Nuclear Weapons
EXPLAINER: What makes a nuclear weapon ‘tactical’?
(Reuters) - From the war in Ukraine to North Korea's recent missile testing spree, tactical nuclear weapons are being debated and developed…
Will Russia use nuclear weapons? Putin’s warnings explained
LONDON, (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin, who rules the world's biggest nuclear power, has repeatedly cautioned the West that any attack on…
Russia says nuclear weapons use possible only in ’emergency circumstances’
(Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said that Moscow would only use its nuclear arsenal in "emergency circumstances" and that it has no…
U.S. needs to modernize nuclear systems to counter possible foreign threats – admiral
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The United States needs to keep modernizing its nuclear command and control system to combat possible spying from foreign…
Khamenei adviser says Tehran ‘capable of building nuclear bomb’ -Al Jazeera
DUBAI, July 17 (Reuters) - Tehran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has yet to decide whether to build…
Global nuclear arsenal to grow for first time since Cold War
STOCKHOLM, June 13 (Reuters) - The global nuclear arsenal is expected to grow in the coming years for the first time since…
Russian fighting destroys, damages nearly 400 hospitals, Mariupol evacuation attempt on Friday
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, May 6 (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has devastated hundreds of hospitals and other medical institutions and left doctors…
Russian submarine strikes with cruise missiles, Ukraine acknowledges it is taking heavy losses
April 29 (Reuters) - Russia used a diesel submarine in the Black Sea to strike Ukrainian military targets with Kalibr cruise missiles,…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters third month
Russia heads into the third month of its invasion of Ukraine on Sunday with no end in sight to fighting that has…
Lithuania says Russia already has nuclear weapons in the Baltic region
Russia already has nuclear weapons in the Baltic region, Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said. One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest…
Powerful explosions heard in Kyiv, Russia warns of nuclear deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO
KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine, April 15 (Reuters) - Powerful explosions were heard in Kyiv early on Friday, and air raid sirens blared across Ukraine…
Factbox: The chain of command for potential Russian nuclear strikes
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his nation's nuclear forces should be put on high alert, raising fears that Russia's invasion of…