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Putin warns of nuclear war if West escalates Ukraine conflict
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"They should eventually realise that we also have weapons that can hit targets on their territory. Everything that the West comes up with creates the real threat of a conflict with the use of nuclear weapons, and thus the destruction of civilisation," Putin said in his address to the Federal
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China's rapidly expanding nuclear weapon stockpile remains opaque
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Without providing the world with any word of explanation, in the past five years the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) of China has expanded the types and quantity of its nuclear-tipped weapons more than at any point in its history.
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White House confirms Russia developing "anti-satellite capability", calls
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said the US is closely monitoring this Russian activity and will continue to take it seriously amid reports of Moscow reportedly developing a space-based nuclear weapon designed to disable or destroy satellites.
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Belarus adopts new military doctrine involving deployment of tactical nuc
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Belarus unveiled a new military doctrine on Friday, which, if approved, would mark the beginning of the nation's nuclear weapons deployment, according to CNN.
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North Korea tests 'underwater nuclear weapons system' amid US drills
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The testing was done in response to joint naval exercises conducted by South Korea, the United States, and Japan.
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Kim Jong-un calls for constitutional change, to define ensure South Korea
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
He emphasised the need to strengthen education programmes to instill in North Koreans "the firm idea that the ROK is their primary foe and invariable principal enemy."
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Russian President Putin signs new decree to boost troop numbers
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an executive order to increase the number of military personnel in the Russian Armed Forces by nearly 170,000.
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Israeli Minister draws fire after remarks to nuke Gaza, suspended by Netan
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Israeli government on Sunday drew ire after Minister Amichai Eliyahu suggested that dropping nuclear weapons on Gaza is "one of the options" and no aid should be transferred to Gaza, Times of Israel reported.
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Putin's nod awaited as Russian Council approves bill to revoke Nuclear Tes
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Russian upper house Federation Council unanimously okayed the bill to abandon the significant agreement outlawing nuclear weapons tests on Wednesday.
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Putin indicates Russia could return to nuclear testing
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin while speaking at a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, suggested that Russia could return to nuclear weapons testing and might withdraw from the nuclear test ban treaty, reported Al Jazeera.
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South Korea “will not stand idly” if North Korea receives Russian help on
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday said his country and its allies “will not stand idly” if North Korea receives Russian help to boost its weapons of mass destruction. This comes just days after the leaders of the two nuclear-armed nations held a closely watched summit, CNN re
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“Russia continues to engage in reckless nuclear rattling": US State Secy B
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
He said, “Russia continues to engage in reckless nuclear rattling, announcing that it's stationing nuclear weapons in Belarus. And continuing to use Europe's biggest nuclear power plant and its employees as a shield for its aggression, risking catastrophic consequences.”
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