New START: Biden has just days to save a key nuclear treaty with Russia.
54 years, 11 months ago

New START: Biden has just days to save a key nuclear treaty with Russia.

Slate  

Some Senate Republicans are urging President Joe Biden not to renew the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, which expires on Feb. 5. Though critics complain that Russia has violated most of the other arms control treaties it has signed, nobody seriously contends that it has cheated on New START—the only treaty that restricts the U.S. weapons that can destroy Russia and the Russian weapons that can destroy the U.S. Obama had hoped that New START would spark talks for a follow-on treaty, but Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its armed incursion into eastern Ukraine quashed those hopes. The real reason most critics want to finish off New START is that they don’t like arms control treaties, period. Even for those who aren’t keen about nuclear disarmament, arms control treaties are a valuable way to “bound the threat.” Without New START’s verification procedures, U.S. intelligence agencies would draw up worst-case scenarios on how large the Russian arsenal might grow.

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Nobel laureate warns Putin about danger of nuclear weapons
2 weeks ago

Nobel laureate warns Putin about danger of nuclear weapons

Raw Story  

This year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Japan's atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo, on Monday urged Russia to stop issuing nuclear threats in a bid to prevail in its war in Ukraine. "President Putin, I don't think he truly understands what nuclear weapons are for human beings," said Terumi Tanaka, the 92-year-old co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo and a survivor of …

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

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

Biden, Xi agree, 'humans not AI' should dictate nuclear weapon use in a rare face-to-face meeting
1 month, 1 week ago

Biden, Xi agree, 'humans not AI' should dictate nuclear weapon use in a rare face-to-face meeting

Firstpost  

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed in a rare face-to-face meeting that humans, not AI, should dictate the US of nuclear weapons. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Peru US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met on Saturday afternoon and agreed that humans, not Artificial Intelligence …

Biden and Xi take a first step to limit AI and nuclear decisions at their last meeting
1 month, 1 week ago

Biden and Xi take a first step to limit AI and nuclear decisions at their last meeting

NPR  

Biden and Xi take a first step to limit AI and nuclear decisions at their last meeting toggle caption Leah Millis/Pool/AFP LIMA, Peru — President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday agreed that any decision to use nuclear weapons should be controlled by humans, not by artificial intelligence. But Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that …

US Warns Putin Not to Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine: New Book Reveals Sensitive Conversations
2 months, 2 weeks 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 revisits nuclear doctrine to allow attacks on non-nuclear states in response to Western weapons in Ukraine
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia revisits nuclear doctrine to allow attacks on non-nuclear states in response to Western weapons in Ukraine

ABC  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has broadened the remit of his nuclear doctrine to fend off Western-supported attacks in the Ukraine war, threatening to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-armed nations even if not attacked by them. Mr Putin said under the lowered threshold, Russia could deploy nuclear bombs even if it was struck with conventional weapons, and that Moscow would consider …

US secret nuclear plan full of insanity
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US secret nuclear plan full of insanity

China Daily  

The US Capitol building is shrouded in haze in Washington, DC, the United States, on June 7, 2023. US President Joe Biden's approval in March of a highly classified nuclear strategy that is aimed at countering the "China threat", first exposed by The New York Times' David Sanger on Aug 20, is an insane act of provocation, and a threat …

Cold War 2: Do not let it spark off a nuclear arms race
6 months ago

Cold War 2: Do not let it spark off a nuclear arms race

Live Mint  

The deadly stockpiles of nuclear weapons built by Cold War adversaries Russia and the US gave the ‘MAD’ doctrine of ‘Mutually Assured Destruction’ a literal ring. Could today’s geopolitical divide between a China-led bloc and the US-led West imperil the world with another arms race being pushed beyond the limits of reason by its force of rivalry? Over the weekend, …

Nuclear-armed nations are deepening their reliance on their nuclear weapons, watchdog finds
6 months, 1 week ago

Nuclear-armed nations are deepening their reliance on their nuclear weapons, watchdog finds

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The world’s nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their nuclear weapons as the countries deepened their reliance on such deterrence in 2023, a Swedish think tank said Monday. “We have not seen nuclear weapons playing such a prominent role in international relations since the Cold War,” said Wilfred Wan, director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s …

Exclusive: Nato in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons
6 months, 1 week ago

Exclusive: Nato in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons

The Telegraph  

Nato is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, the head of the alliance has said. Mr Stoltenberg said nuclear transparency should be the cornerstone of Nato’s nuclear strategy to prepare the alliance for what he described as a more dangerous world. “Transparency helps to communicate the direct message …

Russia’s foreign minister rejects a US proposal to resume talks on nuclear arms control
11 months ago

Russia’s foreign minister rejects a US proposal to resume talks on nuclear arms control

