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The impact of nuclear tests around the world

Since 1945, more than 2,000 nuclear test explosions have been conducted by at least eight nations.

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Belarus leader says his warplanes have been modified to carry nuclear weapons

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that his military's SU-24 warplanes had been modified to carry nuclear weapons and that Minsk would react immediately if the West caused it any problems.

Reuters

Lukashenko Says Belarusian Planes Re-Fitted to Carry Nuclear Weapons

The authoritarian leader of Belarus said Friday that the country's warplanes have been modified to carry nuclear weapons in line with an agreement with ally Russia. President Alexander Lukashenko said the upgrade followed his June meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who offered to make Belarusian combat aircraft nuclear-capable at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Nuclear treaty conference near end with Ukraine in spotlight

As 191 countries approach the end to a four-week conference to review the landmark U.N. treaty aimed at curbing the spread of nuclear weapons, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and takeover of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and rivalries between the West and China were posing key obstacles to agreement on…

The Independent UK

Netanyahu: US Failed Itself By Negotiating ‘Bad’ Deal with Iran

Israel’s ex-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed US President Joe Biden administration’s attempts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. He warned that Iran is developing nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the US territory. In an interview with Al-Arabiya Channel on Wednesday, Netanyahu said he is…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The world stands on a nuclear precipice – we must avoid catastrophe

The world can still step back from the abyss. The nuclear weapon states – the US, Russia, China, France and the UK – must lead the way

The Guardian - AU

Emotionless Liz Truss says she would unleash nuclear annihilation if necessary

The Tory frontrunner told a hustings event in Birmingham that ordering the use of nuclear weapons is an "important part of being Prime Minister"

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No such thing as ‘nuclear responsible’

As the United Nations hosts the latest talks on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Carolina Panico writes that language of ‘nuclear politics’ needs a reality check.

Newsroom.co.nz

The U.S. and South Korea are staging their biggest military drills in years

While Washington and Seoul describe their exercises as defensive, North Korea portrays them as invasion rehearsals and has used them to justify its nuclear weapons and missiles development.

WEKU

Russia says it has deployed state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles to Kaliningrad

Three MiG-31 jets arrive in the region after two Russian jets are suspected of violating Finland’s airspace

The Independent UK

N Korea Rejects Seoul's Aid-for-Denuclearization Offer

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday rejected Seoul's offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearization steps, calling it the "height of absurdity". The statement follows South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol this week putting forward an "audacious" aid plan that would include food, energy…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong rejects South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's 'foolish' offer of aid in exchange for denuclearisation

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says her country has no intention to give away its nuclear weapons in exchange for economic cooperation.

ABC News

S.Korea expresses regret over N.Korea's criticism of President Yoon

A South Korean minister expressed regret on Friday over the slamming by North Korea's Kim Yo Jong of President Yoon Suk-yeol and the rejection of Seoul's proposal to boost the North's economy in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons.

Reuters

Russia says nuclear weapons use possible only in 'emergency circumstances'

Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that Moscow would only use its nuclear arsenal in "emergency circumstances" and that it has no interest in a direct confrontation with NATO and the United States.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

How likely is it that Russia will launch a nuclear attack?

Vladimir Putin earlier this year placed the Kremlin’s strategic nuclear weapons forces on ‘high alert’

Daily Mirror

Scientists reveal two best places to survive nuclear apocalypse 'when 5billion would die'

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has brought the threat of nuclear war closer and computer simulations have been created over what would happen in the event of nukes being used

Zenger

Fallout Famine From US-Russia Nuclear War Would Kill Two-Thirds Of Humanity

More than five billion people would die of hunger following a full-scale conflict, say scientists.

The Independent UK

South Korean leader: Seoul won't seek own nuclear deterrent

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says his government has no plans to pursue its own nuclear deterrent in the face of growing North Korean nuclear threats as he urged the North to return to dialogue aimed at exchanging denuclearization steps for economic benefits

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Shoigu Says Russia Has No Need to Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine

Russia has "no need" to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, its defense minister said on Tuesday, describing media speculation that Moscow might deploy nuclear or chemical weapons in the conflict as "absolute lies". "From a military point of view, there is no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine to…

Reuters

Defence minister Shoigu says Russia has no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday during a speech at the Moscow international security conference that Russia had no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

As risk of nuclear war grows, study warns that even a limited exchange would doom billions

As escalating tensions among the United States, Russia and China revive old fears of nuclear war, some researchers are warning that even a limited-scale exchange between such nations as India and Pakistan could have catastrophic consequences for global food supplies and trigger mass death worldwide.

Daily Mirror

Nuclear war between Russia and US would cause a global famine - killing five billion

A nuclear war between Russia and the US would have devastating global impacts including famine and the deaths of an estimated five billion people according to new research looking into possibilities of this type of conflict

The Independent UK

S Korea offers North economic benefits for denuclearization

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is offering “audacious” economic assistance to North Korea if it abandons its nuclear weapons program

The Independent UK

Trump news - live: Rand Paul and GOP face mockery for increasingly fractured Mar-a-Lago raid response

Rolling coverage of the latest developments following the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago

Daily Record

FBI 'search for nuclear weapons files' in raid as Donald Trump slams 'witch hunt'

The FBI is reportedly investigating whether Donald Trump removed classified records relating to nuclear weapons from the White House and took them to Mar-a-Lago.

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