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Putin challenges the West to a 'high-tech missile DUEL': President suggests giving advance notice of a hypersonic Oreshnik attack to see 'if they can stop it in time' during annual news conference

Vladimir Putin has challenged the West to a 'high-tech missile duel' as the Russian president suggests he might give advance notice of a hypersonic missile attack to see if the West can stop it. During his annual news conference and call-in show, Putin mockingly challenged Ukraine's western allies to a 'high-tech duel', suggesting that Moscow could give advance notice of …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

China has expanded its nuclear force and strengthened ties to Russia, the Pentagon says

The Independent

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China has expanded its nuclear force and strengthened ties to Russia, the Pentagon says

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — China is expanding its nuclear force, has increased military pressure against Taiwan and has strengthened its ties with Russia over the past year, according to a Pentagon report Wednesday that details actions accelerating key areas of conflict with the United States. Liu Pengyu, the embassy spokesman, said such annual reports by the Pentagon are “filled with ‘Cold-War’ thinking …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Nagasaki survivor accepts Nobel Peace Prize and calls for world free from nuclear weapons

The Independent

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1 week, 6 days ago

Belarus has dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and is ready for its newest missile, its leader says

Associated Press

MOSCOW — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday his country is hosting dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and will prepare facilities for the planned deployment of Moscow’s newest hypersonic ballistic missile. His remarks came after he and President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty last week that gave security guarantees to Belarus, Moscow’s closest ally, including the possible use of …

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Russia deploys hypersonic Oreshnik missile for first time: Its key capabilities

India Today

The silent black-and-white surveillance camera video of the Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was brief but chilling: Six huge fireballs pierced the darkness and slammed into the ground at astonishing speed. Putin said the missile was called the “Oreshnik” — Russian for “hazelnut tree.” A look at the weapon, how it fits into Moscow’s battle plan …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

A missile test by China marks its growing nuclear ambitions

Live Mint

THE LAST time China fired an intercontinental ballistic missile out over the Pacific, Xi Jinping was 27 years old, China’s GDP per head was less than $200 and America had just lifted an arms embargo on the country. So the missile that rose from Hainan island on September 25th—carrying a dummy warhead and plunging into the waters around French Polynesia, …

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‘World at dawn of third nuclear age’, armed forces chief warns

The Independent

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

UK armed forces chief warns world on brink of third nuclear age

The Independent

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

When Ukraine gave up world's 3rd-largest nuclear arsenal, did it set stage for Russian invasion?

Firstpost

In the 1990s, Ukraine gave up the third-largest nuclear weapons arsenal in the world in lieu of security guarantees. Now, as Russia’s war on Ukraine is set to enter the fourth year in coming weeks, Putin has made threats of nuclear attack central to his messaging to Ukraine and the world. As Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union, …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

India first to develop long-range hypersonic missile: Defence experts

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: India is the first country to develop a long-range hypersonic missile that can travel more than eight times the speed of sound and is a game-changer in global defence technology which no other countries have, claimed defence scientists. The Defence Research and Development Organisation recently test-fired the country’s first long-range hypersonic missile that can carry both conventional and nuclear …

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Putin threatens to target Kyiv ‘decision-making centres’ with new missile

The Independent

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Russia warns US against 'spiral of escalation' but says it will keep channels open

Hindustan Times

By Mark Trevelyan Russia warns US against 'spiral of escalation' but says it will keep channels open - Russia warned the United States on Wednesday to halt what it called a "spiral of escalation" over Ukraine, but said it would keep informing Washington about test missile launches in order to avoid "dangerous mistakes". The comments from Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei …

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Ukraine-Russia war: What is an intercontinental ballistic missile and how many does Russia have?

The Independent

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What do we know about Putin’s ‘experimental’ ballistic missile?

The Independent

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Vladimir Putin pledges more ‘Oreshnik’ ballistic missile strikes amid Russia-Ukraine war: ‘Will continue depending on…’

Live Mint

President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that Russia will continue to test its newly developed Oreshnik hypersonic missile in combat conditions, with a stock of missiles ready for use. The missile, which was used for the first time in an attack on Ukraine, is a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict, with Russia stating that the missile's deployment was prompted by …

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1 month ago

Russia will keep testing new ‘Oreshnik’ missile, Putin says

CNN

CNN — President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will continue to test and start mass-producing the hypersonic ballistic missile that it fired at Ukraine Thursday. Putin’s comments come a day after Russia fired the “Oreshnik” missile – which contains multiple warheads – at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack, saying in a video …

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1 month ago

Putin's new missile leaves the whole of Europe minutes from Armageddon: Hypersonic weapon used in Ukraine 'could hit London in 20 minutes' and strike anywhere in Europe with multiple nuclear warheads

