Nukes

With political stability in the Korean Peninsula balanced on a knife-edge, Kim Jong Un decided to escalate tensions even further on Thursday by warning the West that his nuclear forces are ready for “actual war.” “Our nuclear combat forces… proved again their full preparedness for actual war to bring the…

John Bolton suggested that America could assassinate the ailing Russian president if he unleashes nuclear weapons on Ukraine John Bolton spoke on British radio (Image: AFP/Getty Images) Russian President Vladimir Putin could be signing his own suicide note by using nuclear weapons on Ukraine, a former US national security advisor…

Six decades before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, there was the Cuban Missile Crisis, the first showdown between nuclear powers that historians say could have sparked a global Armageddon. President Joe Biden cited that confrontation, which began exactly 60 years this week, when accusing Putin last…

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat last month to “use all the means at our disposal to protect Russia and our people”—an implicit reference to his country’s nuclear arsenal—has prompted comparisons, from journalists and politicians alike, to the Cuban missile crisis. Even President Biden has warned of “Armageddon,” saying, “For the…

Author of the article: The Associated Press Hyung-jin Kim And Kim Tong-hyung SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military said Tuesday it’s capable of detecting and intercepting the variety of missiles North Korea launched in a barrage of recent simulated nuclear attacks on its rivals, though it maintains the…

SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - North Korea's recent flurry of missile launches has raised expectations that it could soon test a nuclear device for the first time since 2017. North Korea has finished all technical preparations for a new test in the underground tunnels at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test site,…

North Korea announced Monday that its recent spate of missile launches were “tactical nuclear” drills that simulated striking airports and military facilities across the South. Leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the exercises, state media said, adding that they showed the country’s nuclear combat forces were “fully ready to hit…

North Korea has said that its recent missile tests were 'tactical nuclear' drills - Copyright South Korean Defence Ministry/AFP Handout Cat Barton and Sunghee Hwang North Korea’s recent missile tests were “tactical nuclear” drills personally overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, state media said Monday, adding the launches were a…

The United States did not have any new intel about Russia and nuclear weapons before President Biden's stark "Armageddon" warning, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday. The big picture: Biden warned Thursday that the U.S. faces the highest chance of "Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban missile crisis"…

President Joe Biden said Thursday the risk of nuclear "Armageddon" is the highest it has been for 60 years after Russian President Vladimir Putin renewed his threats as his military retreats in Ukraine. In remarks at a reception for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Biden said it was the first…