6 d. ago China stockpiling nuclear warheads at fastest rate globally, new research shows

New report estimates that China now has at least 600 nuclear warheads, with around 100 per year being added to the stockpile since 2023China is growing its stockpile of nuclear warheads at a faster rate than any other country, according to newly published research.A report published on Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimated that China now has at least 600 nuclear warheads, with about 100 per year being added to the stockpile since 2023. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Pakistan 'tells Iran they will NUKE Israel if Netanyahu uses nuclear weapons against Tehran', regime officer claims in huge WW3 apocalypse threat

Pakistan has threatened to drop a nuclear warhead on Israel if Benjamin Netanyahu uses nuclear weapons against Iran, according to a top Iranian officer. 

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1 week ago Iran says Israel’s strikes on its nuclear facilities are a ‘declaration of war’ as Trump says ‘we knew everything’ – live

Israel launched overnight attack on Iran targeting nuclear sites after claiming Tehran was building nuclear warheads as US president says he knew about strikesFull report: Israel targets Iran’s nuclear facilitiesIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has addressed the nation, saying the IDF had targted Iran’s leading nuclear scientists working on the Iranian bomb.He said that Iran’s main enrichment facility in Natanz had been targeted.This operation will continue for as many days as it takes We are at a decisive moment in Israel’s history. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Three terrifying ways the world could destroy Iran's threatened nuclear warheads

Strikes on Iran designed to wipe out the country's nuclear enrichment programme started last night as Israel fears Iran could already have enough enriched uranium for 10 nuclear warheads

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1 week ago Iran says Israel’s strikes on its nuclear facilities are a ‘declaration of war’ as Trump warns of ‘even more brutal attacks’ to come – live

Israel launched overnight attack on Iran targeting nuclear sites after claiming Tehran was building nuclear warheadsFull report: Israel targets Iran’s nuclear programIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has addressed the nation, saying the IDF had targted Iran’s leading nuclear scientists working on the Iranian bomb.He said that Iran’s main enrichment facility in Natanz had been targeted.This operation will continue for as many days as it takes We are at a decisive moment in Israel’s history. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Israel launches strikes on ‘dozens’ of sites in Iran, targeting nuclear programme

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says operation will take ‘many days’ as Tehran threatens swift retaliationMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has launched an attack on Iran aimed at “dozens” of targets including its nuclear facilities, military commanders and scientists, claiming it took unilateral action because Tehran had begun to build nuclear warheads.As Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, threatened “severe punishment” against Israel, the Israeli military said on Friday morning that Iran had launched 100 drones aimed at Israel and that the country’s defences were focused on intercepted them. Continue reading...

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1 week ago There are three ways the world could strike Iran's threatened nuclear warhead

Benjamin Netanyahu's doom-laden rhetoric has become almost part of the global background noise. He has cried 'Wolf!' so many time now world leaders ignore his alarms.

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1 week ago Council tax bills set to rise at fastest rate for two decades, economist warns

Rachel Reeves said that ministers will not be ‘going above’ the 5% annual increases in council tax.

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1 week ago Iraq embassy evacuation explained as Iran nuclear tensions soar with Trump's US

While Iran insists its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes, the West believes Tehran is close to getting its own nuclear warhead through uranium enrichment

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2 w. ago Construction firms cut jobs at fastest rate since 2020 despite signs of recovery

The latest S&P Global construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed a reading of 47.9 last month, improving from 46.6 in April.

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3 w. ago UK politics live: Labour reveals new nuclear programme and submarines ahead of Starmer defence review

UK will build up to 12 new nuclear-powered attack submarines and invest £15 billion in its warhead programme

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3 w. ago Why the spectre of Trump looms over Starmer’s defence review

Analysis: Labour plans to transform UK armed forces with new submarines, nuclear warheads and even munitions factories. But questions remain over whether it will be enough

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3 w. ago From submarines to Trident: The UK’s nuclear capability explained

Britain currently has a fleet of nine submarines, including four Vanguard vessels armed with the Trident nuclear system

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer turns to submarines and nuclear warheads to fight new cold war with Russia

Prime minister to unveil highly anticipated review, which defence secretary John Healey said would send ‘a message to Moscow’

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3 w. ago Housing market sees busiest May in four years as buyers ignore stamp duty rise

The number of sales agreed in May is running at its fastest rate in four years since the pandemic boom of 2021, according to Zoopla.

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