17 h. ago Haunting vision of UK after nuclear war with warlords roaming streets & MPs scrambling to £126million secret bunker

WITH nowhere to hide, Britain would have just minutes to prepare for the total devastation of a cataclysmic nuclear strike. But what would the UK look like after ground zero? Here, former British Army colonel and intelligence officer Philip Ingram paints a chilling picture of the nightmarish reality facing the country in the aftermath of...

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1 week ago Ukraine Russia war latest: Trump claims Moscow is carrying out ‘secret’ underground nuclear weapons tests

Trump told reporters he was N’not really” considering a deal to sell Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, but could change his mind

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1 week ago The nuclear war drama the BBC banned for being 'too horrifying': How The War Game depicted chaos in 60s Britain after apocalyptic strike, as its director dies aged 90

In depicting a nuclear attack on the UK, The War Game showed the inevitable deadly firestorm, dead bodies in the streets and armed police shooting people after food riots.

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1 week ago Putin unveils terrifying new nuclear submarine built to carry 'doomsday' weapon capable of unleashing radioactive tidal wave

The hulking Khabarovsk, which ramps up the tyrant's threats of World War Three, is equipped to fire Vladimir Putin's notorious Poseidon nuclear drone at Western coastlines.

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian attacks on substations are ‘nuclear terrorism’, says Ukraine

Ukrainian foreign ministry says deliberate strikes on civilian energy facilities violate international law as fears of a winter crisis grow. What we know on day 1,347Ukraine’s foreign ministry has denounced what it described as Russian attacks on substations critical to supplying external power for Ukraine’s nuclear power stations. Russia has carried out “targeted strikes on such substations”, a ministry statement issued late on Friday said. “Deliberate strikes on civilian energy facilities that directly affect the safe operation of nuclear installations bear the hallmarks of nuclear terrorism and constitute a grave violation of international humanitarian law,” it added.The foreign ministry referred to a statement issued on Thursday by the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, reporting military activity “that has led to damage to substations critical to nuclear safety and security in Ukraine”. The IAEA statement reported incidents near two nuclear plants – So...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump says rare earths dispute ‘settled’ after Xi Jinping meeting in South Korea – live updates

Summit on sidelines of Apec was the first between the leaders of US and China since 2019, and comes after tensions have been strained by Trump’s trade warIn the days leading up to the Trump-Xi meeting, American officials signalled that the US president did not intend to make good on a recent threat to impose an additional 100% import tax on Chinese goods.Also that China had shown signs it is willing to relax its export controls on rare earths as well as revive buying soybeans from the US.The relationship with China is very good.Because of the tremendous destructive power, I HATED to do it, but had no choice! Russia is second, and China is a distant third, but will be even within 5 years.Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump speaks after Xi Jinping meeting in South Korea – live updates

Summit on sidelines of Apec was the first between the leaders of US and China since 2019, and comes after tensions have been strained by Trump’s trade war In the days leading up to the Trump-Xi meeting, American officials signalled that the US president did not intend to make good on a recent threat to impose an additional 100% import tax on Chinese goods.Also that China had shown signs it is willing to relax its export controls on rare earths as well as revive buying soybeans from the US.The relationship with China is very good.Because of the tremendous destructive power, I HATED to do it, but had no choice! Russia is second, and China is a distant third, but will be even within 5 years.Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump directs Pentagon to match Russia and China in nuclear weapons testing

US president makes threat in Truth Social post in wake of Russian nuclear-powered weapons tests, and shortly before meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Trump meets Xi in South Korea – latest updatesDonald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to immediately start matching other nuclear powers in their testing of nuclear weapons, specifically citing Russia and China.In a Wednesday post to Truth Social, Trump said that “because of other countries’ testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump starts new nuclear arms race as he orders Department of War to begin testing 'immediately'... just moments before facing off with China's Xi

The president ordered the Pentagon to begin their first nuclear tests since 1992 just moments before his scheduled meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump and Xi Jinping hold meeting in South Korea amid hopes for trade deal – live updates

Summit on sidelines of Apec is the first between the leaders of US and China since 2019, and comes after tensions have been strained by Trump’s trade warIn the days leading up to the Trump-Xi meeting, American officials signalled that the US president did not intend to make good on a recent threat to impose an additional 100% import tax on Chinese goods.Also that China had shown signs it is willing to relax its export controls on rare earths as well as revive buying soybeans from the US.The relationship with China is very good.Because of the tremendous destructive power, I HATED to do it, but had no choice! Russia is second, and China is a distant third, but will be even within 5 years.Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump directs Pentagon to ‘immediately’ start testing US nuclear weapons

US president references China and Russia in Truth Social post shortly before meeting with President Xi JinpingTrump meets Xi in South Korea – latest updatesDonald Trump has instructed the US Department of Defense to begin testing nuclear weapons at a level equal to China and Russia.In a Wednesday post to Truth Social, Trump said that, “because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump issues nuke threat to Putin and tells Russian leader he should be ending the war in Ukraine, not testing nuclear missiles, as Moscow boasts of launching its 'Flying Chernobyl' weapon

Putin said that Russia had successfully tested its 'unstoppable' nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, a weapon Moscow says can pierce any defence shield, and has 'unlimited range'.

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2 w. ago Expert names one aspect of A House of Dynamite that is a success despite inaccuracies

‘It scares the bejesus out of people,’ says former White House aide on divisive nuclear war film

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2 w. ago Putin hails nuclear Burevestnik cruise missile as he vows 'overwhelming' response to deep strikes on Russia

The nuclear-powered missile flew 8,700 miles over 15 hours in a test, according to Russian defence chiefs

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3 w. ago Putin is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Arctic Circle as Russia prepares for war with Nato, Norway says

Putin is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Artis Circle as his country prepares for war with NATO, Norway has said. 

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3 w. ago Rebecca Ferguson: ‘I seek sensations – movies that get inside of me and twirl my intestines up like spaghetti’

The Swedish star of ‘Dune’ commands the room ferociously in Kathryn Bigelow’s deeply stressful new armageddon tale ‘A House of Dynamite’. She speaks to Adam White about nuclear war, standing up for herself on toxic sets, leaving ‘Mission: Impossible’ behind, and the co-star blind item that got the world talking

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3 w. ago Ukraine foiled plans to reconnect Zaporizhzhia power plant in time for Putin’s birthday

The power plant in Russian-occupied Ukraine was without external power for a month before repairs were made

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3 w. ago You have 20/20 vision if you can spot the hidden bat in haunted house

Halloween is fast approaching, so we've got a spooky brainteaser for you, and if you're able to spot the hidden bat in the haunted house – then it means your vision is scarily good

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4 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Repairs begin in bid to restore power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

UN watchdog says Russia and Ukraine have established special ceasefire zones to allow the repairs to be safely carried out. What we know on day 1,334Work has started to repair damaged power lines leading to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after a lengthy outage, the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Saturday. The site, occupied by Russian forces since March 2022, lost its connection to the grid on 23 September for the 10th time – the longest outage of external power supply to the facility since Russia invaded Ukraine.The repairs to the off-site power lines began after Russian and Ukrainian forces established “local ceasefire zones to allow work to proceed”, Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in a post on X. “Both sides engaged constructively with the IAEA to enable the complex repair plan to proceed,” Grossi said. “Restoration of off-site power is crucial for nuclear safety and security.” The agency said it expected the work to take about...

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4 w. ago Trump Zelensky LIVE: 'Nuclear war' warning as Donald faces major Ukraine choice

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting comes just months after the two presidents battled it out in the Oval Office in an explosive exchange that abruptly ended previous negotiations

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