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Putin signing ‘suicide note’ if he uses nukes in Ukraine, ex-US security chief says Nukes

Putin signing ‘suicide note’ if he uses nukes in Ukraine, ex-US security chief says

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…
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October 12, 2022
Cuban Missile Crisis, a misplaced tape: Times the world came close to nuclear disaster Nukes

Cuban Missile Crisis, a misplaced tape: Times the world came close to nuclear disaster

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…
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October 12, 2022
We Never Learned the Key Lesson From the Cuban Missile Crisis Nukes

We Never Learned the Key Lesson From the Cuban Missile Crisis

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…
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October 11, 2022
N.Korea says recent tests were ‘tactical nuclear’ drills, overseen by Kim Nukes

N.Korea says recent tests were ‘tactical nuclear’ drills, overseen by Kim

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…
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October 10, 2022
U.S. had no new intel on Russia nukes before Biden’s “Armageddon” warning, White House says Nukes

U.S. had no new intel on Russia nukes before Biden’s “Armageddon” warning, White House says

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"…
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October 7, 2022
Biden warns that risk of nuclear ‘Armageddon’ is highest since Cuban Missile Crisis Nukes

Biden warns that risk of nuclear ‘Armageddon’ is highest since 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…
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October 7, 2022