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Nuclear Weapons

Russia · 28 Feb 2022 UPDATED: Russian nuclear forces placed on high alert after Putin order Feb 28 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry on Monday said its nuclear missile forces and Northern and Pacific fleets had been placed… Ukraine · 27 Feb 2022 U.N. nuclear watchdog to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine -diplomats VIENNA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog IAEA's board of governors will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday on the… China · 4 Nov 2021 Pentagon sharply raises its estimate of Chinese nuclear warheads WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Wednesday sharply increased its estimate of China's projected nuclear weapons arsenal over the coming… Editorial · 6 Aug 2021 Maltese Editors’ Perspectives Times of Malta says that labour shortages threaten high economic growth rates. It suggests setting up a working group that includes employers… 28 Jul 2021 U.S. concern over China nukes buildup after new silos report The Pentagon and Republican congressmen aired fresh concerns about China's build-up of its nuclear forces after a new report saying Beijing was… USA · 2 Jul 2021 U.S. calls build-up of China’s nuclear arsenal ‘concerning’ The United States said China's rapid build-up of its nuclear forces was concerning and called on Beijing to engage with it "on… Russia · 14 Apr 2021 Ukraine says Russia may store nuclear weapons in Crimea BRUSSELS, April 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence minister said on Wednesday that Russia is preparing Crimea for potentially storing nuclear weapons and… Russia · 21 Mar 2021 Russian envoy says UK nuclear arms plan is illegal Russia’s ambassador to Britain has accused the UK government of breaking its international treaty commitments with a plan to increase the country’s… North Korea · 11 Oct 2020 North Korea warns about mobilising its nuclear force North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned on Saturday that his country would "fully mobilise" its nuclear force if threatened as he presided… Russia · 3 Jun 2020 Russia can use nuclear weapons in response to conventional weapons attack President Vladimir Putin issued a decree on Tuesday stipulating that Russia's military can use nuclear weapons in response to an attack involving… USA · 23 May 2020 USA considering conducting first nuclear test in decades The Washington Post reports that the Trump administration has discussed whether to conduct the first U.S. nuclear test explosion since 1992 in… USA · 16 Apr 2020 China may have conducted low-level nuclear test blasts China may have secretly set off low-level underground nuclear test explosions despite claiming to observe an international pact banning such blasts, the…