Einstein was right – ‘World War 4’ will be fought with sticks and stones
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Einstein was right – ‘World War 4’ will be fought with sticks and stones

The Independent  

As a physicist who has done research in nuclear physics, including at Los Alamos National Laboratory, I am deeply concerned about the Biden administration’s and British government’s provocation of Russia, which is escalating weeks before Donald Trump is set to become president. As a physicist, and as one who loves humanity, I beseech the Biden administration and prime minister Starmer not to provoke World War 3 with Russia, which has more nuclear weapons than any other nation on Earth. Dennis Fitzgerald Melbourne, Australia Religion of peace Our world is increasingly dominated by mutual rivalry, distrust, and an unrelenting quest for supremacy among superpowers often wielding their influence with reckless disregard. Malik Fraz Ahmad Durham, Bradford More frightening than fiction We have all seen films and TV shows in which the deranged villain gets hold of terrifying weapons of mass destruction and then threatens world peace.

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World War Three fears: Experts tell Trump that Putin won't stop with Ukraine deal - he wants to re-establish Soviet Union and assassinate Zelensky
1 week, 6 days ago

World War Three fears: Experts tell Trump that Putin won't stop with Ukraine deal - he wants to re-establish Soviet Union and assassinate Zelensky

Daily Mail  

Fears World War Three could explode have ramped up amid claims Putin is preparing a 'landgrab' in a bid to 're-establish the Soviet Union'. The world could be on the brink of WW3, defence experts fear, with Russia, Iran, China and North Korea all being a potential threat to the West A serviceman of 24th Mechanized brigade named after King …

Russia warns ‘radical’ Donald Trump against resuming nuclear testing
2 weeks ago

Russia warns ‘radical’ Donald Trump against resuming nuclear testing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russia has warned it “rules …

Putin threatens there is a real risk of WW3 erupting, accusing the West of 'escalating the situation' and warning 'the dangers are increasing'
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Putin threatens there is a real risk of WW3 erupting, accusing the West of 'escalating the situation' and warning 'the dangers are increasing'

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin has warned that World War Three could erupt if the West continues 'escalating the situation' in his latest existential threat over the war in Ukraine. Speaking on Russia-1, Putin warned that World War Three could still erupt He remained defiant in the face of what he called Western 'escalation' Ukrainian Ground Forces fire with a Leopard 2A4 tank …

‘That means World War 3’: Putin signs new nuclear weapons doctrine; top Russian official says ‘missiles fired against…’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘That means World War 3’: Putin signs new nuclear weapons doctrine; top Russian official says ‘missiles fired against…’

Live Mint  

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a revised nuclear doctrine on Tuesday — days after the US greenlit Ukrainian use of longer-range missiles against Moscow. “Russia's new nuclear doctrine means NATO missiles fired against our country could be deemed an attack by the bloc on Russia. That means World War III,” wrote former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev — currently the deputy …

Putin signs new Russian nuclear doctrine after Biden's arms decision for Ukraine
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Putin signs new Russian nuclear doctrine after Biden's arms decision for Ukraine

Deccan Chronicle  

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country. The signing of the doctrine, which says that any massive aerial attack on Russia could trigger a nuclear response, demonstrates Putin’s readiness to tap …

Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden’s arms decision for Ukraine
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden’s arms decision for Ukraine

Associated Press  

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with American-supplied longer-range missiles. Asked Tuesday if a Ukrainian attack with longer-range U.S. missiles could potentially trigger a nuclear response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov answered affirmatively, pointing …

Putin signs new Russian nuclear doctrine after Biden's arms decision for Ukraine
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Putin signs new Russian nuclear doctrine after Biden's arms decision for Ukraine

New Indian Express  

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country. The signing of the doctrine, which says that any massive aerial attack on Russia could trigger a nuclear response, demonstrates Putin’s readiness to tap …

Russia tests nuclear unit as it rolls out ballistic missiles in latest threat to West
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia tests nuclear unit as it rolls out ballistic missiles in latest threat to West

The Independent  

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US scrambled to urge Putin not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, Woodward book says
3 months ago

US scrambled to urge Putin not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, Woodward book says