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia’s top diplomat on Thursday dismissed a U.S. proposal to resume a dialogue on nuclear arms control, saying it’s impossible while Washington offers military support to Ukraine. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in June the Biden administration is ready to talk to Russia without conditions about a future nuclear arms control even as Russia-U.S. ties …

China, other states, fortify nuclear weapons arsenals: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

China, other states, fortify nuclear weapons arsenals: Report

Al Jazeera  

Think tank SIPRI says China had 17 percent more nuclear warheads in January 2023 compared with the year before. The world’s nine nuclear-armed states are continuing to modernise their nuclear arsenals, with China’s stockpile of nuclear warheads rising by 17 percent in 2022, according to the Sweden-based Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. In the SIPRI Yearbook 2023 released on Monday, …

U.S. wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control in post-treaty world
1 year, 6 months ago

U.S. wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control in post-treaty world

The Hindu  

The White House is ready to have talks with Russia without preconditions about a future nuclear arms control framework even as it is enacting countermeasures in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to suspend the last nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries. Putin announced in February he was suspending Russia’s cooperation with the New START Treaty's provisions …

Russia hits back at Biden over nuclear weapon deployments, says 'Don't lecture us'
1 year, 6 months ago

Russia hits back at Biden over nuclear weapon deployments, says 'Don't lecture us'

India TV News  

Russia responded to U.S. President Joe Biden's criticism of its plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus on Saturday by pointing to the decades-long deployment of such weapons in Europe by Washington. "It is the sovereign right of Russia and Belarus to ensure their security by means we deem necessary amidst of a large-scale hybrid war unleashed by Washington …

Last survivors of Hiroshima bombing watch as Biden pays tribute, but issues no apology
1 year, 7 months ago

Last survivors of Hiroshima bombing watch as Biden pays tribute, but issues no apology

LA Times  

The patter of rain had subsided on a gray Friday morning as President Biden and other Group of 7 leaders arrived at the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, the first of two Japanese cities where American planes dropped atomic bombs in August 1945, laying waste to both and leading to the end of World War II. But Putin’s threat of …

START treaty: Russia stops sending nuclear arms info to US
1 year, 8 months ago

START treaty: Russia stops sending nuclear arms info to US

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said: ‘There will be no notifications at all’ with Washington as the US also stops sharing data on its nuclear weapons with Moscow. Russia will no longer share detailed information on its nuclear weapons with the United States as outlined in the New START treaty, a senior official in Moscow has said, as Russia’s …

US stops sharing nuclear arms data with Russia under START Treaty
1 year, 8 months ago

US stops sharing nuclear arms data with Russia under START Treaty

Al Jazeera  

Under terms of the New START treaty, both countries should share data on deployed nuclear warheads on a biannual basis. The United States has told Russia it will cease exchanging detailed data on its nuclear weapons stockpiles, the White House said, calling the move a response to Russia’s suspension of participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty. “Russia has …

After Russia suspends ‘New START treaty’, US to not give nuclear data to Moscow
1 year, 8 months ago

After Russia suspends ‘New START treaty’, US to not give nuclear data to Moscow

Hindustan Times  

The United States has told Russia it will not exchange data on its nuclear forces, a White House spokesperson said on Tuesday, describing the change as a response to Moscow's decision to suspend participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty. National flags of the US and Russia "Under international law, the United States has the right to respond to …

US-China Cold War Next? What Will Happen if Beijing Decides to Arm Russia
1 year, 10 months ago

US-China Cold War Next? What Will Happen if Beijing Decides to Arm Russia

News 18  

Russia is in talks with a Chinese drone maker to supply it with self-explosive drones that could be deployed in Ukraine, German magazine Der Spiegel reported Friday. And on Friday, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg expressed scepticism regarding China’s plan to end the war in Ukraine, arguing that Beijing “doesn’t have much credibility”. What China Says Earlier, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang …

China Urges Russia, Ukraine to Hold Talks, Warns Against Using Nuclear Weapons
1 year, 10 months ago

China Urges Russia, Ukraine to Hold Talks, Warns Against Using Nuclear Weapons

News 18  

China called on Friday for Russia and Ukraine to hold peace talks as soon as possible, while insisting that nuclear weapons must not be used in their conflict. “All parties should support Russia and Ukraine in working in the same direction and resuming direct dialogue as quickly as possible,” China said in the document, released on the foreign ministry’s website. …

Biden, Putin display their alliances with Ukraine war backdrop
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden, Putin display their alliances with Ukraine war backdrop

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin bolstered their respective alliances with NATO and China, days before the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Mr. Biden promised that the United States "will defend literally every inch of NATO", the military alliance that includes some Eastern European countries bordering Russia. Meanwhile, at a meeting on Wednesday of the …

Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin bolster their alliances with NATO, China
1 year, 10 months ago

Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin bolster their alliances with NATO, China

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin bolstered their respective alliances with NATO and China, days before the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, at a meeting on Wednesday of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly to mark the Ukraine war's anniversary, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced Russia's invasion as a violation of the founding U.N. …

Biden shores up Western allies as Putin digs in on Ukraine
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden shores up Western allies as Putin digs in on Ukraine

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — President Joe Biden closed out his wartime visit to Europe on Wednesday, working to shore up partnerships with allies on NATO’s perilous eastern flank — even as Russia’s Vladimir Putin was drawing closer to China for help as his invasion of Ukraine neared the one-year mark. Biden responded to that anxiety by pledging that NATO’s mutual defense …

Biden says no sign Russia mulling nuke use after treaty suspension
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden says no sign Russia mulling nuke use after treaty suspension

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered fresh criticism of Russia's suspension of a key nuclear treaty, but stressed there was no indication Moscow was moving closer to actually using an atomic weapon. Russia suspends only remaining major nuclear treaty with U.S. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday announced the suspension of Moscow's participation in the New START arms treaty …

News Analysis: Putin leaving nuclear treaty is a reminder that he has — and can use — nuclear bombs
1 year, 10 months ago

News Analysis: Putin leaving nuclear treaty is a reminder that he has — and can use — nuclear bombs

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, welcomed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the Kremlin on Wednesday amid U.S. concerns that Beijing is considering providing “lethal aid” to Moscow. But Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement this week that he was abandoning the last major nuclear arms control treaty may have been more symbolic than a threat of concrete action. At the …

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 …

Will we see more nuclear arms in the future? What Vladimir Putin’s suspension of New START means for the world
1 year, 10 months ago

Will we see more nuclear arms in the future? What Vladimir Putin’s suspension of New START means for the world

Firstpost  

Is the world inching closer to a nuclear war? On Tuesday, Russian president Vladimir Putin in his 100-minute long address to the nation announced Russia’s suspension from participating in the New START treaty — the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the two nations. “Our relations have degraded, and that’s completely and utterly the US’ fault,” said Putin, who …

Nuclear war no closer despite treaty move, Russian official says
1 year, 10 months ago

Nuclear war no closer despite treaty move, Russian official says

Al Jazeera  

Despite its decision to suspend participation in the New START arms reduction treaty, Russia says it will keep abiding by its restrictions. Moscow’s decision to suspend its participation in the New START arms reduction treaty with the United States does not increase the risk of a nuclear conflict, Russia’s deputy foreign minister says. Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday it would …

Explainer: The New START nuclear treaty, and why Vladimir Putin is walking away from it
1 year, 10 months ago

Explainer: The New START nuclear treaty, and why Vladimir Putin is walking away from it

ABC  

Russia's President Vladimir Putin's announcement on Tuesday that Moscow is suspending its participation in the last remaining US-Russia arms control treaty will have an immediate impact on America's ability to monitor Russian nuclear activities. Key points: Vladimir Putin says Russia will suspend its participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty The treaty required both the US and Russia to …

Seven talking points from Vladimir Putin’s speech: Nuclear weapons, Russian economy, same-sex marriage and more
1 year, 10 months ago

Seven talking points from Vladimir Putin’s speech: Nuclear weapons, Russian economy, same-sex marriage and more

Firstpost  

In a speech that lasted close to two hours as the war in Ukraine completes a year, Russian president Vladimir Putin reiterated what he has been saying time and again: The West was to be blamed for the offensive. “I am forced to announce today that Russia is suspending its participation in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty,” Putin told his …

What to know about Russia’s latest move on nuclear weapons
1 year, 10 months ago

What to know about Russia’s latest move on nuclear weapons

CNN  

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement Tuesday that Russia would suspend participation in the New START treaty, a key nuclear arms reduction agreement, is the latest in a series of ominous declarations in which he has made reference to his nuclear arsenal. New START – “START” is shorthand …

Biden’s Strategic Reviews: Implications for Global Security
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden’s Strategic Reviews: Implications for Global Security

The Diplomat  

This fall, the Biden administration released four important policy document reviews, providing a fresh insight into the United States’ strategic thinking. Two weeks later, on October 27, the U.S. Department of Defense jointly released the unclassified versions of three other much-anticipated policy documents: the National Defense Strategy, the Nuclear Posture Review, and the Missile Defense Review. A rethink of China-U.S. …

Nuclear stockpile makes China a growing rival, Pentagon says
2 years ago

Nuclear stockpile makes China a growing rival, Pentagon says

Live Mint  

BY NANCY A. YOUSSEF | UPDATED NOV 29, 2022 03:15 PM EST Beijing’s military expansion puts it on track to keep Washington from intervening in a crisis with Taiwan, an annual assessment concludes China is on pace to challenge the U.S. militarily and prevent it from intervening in a crisis with Taiwan, including by expanding its stockpile of nuclear warheads, …

