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BRIAN VINER: How might the United States respond in the event of a nuclear attack, with less than 20 minutes before an incoming missile lands on Chicago ?

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41 h. ago WW3 warning as Russia threatens UK and US with nuclear annihilation over Trump's 'missile plan'

US President Donald Trump has reportedly given the green light to supplying Ukraine with long range Tomahawk missiles capable of hitting targets deep inside Vladimir Putin's Russia

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57 h. ago Britain will be forced to build its own 'drone wall' after EU leaders UK military leaders out of talks

Britain will be forced to build its own 'drone wall' after EU leaders froze UK military leaders out of talks. EU officials met to speed up plans to defend the eastern flank, leaving this country exposed.

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5 d. ago Iran angry as sweeping UN sanctions take effect after failure of nuclear talks

Foreign ministry attacks ‘unjustifiable’ return of measures expected to have wide effects on troubled economyWidespread UN sanctions against Iran have come back into force for the first time in a decade, prompting anger from Tehran, after last-ditch nuclear talks with western powers failed to produce a breakthrough.The sanctions, which came into effect late on Saturday and three months after Israel and the US bombed Iran, bar dealings related to Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missiles programme and are also expected to have wider effects on its troubled economy. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Britain will create 'drone wall' to protect Nato and Ukraine from Russia amid rising tensions over suspected Kremlin incursions

The British made drones have been developed in collaboration with Ukraine as the countries scramble to protect the alliance's eastern flank amid threats from Vladimir Putin's jets and drones.

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6 d. ago China shows off horrific new WW3 superweapon capable of 'striking anywhere on earth'

Slick new footage released by Beijing show its new aircraft carrier, the Fuijan, being used to conduct military drills in the East China Sea. China joins the US, France and Indian in owning the prized kit.

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6 d. ago World ‘closer than ever’ to nuclear apocalypse, Putin’s ally warns as Russia deploys nuke missiles to Nato’s doorstep

WORLD is"closer than ever" to a nuclear apocalypse, Russia's close ally Belarus warned in a chilling speech at the UN. It comes as Moscow plans to deploy its Oreshnik ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads in Minsk, which shares borders with three Nato countries. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Belarus' Foreign Minister Maxim...

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6 d. ago World is 'one minute to doomsday' warns Putin nuclear ally Belarus as it takes delivery of Russian nuclear missiles that could hit London in eight minutes

Speaking at the UN, foreign minister Maxim Ryzhenkov warned the world is the 'closest ever' to midnight, three years after Russia's Vladimir Putin launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine.

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7 d. ago North Korea developing intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching US, Seoul warns

South Korea’s Lee warns that Pyongyang is in the last stage of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile that could hit the US with a nuclear weapon

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2 w. ago Venezuela begins military drills after lethal US strikes on ‘drug trafficking’ boats

The drills come days after President Trump confirmed another strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs to the US

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2 w. ago Venezuela starts days of military and ‘electronic warfare’ drills after US strikes on alleged drug boats

Armed forces say ‘special naval militia’ involved in Caribbean deployment as defence minister cites ‘threatening, vulgar voice’ of WashingtonVenezuela says it has begun three days of military exercises on its Caribbean island of La Orchila as tensions soar amid US military activity in the region.Forces deployed for what Washington called an anti-drug operation have blown up at least two Venezuelan boats and a combined 14 people allegedly transporting drugs across the Caribbean this month – a move slammed by UN experts as “extrajudicial execution”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Putin dons high tech weaponry as he rules over deadly military drills with WW3 in mind

Vladimir Putin has been out rambling on about his ailing forces, while forgetting that he's lost around one million soldiers during his invasion of Ukraine in three years

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2 w. ago Vladimir Putin observes joint military exercise with Belarus

Vladimir Putin has observed a joint military exercise with Belarus, as tensions across Europe continue to rise after Russian drones flew into Polish airspace last week.

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2 w. ago Putin's top TV attack dog threatens death to British RAF pilots sent to Poland

Vladimir Solovyov falsely told Russians that France may be sending nuclear missiles to Poland with President Emmanuel Macron’s deployment of Rafale fighters

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2 w. ago Russia shows off conventional and nuclear military might in drills — and raises tensions with NATO

A swarm of Russian drones flew last week into Poland in what officials there regarded as a deliberate provocation

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2 w. ago Voices: Nato’s new red lines could turn Ukraine into a no man’s land

After provocative incursions over Poland and Romania by Russian drones, Nato’s response – to deploy military equipment along its eastern flank – might actually suit Vladimir Putin, says Mark Almond

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2 w. ago Russia and Belarus carry out military drills amid rising tension – Europe live

Allies rehearsing scenarios of an attack on Belarus in the first such exercises since Russia invaded UkraineEU trade spokesperson Olof Gill also defended the EU’s sanctions from criticism that they are not going far enough.He said:“Our assessment is that the successive sanctions packages we have brought forward, which includes new initiatives plus additional initiatives to make the previous one stronger if that makes sense, our assessment is that those sanctions are working. The economic evidence shows that they are having an impact on the Russian economy, and that is precisely what they intended to do. “Phasing out of Russian fossil fuels is something that we have been doing and are doing actively for a number already of years, since the beginning of the war, with a very clear roadmap, with now even a clear legislative proposal in order to phase out the remaining gas still entering the EU. This is something on which the EU has been very actively and we have a very, very clear roadm...

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3 w. ago NATO races to defend eastern flank as Putin begins nuclear missile and military drills

'NATO is launching Eastern Sentry to bolster our posture even further along our eastern flank,' Rutte told a joint news conference with NATO's top commander in Europe.

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3 w. ago Nato on high alert as Russia and Belarus start military drills on Polish border

The manoeuvres come two days after the unprecedented violation of Polish airspace by Russian attack drones

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3 w. ago China finally responds to Western concerns over military parade

Day military parade saw Beijing showcase a range of ballistic missiles, laser weapons, and nuclear-capable systems

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