Nukes

Opinion James Titcomb June 8, 2026 — 3:15pm After the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the edge of nuclear war, global powers embarked on a concerted effort to pull it back from the brink. The non-proliferation treaty of 1968, which limited the spread of nuclear weapons, has been…

Opinion James Titcomb June 8, 2026 — 5:15pm After the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the edge of nuclear war, global powers embarked on a concerted effort to pull it back from the brink. The non-proliferation treaty of 1968, which limited the spread of nuclear weapons, has been…

The Americans were closing in, the situation was getting more dangerous by the minute — and President Xi Jinping was waiting for my recommendation. The standoff began in May, when the US announced a package of anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles to Taiwan that would significantly upgrade the island’s ability to…

Any temporary peace agreement between the United States and Iran must be followed by deeper talks about Tehran’s nuclear stockpiles, missiles, and other critical issues, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. Speaking at a news conference in Islamabad on June 1, Kallas, the EU high representative for foreign…

This is the latest horror threat from one of Putin's closest allies. 07:34, Sun, May 31, 2026 Updated: 15:25, Sun, May 31, 2026 Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev are close allies (Image: Getty) Russia has chillingly threatened direct missile strikes on nuclear power plants in the West and Ukraine. The…

ENVIRONMENT As Wildfire Season Picks Up, Remembering the Lessons from Jasper’s Devastation The extreme conditions that produced the historic inferno are becoming more common WORDS AND PHOTOS BY JESSE WINTER Published 6:30, MAY 30, 2026 Trees with their bark stripped away by wildfire stand in the Athabasca Valley of Jasper…

Updated 29 May 2026 at 21:10 IST In the statement posted on Truth Social, Trump declared that Iran “must agree that they will never have a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb.” He further insisted on the full and immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz “with no tolls, for unrestricted shipping…

Reuters A satellite image shows military activity underway at the edge of the Xinjiang octagon-shaped installation, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, May 11, 2026. Vantor/Handout via REUTERS By Greg Torode, Laurie Chen and Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa May 29 (Reuters) - In a remote Chinese desert, a vast military…

PUBLISHED : 26 May 2026 at 14:08 The US nuclear-powered submarine USS Annapolis is greeted by South Korean Navy soldiers upon its arrival at a naval base on Jeju Island, South Korea, on July 24, 2023. (File photo: Reuters) SEOUL — ​South Korea will seek to launch ​its first nuclear-powered…

Four people died and around 100 were left injured in Ukraine after Russia pummeled Kyiv with missiles and drones in overnight attacks. Air raid sirens blared through the night into Sunday as smoke billowed across the city from the strikes.  Damage was recorded in 40 locations across several districts of the…