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Months into Russia’s war in Ukraine, the United States had intelligence pointing to “highly sensitive, credible conversations inside the Kremlin” that President Vladimir Putin was seriously considering using nuclear weapons to avoid major battlefield losses, journalist Bob Woodward reported in his new book, “War.” The US intelligence pointed to a 50% chance that Putin would use tactical nukes if …

US Warns Putin Not to Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine: New Book Reveals Sensitive Conversations
3 months ago

US Warns Putin Not to Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine: New Book Reveals Sensitive Conversations

Associated Press  

US scrambled to urge Putin not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, according to a new book by Bob Woodward. The intelligence pointed to a 50% chance that Putin would use tactical nukes if Ukrainian forces surrounded 30,000 Russian troops in the southern city of Kherson, the book says. Biden reached out to Putin directly in a message, warning of …

Russia invokes its nuclear capacity in a U.N. speech full of bile toward the West
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia invokes its nuclear capacity in a U.N. speech full of bile toward the West

LA Times  

Russia’s top diplomat warned Saturday against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power,” delivering a U.N. General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western machinations in Ukraine and elsewhere — including within the United Nations. Three days after Russian President Vladimir Putin aired a shift in his country’s nuclear doctrine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov …

‘Russia-NATO, one step away from a full-scale World War 3,’ Putin warns the West
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Russia-NATO, one step away from a full-scale World War 3,’ Putin warns the West

Live Mint  

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Monday, suggesting that a direct conflict between Russia and the US-led NATO military alliance would bring the world close to World War Three. Asked by Reuters about Macron's remarks and the risks and possibility of a conflict between Russia and NATO, Putin quipped: “Everything is possible in the modern world.” “It is …

Putin Warns West of Risk of Nuclear War in Annual Address
10 months, 1 week ago

Putin Warns West of Risk of Nuclear War in Annual Address

Live Mint  

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of a growing risk of global war as well as the use of nuclear weapons, as he ramped up his bellicose rhetoric in his annual parliamentary address and vowed to press forward with his assault on Ukraine. As Moscow’s forces take the upper hand on the battlefield and U.S. military support for Kyiv has stalled, …

Vladimir Putin warns West of risk of nuclear war, says Moscow can strike Western targets
10 months, 1 week ago

Vladimir Putin warns West of risk of nuclear war, says Moscow can strike Western targets

ABC  

President Vladimir Putin has told Western countries they risked provoking a nuclear war if they sent troops to fight in Ukraine, warning that Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in the West. He prefaced his nuclear warning with a specific reference to an idea, floated by French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, of European NATO members sending ground troops …

Putin ally: We are probably on the verge of a new world war
1 year, 8 months ago

Putin ally: We are probably on the verge of a new world war

Al Jazeera  

Rising nuclear tensions could lead to a conflict that engulfs the world, according to former Russian President Dimitry Medvedev. “The world is sick and quite probably is on the verge of a new world war,” Medvedev, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the deputy chairman of Russia’s security council, told a conference in Moscow on Tuesday. Since Russia’s …

Opinion: Did Putin just inch Russia and the U.S. closer to nuclear war?
1 year, 10 months ago

Opinion: Did Putin just inch Russia and the U.S. closer to nuclear war?

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, days after he announced the country will suspend implementation of the New START treaty. On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow will suspend implementation of New START, the last remaining treaty between Russia and the United States limiting deployed nuclear weapons. New START limits the number of “strategic” nuclear warheads …

DC Edit | Global uncertainty grows as Putin and Biden tussle
1 year, 10 months ago

DC Edit | Global uncertainty grows as Putin and Biden tussle

Deccan Chronicle  

An embryonic global contest between democracies and autocracies seems all too real after the Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden virtually went head-to-head in speeches delivered in Moscow and Kyiv-Warsaw, respectively. A new Cold War that may have begun a year ago when Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, has taken on a new dimension with …

War in our time? The Russian bear is growling, and ready
2 years ago

War in our time? The Russian bear is growling, and ready

Firstpost  

The Ukraine conflict seems to have reached stasis point, with Russian forces entrenched in the east and aid pouring in for the Zelenskyy regime. *** *** The SMO – Putin first used the word ‘war’ for the Ukraine conflict only recently – was conducted with far fewer troops than Ukraine could field. It must be noted that Ukraine’s power, Internet …

