Category

Nukes

Russia launches new ICBM after suspending nuclear arms control treaty with U.S. Nukes

Russia launches new ICBM after suspending nuclear arms control treaty with U.S.

The Kremlin says it has successfully test-launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile, striking a target at a firing range in Kazakhstan only weeks after Russia said it was suspending its observance of the New START accord, the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement with the U.S. On Tuesday, a crew…
bubmag
April 12, 2023
Kremlin: Putin and Lukashenko did not discuss placement of strategic nuclear weapons – Interfax Nukes

Kremlin: Putin and Lukashenko did not discuss placement of strategic nuclear weapons – Interfax

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin did not discuss the placement in Belarus of Russian strategic nuclear weapons – meaning intercontinental ballistic missiles – in talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow on Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to the Interfax agency. Putin last month announced that…
bubmag
April 6, 2023
Russia to put nukes near Belarus’ western border, envoy says Nukes

Russia to put nukes near Belarus’ western border, envoy says

TALLINN, Estonia: Russian tactical nuclear weapons will be deployed close to Belarus' borders with NATO neighbors, the Russian ambassador to Belarus said Sunday amid simmering tensions between Russia and the West over Moscow's war in Ukraine. Ambassador Boris Gryzlov's comment followed Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent statement about plans to…
bubmag
April 3, 2023
Should we be worried by Putin’s plan to station nukes in Belarus? Probably not Nukes

Should we be worried by Putin’s plan to station nukes in Belarus? Probably not

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest round of nuclear saber rattling has drawn concern and condemnation from the West, but his promise to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus may do more to expose the Kremlin’s weakness than shift the dynamics of the war in Ukraine. Putin’s announcement that he would…
bubmag
April 2, 2023
Moscow will give US advance notice about missile tests, Russian deputy foreign minister clarifies Nukes

Moscow will give US advance notice about missile tests, Russian deputy foreign minister clarifies

Moscow will continue to give the United States advance notice about its missile tests despite suspending participation in the nuclear arms treaty called New START, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, clarified Thursday according to Russian state media TASS. What happened: On Wednesday, Ryabkov had said that all types of notifications between Russia and…
bubmag
March 30, 2023
Russia announces it will stop warning US about its nuclear missile tests and nuclear activities Nukes

Russia announces it will stop warning US about its nuclear missile tests and nuclear activities

admin | March 29, 2023 | Entertainment, Jobs |  The Russian federation will no longer notify the US about its missile tests and other nuclear activity, the Kremlin has announced.The move comes a month after Russian President Vladimir Putin officially suspended the last remaining nuclear arms deal with the US. Nuclear…
bubmag
March 29, 2023
On This Day, March 23: Reagan calls for anti-missile defense system dubbed ‘Star Wars’ by some Nukes

On This Day, March 23: Reagan calls for anti-missile defense system dubbed ‘Star Wars’ by some

1/5 On March 23, 1983, President Ronald Reagan called for the development of an anti-missile defense system to protect the United States from potential nuclear attacks. The Strategic Defense Initiative was dubbed "Star Wars" by some. File Photo by Rich Lipski/UPI | License Photo March 23 (UPI) -- On this…
bubmag
March 23, 2023