets Online: Report

Photo: Peter Macdiarmid (Getty Images)U.S. soldiers stationed at various bases in Europe accidentally exposed sensitive data related to America’s nuclear weapons stockpile via poorly secured flashcard apps they were using to memorize said secrets, according to a stunning new report. In what seems like a mind-boggling mishandling of America’s most…
bubmag
May 29, 2021