Putin says Russia could adopt US preemptive strike concept
2 years, 1 month ago

Putin says Russia could adopt US preemptive strike concept

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow could adopt what he described as a U.S. concept of using preemptive military strikes, noting it has the weapons to do the job, in a blunt statement amid rising Russia-NATO tensions over Ukraine. While Putin appeared to refer to conventional precision-guided weapons when he talked about possibly mimicking the U.S. …

Biden says Putin unlikely to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden says Putin unlikely to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Biden says the Russian president ‘miscalculated’ the war in Ukraine ‘significantly’, but is unlikely to raise the stakes to a nuclear level. United States President Joe Biden has said he does not believe that Vladimir Putin would order the use of a tactical nuclear weapon, but scorned his Russian counterpart for playing with the idea. In an interview with CNN …

White House says nuclear attack not ‘imminent’ after Biden warns ‘armageddon’ more likely amid Putin threats
2 years, 3 months ago

White House says nuclear attack not ‘imminent’ after Biden warns ‘armageddon’ more likely amid Putin threats

The Independent  

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Biden says risk of ‘nuclear Armageddon’ highest in 60 years
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden says risk of ‘nuclear Armageddon’ highest in 60 years

Al Jazeera  

US president compares threat now with the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought world to brink of catastrophe in 1962. United States President Joe Biden has warned the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at its highest since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, as Moscow talks openly of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons in its invasion of Ukraine. Speaking …

U.S. warns Russia of 'castastrophic' consequences of nuclear strike
2 years, 3 months ago

U.S. warns Russia of 'castastrophic' consequences of nuclear strike

The Hindu  

The United States has warned Russia privately of "catastrophic" consequences if it uses nuclear weapons as part of the Ukraine invasion, top U.S. officials said. Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden's national security advisor, said in a separate interview Sunday that the United States has warned Russia at "very high levels" of "catastrophic consequences" for using nuclear arms. ‘Scare the whole …

US has privately warned Russia against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine for several months
2 years, 3 months ago

US has privately warned Russia against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine for several months

CNN  

Washington CNN — The US has privately communicated to Russia for the past several months that there will be consequences if Moscow chooses to use a nuclear weapon in the Ukraine war, according to US officials. The warnings, first reported by The Washington Post, come as Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again threatened to turn to nuclear weapons amid …

Biden: Russia’s Ukraine abuses ‘make your blood run cold’
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden: Russia’s Ukraine abuses ‘make your blood run cold’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — President Joe Biden declared at the United Nations on Wednesday that Russia has “shamelessly violated the core tenets” of the international body with its war in Ukraine as he summoned nations around the globe to stand firm in backing the Ukrainian resistance. Delivering a forceful condemnation of Russia’s seven-month invasion, Biden said reports of Russian abuses against …

‘World won’t allow Putin…', says Zelensky after Putin's address on Ukraine
2 years, 3 months ago

‘World won’t allow Putin…', says Zelensky after Putin's address on Ukraine

Hindustan Times  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin's ‘partial mobilisation’ announcement, saying he does not believe the world will allow the latter to use nuclear weapons. FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky According to a report by news agency Reuters, Zelensky also vowed to press on with liberating Ukrainian territory captured by Russian forces. The Ukrainian …

Zelenskyy: World would not allow Putin to use nuclear weapons
2 years, 3 months ago

Zelenskyy: World would not allow Putin to use nuclear weapons

Al Jazeera  

In interview with German TV, the Ukrainian leader repeated calls for Berlin to supply Ukraine with more heavy weapons. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he did not believe the world would allow Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons after the Russian president said Moscow would use all means to protect its territory. I don’t think the world will allow …

President Biden warns Vladimir Putin not to use nuclear weapons: "Don't. Don't. Don't."
2 years, 3 months ago

President Biden warns Vladimir Putin not to use nuclear weapons: "Don't. Don't. Don't."