Daily Mail

Vladimir Putin's experimental hypersonic rocket unleashed on Ukraine for the first time yesterday could strike any city in Europe in under 20 minutes, it is feared. Ukraine's air force raised the alarm early Thursday morning that Russia's forces had deployed an intercontinental ballistic missile as security cameras captured the moment multiple warheads rained down over the city of Dnipro. Putin …

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1 month ago

How China’s expanding nuclear arsenal calls for India’s deterrence strategy rehaul

Firstpost

As per estimates, China now possesses roughly 500 nuclear warheads, and numbers and quality are growing faster than the other nuclear weapon powers The Pentagon’s 2023 report to Congress assessed that China now has approximately 500 nuclear warheads for delivery by land-based ballistic missiles, sea-based ballistic missiles, road-mobile systems, and bombers. Nuclear Warhead Stockpile The Pentagon’s 2023 report to Congress …

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1 month ago

Britain's military 'is ready to fight Russia tonight': UK army chief's stark warning after Putin declared we are now 'directly involved' in Ukraine war

Daily Mail

But in May he acknowledged the army would run out of ammo in two months A top military official has declared the British Army would be ready to fight Vladimir Putin's forces 'tonight' if Russia were to invade another European nation in addition to Ukraine. A muzzle flash lights up pine trees as the British Army's new Archer Mobile Howitzer …

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Russia's hits Ukraine's Dnipro with hypersonic ballistic missile in response to ATACM attack: What it means

Op India

In what would be the first use of such a potent nuclear-capable weapon in the more than 1,000-day war Ukraine Air Force claimed on Thursday that Russia had fired an intercontinental ballistic missile towards the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Russian President Vladimir Putin, however, responded to the Ukrainian Air Force’s allegations by saying that Russia launched a hypersonic medium-range ballistic …

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1 month ago

Analysis: Russia’s nuclear-capable missile is a clear departure from the Cold War doctrine of deterrence

CNN

CNN — Russia’s use of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Thursday is the latest escalation in the Ukraine war. “To my knowledge, yes, it’s the first time MIRV has been used in combat,” Hans Kristensen, the director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, said. Video Ad Feedback Video appears to show the moment of impact …

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1 month ago

What is intercontinental ballistic missile that Ukraine claims Russia fired?

Firstpost

Ukraine’s air force has accused Russia of launching an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Astrakhan region overnight on its city of Dnipro. Experts say the choice of Moscow’s strike and the alleged use of the powerful long-range weapon could be a ‘message’ for the West Ukraine says Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in its central-eastern city of Dnipro overnight, …

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Russia fires nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine for first time: What is ICBM

Live Mint

In yet another sign of an escalating war between the two countries which has been going on for over 1,000 days, Russia on Thursday fired an intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine, for the first time. The development comes just two days after Vladimir Putin signed a revised nuclear doctrine that formally lowers the threshold for Moscow's use of nuclear weapons, …

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Putin challenges the West to a 'high-tech missile DUEL': President suggests giving advance notice of a hypersonic Oreshnik attack to see 'if they can stop it in time' during annual news conference

China has expanded its nuclear force and strengthened ties to Russia, the Pentagon says

China has expanded its nuclear force and strengthened ties to Russia, the Pentagon says

Nagasaki survivor accepts Nobel Peace Prize and calls for world free from nuclear weapons

Belarus has dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and is ready for its newest missile, its leader says

Russia deploys hypersonic Oreshnik missile for first time: Its key capabilities

A missile test by China marks its growing nuclear ambitions

‘World at dawn of third nuclear age’, armed forces chief warns

UK armed forces chief warns world on brink of third nuclear age

When Ukraine gave up world's 3rd-largest nuclear arsenal, did it set stage for Russian invasion?

India first to develop long-range hypersonic missile: Defence experts

Putin threatens to target Kyiv ‘decision-making centres’ with new missile

Russia warns US against 'spiral of escalation' but says it will keep channels open

Ukraine-Russia war: What is an intercontinental ballistic missile and how many does Russia have?

What do we know about Putin’s ‘experimental’ ballistic missile?

Vladimir Putin pledges more ‘Oreshnik’ ballistic missile strikes amid Russia-Ukraine war: ‘Will continue depending on…’

Russia will keep testing new ‘Oreshnik’ missile, Putin says

Putin's new missile leaves the whole of Europe minutes from Armageddon: Hypersonic weapon used in Ukraine 'could hit London in 20 minutes' and strike anywhere in Europe with multiple nuclear warheads

How China’s expanding nuclear arsenal calls for India’s deterrence strategy rehaul

Britain's military 'is ready to fight Russia tonight': UK army chief's stark warning after Putin declared we are now 'directly involved' in Ukraine war

Russia's hits Ukraine's Dnipro with hypersonic ballistic missile in response to ATACM attack: What it means

Analysis: Russia’s nuclear-capable missile is a clear departure from the Cold War doctrine of deterrence

What is intercontinental ballistic missile that Ukraine claims Russia fired?

Russia fires nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine for first time: What is ICBM