Nukes

North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to bolster his nuclear arsenal "at the fastest possible pace" and threatened to use them against rivals. The launch, the North's 14th round of…

The discussion on Russian state television of the impact a Russian nuclear device would have if detonated off the coast of Donegal. Video via Twitter Tue, 03 May, 2022 - 18:02 Cormac O’Keeffe, Security Correspondent Taoiseach Micheál Martin has blamed the Russian Federation for “very sinister” and “intimidatory” reports on…

President John F. Kennedy in 1962 readied a speech that would have announced a punishing bombing run on Cuba, which could have led to nuclear war. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower drafted an apology speech in case the D-Day operation of 1944 failed. Driving the news: Jeff Nussbaum, a veteran Democratic…

Nicola Sturgeon says she wants Scotland to be ‘non-nuclear’ Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and…

Nina Khrushcheva, an academic whose great-grandfather was leader of the Soviet Union during the 1962 standoff, warned the conflict in Ukraine is more dangerous because neither side appears prepared to "back off" Video Loading Video Unavailable World 'closer now' to nuclear war than Cuban Missile crisis says expert Russia and…

Placeholder while article actions load SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened nuclear retaliation if provoked and promised to strengthen the country’s nuclear weapons in a speech at a military parade where intercontinental ballistic missiles and other weapons were displayed, a state media outlet said Tuesday. The latest…

The U.S. fantasy of a nuclear-free Korean peninsula has long been a mirage. The blatantly aggressive invasion of Ukraine by Russia, complete with apparent war crimes, has shaken up world politics—especially in faraway East Asia. Russia, in an attempt to recover from an initially bungled invasion of Ukraine, is making…

The Sarmat ICBMs - dubbed "Satan II" - can carry more than 10 nuclear warheads and travel distances of 11,000 miles Video Loading Video Unavailable Ukraine: Vladimir Putin launches missile in warning Vladimir Putin has bragged about Russia's "unstoppable" Satan 2 ballistic missile which could raze an area the size…

LONDON (Reuters) -Russia said on Saturday it plans to deploy its newly tested Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles, capable of mounting nuclear strikes against the United States, by autumn. The target stated by Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Roscosmos space agency, is an ambitious one as Russia reported its first test-launch…

LONDON: Russia said on Saturday it plans to deploy its newly tested Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles, capable of mounting nuclear strikes against the United States, by autumn. The target stated by Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Roscosmos space agency, is an ambitious one as Russia reported its first test-launch only…