Nukes

North Korea has squandered somewhere between US$1.1 and $1.6 billion developing nuclear weapons over the past 50 years, according to recent calculations. It will likely cost the regime another $160 million to conduct another nuclear test.  According to data from the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses, the North has spent…

By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Ukrainians to be vigilant ahead of Wednesday’s celebrations to mark 31 years of independence from Soviet rule, as fresh blasts hit Crimea and a missile wounded 12 civilians near a nuclear power plant. Ukrainians must not allow Moscow to “spread despondency…

Last Updated: August 20, 2022, 23:19 IST Kyiv A rescuer works at a school building damaged by a Russian military strike amid Russia's invasion on Ukraine in Donetsk region on July 21. (Image: Reuters) Air strike alerts sounded several times in the Mykolaiv region on SaturdayA Russian missile hit a…

Photo: johnmoorefour (Shutterstock) Seems we can’t go more than a few days without an alarming headline about the climate crisis—from an impending “megastorm” in California, to an “environmental nuclear bomb” brewing in Utah, to data suggesting that extreme temperatures (over 100 degrees Fahrenheit) are likely to occur more frequently, for…

U.S. military officials said Tuesday they carried out a test launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to demonstrate the readiness of the nation’s nuclear deterrent. The test launch had been delayed to avoid escalating international tensions. Air Force Global Strike Command launched the unarmed ICBM from Vandenberg Space…

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Anti-Trumpers on social media are thrilled outraged at the possibility that former President Donald Trump kept important documentation regarding America’s nuclear weapons at Mar-a-Lago. After The Washington Post published an article reporting that “lassified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items FBI agents sought in a search of…

FBI agents searched for classified documents relating to nuclear weapons during their raid on former US president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida earlier in the week, US media reported. The Washington Post on Thursday cited anonymous sources close to the investigation as saying that the privileged documents were among…

Kyiv warns of Chornobyl-style disaster unless area securedBoth sides say in favour of visit by nuclear inspectorsUN's Guterres says any attack on a nuclear plant is 'suicidal'UK scientist says risk of major nuclear incident is smallKYIV, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Kyiv and Moscow traded blame on Monday for the weekend…

Ukraine warned that Russian strikes against a nuclear power plant could equate to "the use of an atomic bomb" after Russian shelling caused damage to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) on Friday. Russia launched its invasion of the Eastern European country in late February, claiming it was to "liberate"…