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The Kremlin has revised its nuclear policy. Does that make the use of atomic weapons more likely?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Kremlin has revised its nuclear policy. Does that make the use of atomic weapons more likely?

Associated Press  

The 4-year-old document has a bland, bureaucratic title — “Basic Principles of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence” — but its contents are chilling, especially with its newest revisions. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The revamped document describes nuclear weapons as “a means of deterrence,” …

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Putin signs decree approving revised nuclear doctrine
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Putin signs decree approving revised nuclear doctrine

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-19 20:22 MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree approving Russia's updated nuclear doctrine, the Kremlin reported Tuesday. The decree, published on the Kremlin website, states that aggression by any state in a military coalition or bloc against Russia or its allies is seen as aggression by the entire bloc as a whole and aggression …

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India's Nuclear Submarines: A Deterrence Tool in the Indo-Pacific
2 months, 2 weeks ago

India's Nuclear Submarines: A Deterrence Tool in the Indo-Pacific

India TV News  

India has successfully launched its fourth nuclear-powered submarine (SSBN) at the Ship Building Center in Visakhapatnam. The submarine, dubbed S4*, boasts 75% indigenous components and features 4 ballistic missiles with a range of 3,500 km. This deployment strengthens India's nuclear deterrence capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region, as it enhances the country's strategic command and control capabilities and provides excellent stealth …

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With Russia-Ukraine war entering final showdown, India has a critical role to play
3 months, 3 weeks ago

With Russia-Ukraine war entering final showdown, India has a critical role to play

Firstpost  

Ukraine is slowly becoming a proxy for NATO, while Russia’s threat to deploy nuclear weapons on the war front is dangerous. Though Ukraine claimed a limited victory in war after two years when its forces entered Russia’s Kursk region, the war narratives are changing every day. Though the United States provided enough arms and ammunition to Ukraine for its war …

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India commissions INS Arighaat, sharpens nuclear deterrence
4 months, 1 week ago

India commissions INS Arighaat, sharpens nuclear deterrence

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India on Thursday commissioned its second indigenous nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Arighaat, at Visakhapatnam, with defence minister Rajnath Singh asserting that it “will further strengthen India’s nuclear triad, enhance nuclear deterrence, help in establishing strategic balance and peace in the region, and play a decisive role in the security of the country.” Union defence minister Rajnath Singh …

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Russia wheels out terrifying Yars missiles capable of striking targets 7,500 miles away in latest nuke drills
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia wheels out terrifying Yars missiles capable of striking targets 7,500 miles away in latest nuke drills

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin's forces are holding yet more nuclear missile drills amid an ongoing programme of strategic military exercises, wheeling out terrifying intercontinental ballistic missiles in new footage released today. Unsettling footage shows mobile Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles being moved from hangars into forest locations in Russia's remote Irkutsk region of Siberia for potential combat use. Unsettling footage shows mobile Yars …

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The risks of Russia’s nuclear posturing
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The risks of Russia’s nuclear posturing

The Hindu  

The war between Russia and Ukraine has entered its second year and there is no end in sight. Earlier this month, in a concerning escalation, Russia announced that it plans to hold drills simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons along the border with Ukraine. If nuclear powers routinely threaten to use nuclear weapons as a coercive tactic when pushed …

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North Korea resumes missile launches in ‘threat to peace and stability’
1 year ago

North Korea resumes missile launches in ‘threat to peace and stability’

Al Jazeera  

North Korea has resumed its record year of missile tests – launching a long-range ballistic missile capable of hitting the United States hours after firing a short-range weapon – in actions its neighbours condemned as a threat to international peace. The back-to-back launches came after South Korea and the US agreed to bolster their joint nuclear deterrence capabilities in the …

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Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons
1 year, 5 months ago

Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Nagasaki marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city Wednesday with the mayor urging world powers to abolish nuclear weapons, saying nuclear deterrence also increases risks of nuclear war. “Now is the time to show courage and make the decision to break free from dependence on nuclear deterrence,” Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki said in …

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Nuclear signalling, the need for new guard rails
1 year, 5 months ago

Nuclear signalling, the need for new guard rails

The Hindu  

The conflict in Ukraine and the recourse to nuclear rhetoric have revived concerns about nuclear escalation management between the major nuclear powers. On February 7, 2022, Mr. Putin warned that “if Ukraine attempts to take back Crimea, European countries will be in conflict with Russia, which is a leading nuclear power superior to many NATO countries in terms of nuclear …

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Can the G7 Summit Jumpstart Kishida’s Denuclearization Dream?
1 year, 7 months ago

Can the G7 Summit Jumpstart Kishida’s Denuclearization Dream?

The Diplomat  

On May 21, the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan, concluded with much fanfare. “I invited President Zelenskyy of Ukraine to Japan, and we’ve shown the firm solidarity between the G-7 and Ukraine,” Kishida said at a press conference at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on May 21 after the G-7 summit concluded. At the press conference, Kishida, a …

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N. Korea insults Biden, slams defense agreement with Seoul
1 year, 8 months ago

N. Korea insults Biden, slams defense agreement with Seoul

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader says her country would stage more provocative displays of its military might in response to a new U.S.-South Korean agreement to intensify nuclear deterrence to counter the North’s nuclear threat, which she insists shows their “extreme” hostility toward Pyongyang. Kim Yo Jong also lobbed personal insults toward U.S. President …

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US, South Korea warn Pyongyang on nukes, unveil deterrence plan
1 year, 8 months ago

US, South Korea warn Pyongyang on nukes, unveil deterrence plan

Live Mint  

The United States on Wednesday pledged to involve South Korea in strategic planning for the use of nuclear weapons in any conflict with North Korea, in return for an agreement that Seoul will not pursue its own nuclear weapons. The agreement, which is also termed as Washington Declaration by the two sides, emerged after talks between US President Joe Biden …

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Biden’s Armageddon: US 2022 nuclear posture review raises spectre of The End
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden’s Armageddon: US 2022 nuclear posture review raises spectre of The End

Firstpost  

The fifth review, the most dangerous since the first in 1994, is ambiguous and a pretext to increase the US nuke stockpile A month after Vladimir Putin asserted in September that the possibility of using his massive arsenal of nuclear weapons against Ukraine wasn’t a bluff and he will “use all available means to protect Russia”, Joe Biden raised the …

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Vladimir Putin puts nuclear 'deterrence forces' on high alert; what it means and a look at Russia's nuclear arsenal
2 years, 10 months ago

Vladimir Putin puts nuclear 'deterrence forces' on high alert; what it means and a look at Russia's nuclear arsenal

Firstpost  

President Vladimir Putin invoked the spectre of nuclear war by declaring that Russian nuclear deterrent forces are on ‘high alert’ in response to ‘aggressive statements’ The Russia-Ukraine conflict has escalated even further with Vladimir Putin ordering his defence chiefs to put the country’s nuclear “deterrence forces” on high alert. BREAKING: Vladimir Putin orders Russia’s ‘deterrence’ ie, nuclear forces, put on …

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Iran’s militias don’t seem to be “deterred” by the U.S. bombing them.
55 years ago

Iran’s militias don’t seem to be “deterred” by the U.S. bombing them.

Slate  

In late June, after Iranian-backed militias launched a drone attack against U.S. troops in Iraq, U.S. fighter jets responded by dropping bombs on the militias’ facilities in Iraq and Syria. A Pentagon spokesman said the bombing was meant as “a clear and unambiguous deterrent message”—i.e., don’t attack us again, or we’ll attack you again. Israeli leaders would have stopped the …

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