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Nuclear-armed nations spent $82.4bn on weapons in 2021

Coalition accuses nuclear-armed nations of ‘obscene’ spending and notes extensive industry lobbying.

Al Jazeera

N.Korea spent as much as $642 million on nukes in 2021, report estimates

North Korea may have spent as much as $642 million on its nuclear programme last year, according to anti-nuclear activists, as the impoverished country appears ready to test a new weapon despite battling a COVID-19 outbreak and economic crisis.

Reuters

Scotland to take a seat at international anti-nuclear weapon conference

SCOTLAND will take a seat at a table of parliamentarians from all over the world as states renew their commitments to ditch nuclear weapons.

The National (Scotland)

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Fears Vladimir Putin will restart USSR nuclear base to launch new atomic weapons

A referendum in Belarus in February permitted the country to host nuclear weapons once more and permanently act as a base for Russian troops with fears it will be used for Russian nukes

Daily Mirror

Russia warns Europe will ‘disappear’ in nuclear war if West gives missiles to Ukraine

One of Vladimir Putin's top political allies, Viacheslav Volodin, warned that Europe will 'cease to exist' if Ukraine is armed with nuclear weapons

Daily Mirror

Israeli PM Warns: Iran is Close to Nuclear Weapons Unless Stopped by the West

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has warned that Tehran was drawing "dangerously close" to producing nuclear weapons unless the West stands up to the regime. During an interview with The Telegraph on Saturday, Bennett urged Britain to maintain pressure on Tehran's leaders, saying, "Iran is enriching uranium at an unprecedented…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Worrying trend': Post-Cold War drop in nukes could be over

A Swedish arms watchdog says the world’s stockpiles of nuclear weapons are expected to increase in coming years after declining since the end of the Cold War

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Global stockpile of nuclear weapons expected to rise: SIPRI

Swedish arms watchdog says nuclear arsenals set to grow in coming years, reversing a decline seen since the Cold War.

Al Jazeera

SIPRI: World Headed for New Era of Nuclear Rearmament

The number of nuclear weapons in the world is set to rise in the coming decade after 35 years of decline as global tensions flare amid Russia's war in Ukraine, researchers said Monday. The nine nuclear powers -- Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, the United States and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Forty years of Faslane: The anti-nuclear peace camp at Trident's door

AFTER four decades of rebellion and activism, Faslane’s peace camp is still a thriving community taking the fight against nuclear weapons to the…

The National (Scotland)

Chinese defence minister says country's nuclear arsenal 'for self-defence'

China has made "impressive progress" in developing new nuclear weapons, but will only use them for self-defence, and never use them first, Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe told delegates at the Shangri-La Dialogue on Sunday.

Reuters

US warns of ‘stark’ stakes in Taiwan Strait if status quo unilaterally altered

Defence secretary says US does not support Taiwan independence, which China says would prompt it to take island back

The Guardian - UK

Iran's Nuclear Tactics Leave Biden with Tough Choices

A flare-up in tensions between the UN nuclear monitor and Iran this week has left US President Joe Biden in an increasingly tight jam. The US leader opened his presidency with a pledge to return to the 2015 international agreement that aimed to prevent Tehran from building nuclear weapons, after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nuclear spectre hangs over Shangri-La

Positive signs in US-China relationship were offset by warnings of a worst-case scenario if broader geopolitical tensions were to bubble over into conflict.

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The Independent UK

Japan vows bigger security role in region to tackle threats

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to boost his country’s diplomatic and security role in the Asia Pacific to tackle what he described as growing threats in the region amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The National (Scotland)

Giant peace sign heads to Faslane for 40th anniversary of iconic protest camp

A GIANT peace logo will arrive in Glasgow on Thursday on its way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Faslane Peace Camp.

The News Lens

To What Extent Do South Koreans Perceive North Korean Cyberattacks as a Threat?

A recent survey of South Koreans indicates that cyberattacks are viewed as a threat comparable to nuclear weapons, particularly among the elderly.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin making big mistake by constantly threatening nuclear war, experts say

A damning new report about the Russian dictator's highly provocative statements on the possible use of nuclear weapons suggests the Kremlin’s strategy may be backfiring on them

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Salon

Why Biden won't talk about nuclear war

The danger of nuclear war is higher than at any time since the Cuban missile crisis. Yet our president is silent

Daily Mirror

US fires missiles in threatening response to North Korea's chilling rocket tests

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programmes have reached a level where they pose a threat to regional and world peace

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon says N.Korea's missiles, nuclear arms threat to world peace

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programmes have reached a level where they pose a threat to regional and world peace.

Tribune News Service

N. Korea fires ballistic missiles as nuclear test threat looms

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Sunday in an exercise that adds to its record pace of launches for the year, and as the U.S. warned Pyongyang may soon conduct its first nuclear weapons test since 2017.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Raises Iran Concerns with Visiting UN Nuclear Chief

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett accused Iran of deceiving the international community about its atomic activities as he met with the visiting head of the UN nuclear watchdog on Friday. Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, paid a brief visit to Israel, which has long accused Iran…

The Independent UK

Israel raises Iran concerns with visiting UN nuclear chief

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has accused Iran of deceiving the international community about its atomic activities

Al Jazeera

Why some South Koreans want their own nuclear bomb

N Korea’s growing capabilities and doubts over US defence commitments raising support for S Korea to go nuclear.

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