CBS News  

Biden to Putin on nuclear war: Don’t President Biden to Vladimir Putin on threat of nuclear war: Don’t | 60 Minutes 00:48 The Biden administration has announced another $600 million in military aid to help the Ukrainian army maintain momentum against Russia. In an interview for this Sunday's "60 Minutes," Scott Pelley spoke with President Biden about Ukraine's recent battlefield …

Is Putin planning to start a nuclear war against Ukraine? What we know so far
2 years, 8 months ago

Is Putin planning to start a nuclear war against Ukraine? What we know so far

India TV News  

Russia started invading Ukraine over 50 days ago, and the world has been in terror of nuclear war ever since. 'Putin could get desperate enough to use nukes in Ukraine': CIA The CIA director warned that the US can't "take lightly" the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, reported business insider. "Given the potential desperation …

'Putin Could Use Nuclear Weapons': Ukrainian Prez Zelensky Warns All Countries to be Prepared
2 years, 8 months ago

'Putin Could Use Nuclear Weapons': Ukrainian Prez Zelensky Warns All Countries to be Prepared

News 18  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday warned that “all of the countries of the world” should be prepared for the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use tactical nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine. Zelensky told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an exclusive interview that Putin could turn to either nuclear or chemical weapons because he does not value …

Exclusive: Zelensky says world should be prepared for possibility Putin could use nuclear weapons
2 years, 8 months ago

Exclusive: Zelensky says world should be prepared for possibility Putin could use nuclear weapons

CNN  

The full interview aired April 17, 2022, at 9am ET on ‘State of the Union’ CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN Friday that “all of the countries of the world” should be prepared for the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use tactical nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine. Video Ad Feedback See CNN's exclusive interview …

Where is the Russia-Ukraine war heading? Five scenarios
2 years, 9 months ago

Where is the Russia-Ukraine war heading? Five scenarios

Al Jazeera  

As Russia’s invasion enters its fourth week and fighting intensifies, how might the situation develop from here? Russia’s war on Ukraine has entered a fourth week, as increasingly harsh rhetoric from Western powers towards Russian President Vladimir Putin fails to stop attacks in several cities. But in an interview with Al Jazeera, Frank Ledwidge, senior lecturer in military capabilities and …

Russia-Ukraine War: What Is Moscow’s Nuclear Doctrine?
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia-Ukraine War: What Is Moscow’s Nuclear Doctrine?

The Quint  

On 27 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin, referring to the economic sanctions imposed by the US and its allies, as well as the “aggressive statements regarding our country”, directed his defence officials to place Russia’s nuclear forces in a “special regime of combat duty”. It is unclear how this order changes the alert status of Russia’s nuclear forces – Russia, …

Third World War will be destructive, involve nuclear weapons: Russian Foreign Minister
2 years, 10 months ago

Third World War will be destructive, involve nuclear weapons: Russian Foreign Minister

India TV News  

Highlights Russia has escalated East-West tensions by placing its nuclear deterrent forces on high alert Russia has world's largest arsenal of nuclear weapons which form backbone of its deterrence forces No country has used nuclear weapons since World War II, when America dropped two bombs on Japan Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that if a third World …

Russia-Ukraine War: Biden says Americans should not worry about nuclear war after Russian actions
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia-Ukraine War: Biden says Americans should not worry about nuclear war after Russian actions

India TV News  

Highlights WH said that throughout the crisis, Putin has falsely alleged that Russia is under threat from NATO White House said neither the US nor NATO has any desire or intention for conflict with Russia Notably, Moscow has put its nuclear deterrent on high alert amid US President Joe Biden said on Monday Americans should not worry about a nuclear …

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Vladimir Putin threatens to use nuclear weapons amid NATO warning
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Vladimir Putin threatens to use nuclear weapons amid NATO warning

Firstpost  

France had earlier said that the Russian leader needed to understand that NATO has nuclear weapons too. Russia continues to advance into Ukraine which destroyed its nuclear arsenal in 1994 Warsaw: It has been a long time since the threat of using nuclear weapons has been brandished so openly by a world leader, but Vladimir Putin has just done it, …

Vladimir Putin issues warning about rising threat of nuclear war, blames the United States
6 years ago

Vladimir Putin issues warning about rising threat of nuclear war, blames the United States

ABC  

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a chilling warning about the rising threat of a nuclear war, saying "it could lead to the destruction of civilisation as a whole and maybe even our planet" — and putting the blame squarely on the US. Key points: Vladimir Putin says lowering the threshold of using nuclear weapons could "lead to a global nuclear …

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