Nuclear Weapons

An illustration of the Golden Dome. Credit: Arcfield For nearly 80 years, the specter of nuclear war has haunted humankind, shaping foreign policy, military strategy, and international relations. The principle of “mutually assured destruction” (MAD) has been the cornerstone of global stability since the dawn of the atomic age. Yet,…

US President Donald Trump waves as he walks to board Air Force One while departing for Florida from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, November 7, 2025. —Reuters Trump last month ordered resumption of nuclear weapons testing. Says Saudi Ariabia want to buy lot of jets and he is looking into…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has told top Kremlin officials to draft proposals for the possible resumption of nuclear weapons testing, as Moscow responds to President Donald Trump’s order that the United States “immediately” resume its own testing after a decades-long hiatus. The Russian leader told his Security Council on Wednesday…

Russian President, Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, November 5, ordered his top officials to draft proposals on possible nuclear weapons testing, a move directly following a statement last week by US President Donald Trump that the United States would resume such tests. Speaking at a meeting with his Security Council, Putin…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow may resume nuclear weapons testing if the United States takes similar steps, escalating tensions between both nuclear superpowers. Putin issued the statement on Wednesday during a meeting of Russia’s Security Council, which he convened following recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump…

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Pakistan and China are among the countries which are testing nuclear weapons, U.S. President Donald Trump has said to justify his administration’s plans to resume testing of the U.S.’s own nuclear assets after a gap of over three decades. Ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week,…

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