China to increase nuclear warheads to 1,500, Pentagon warns
2 years ago

China to increase nuclear warheads to 1,500, Pentagon warns

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — China is expanding its nuclear force and is on pace to nearly quadruple the number of warheads it has by 2035, rapidly closing its gap with the United States, the Pentagon said in a report released Tuesday. Beijing’s growing arsenal is creating uncertainty for the U.S. as it navigates how to deter two nuclear powers, Russia and China, …

China to increase nuclear warheads to 1,500, Pentagon warns
2 years ago

China to increase nuclear warheads to 1,500, Pentagon warns

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We can’t assume that if they have more capabilities, that their policy is going …

Is Biden Going to Keep Wasting America’s Money on New Nukes?
2 years, 1 month ago

Is Biden Going to Keep Wasting America’s Money on New Nukes?

Slate  

There are two stand-out passages in the 25-page “Nuclear Posture Review” that the Biden administration released on Thursday. While expressing “great concern” over its advances in uranium-enrichment, the report states: “Iran does not today possess a nuclear weapon, and we currently believe it is not pursuing one.” This may signal to Tehran that Biden does not consider a revival of …

Joe Biden Outlines 'Different' Challenges Posed By Russia, China To U.S. National Security
2 years, 2 months ago

Joe Biden Outlines 'Different' Challenges Posed By Russia, China To U.S. National Security

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled America’s national security strategy to address the geopolitical challenges facing the country and the world, including the separate threats posed by China and Russia. Biden said Russia and China “pose different challenges.” He singled out China as “America’s most consequential geopolitical challenge,” adding that Beijing has used technology and its power …

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

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

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House is insisting that it has no reason …

Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ risk highest since 1962 Cuban missile crisis: Biden
2 years, 2 months ago

Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ risk highest since 1962 Cuban missile crisis: Biden

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden said on October 6 that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in the eight-month invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Mr. Biden said Russian …

Biden says risk of ‘nuclear Armageddon’ highest in 60 years
2 years, 2 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 …

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 …

Russia blocks final draft of nuclear disarmament treaty at UN
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia blocks final draft of nuclear disarmament treaty at UN

CNN  

CNN — A month-long meeting on nuclear disarmament ended in failure at the United Nations Friday night when Russia refused to accept the final draft of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. “The nuclear-armed states have not only failed to make progress on their disarmament obligations but have spent over $82 billion on maintaining and upgrading their arsenals, …

Biden calls on Russia, China to enter nuclear arms control talks
2 years, 4 months ago

Biden calls on Russia, China to enter nuclear arms control talks

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden called Monday on Russia and China to enter nuclear arms control talks, saying that Moscow in particular has a duty to show responsibility after its invasion of Ukraine. "Russia should demonstrate that it is ready to resume work on nuclear arms control," Biden said. "There is no benefit to any of our nations, or for the world, …

SIPRI Says Global Nuclear Arsenal To Grow In The Coming Years, First Time Since Cold War
2 years, 6 months ago

SIPRI Says Global Nuclear Arsenal To Grow In The Coming Years, First Time Since Cold War

News 18  

The global nuclear arsenal is expected to grow in the coming years for the first time since the Cold War while the risk of such weapons being used is the greatest in decades, a leading conflict and armaments think-tank said on Monday. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Western support for Kyiv has heightened tensions among the world’s nine nuclear-armed states, …

US eyes ‘nuclear freedom’ by hyping China’s ‘nuclear threat’
2 years, 7 months ago

US eyes ‘nuclear freedom’ by hyping China’s ‘nuclear threat’

China Daily  

House of Hegemony Illustration: Liu Rui/GT Charles Richard, the head of US Strategic Command, which oversees the nuclear arsenal, warned Congress Wednesday that Washington faces a "heightened nuclear deterrence risk when it comes to Russia and China," claiming that China is "watching the war in Ukraine closely and will likely use nuclear coercion to their advantage in the future." Sensationalizing …

As a new Cold War with Russia heats up, the danger of nuclear doomsday is real all over again
2 years, 8 months ago

As a new Cold War with Russia heats up, the danger of nuclear doomsday is real all over again

Salon  

The war in Ukraine has placed U.S. and NATO policy toward Russia under a spotlight, highlighting how the U.S. and its allies have expanded NATO up to Russia's borders, backed regime change and then a proxy war in Ukraine, imposed waves of economic sanctions and launched a debilitating trillion-dollar arms race. Still, let's follow the money This is in fact …

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Vladimir Putin threatens to use nuclear weapons amid NATO warning
2 years, 9 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, …

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