7 h. ago Russia to hold nuclear missile and Oreshnik doomsday drills on NATO doorstep

It comes after Vladimir Putin closed the airspace over the missile test site from which he launched his notorious new doomsday intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine

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8 h. ago Russia and Belarus to practice joint nuclear drills during tests with 'up to 150,000 troops' in Europe next month

Russia and its ally Belraus are set to stage nuclear missile drills next month close in Europe next month. 

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3 d. ago As the world hurtles ever closer to nuclear oblivion, where is the opposition? | Simon Tisdall

The puerile standoff between the US and Russia ought to alert a slumbering public to a risk that is in many ways greater than during the cold warNuclear weapons – their lethal menace, dark history and future spread – are back in the headlines again and, as usual, the news is worrying, bordering on desperate. Russia’s decision last week to formally abandon the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty banning medium- and short-range nuclear missiles completes the demolition of a key pillar of global arms control. It will accelerate an already frantic nuclear arms race in Europe and Asia at a moment when US and Russian leaders are taunting each other like schoolboys.Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, has repeatedly threatened the west with nuclear weapons during his war in Ukraine. Last November, Russian forces fired their new Oreshnik hypersonic, nuclear-capable intermediate-range missile at Dnipro. It travels “like a meteorite” at 10 times the speed of sound and can reach...

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4 d. ago World War 3 fears rise as Russia tests 'unstoppable doomsday' nuclear missile

Russia is reportedly preparing to carry out a new test of its doomsday nuclear-powered missile, as fears continue to grow that the Kremlin is preparing for a major war with NATO

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6 d. ago Vladimir Putin 'plans nuclear missile tests' for weapon with 'unlimited range'

Russia President Vladimir Putin unveiled the Burevestnik nuclear missile in 2018 and increased activity at the Pankovo test site has fuelled suspicions of an imminent test

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7 d. ago Earthquake strikes just miles from US volcano that's set to erupt

Reports of shaking near a US volcano set to erupt are flooding in after an earthquake struck the area. No injuries or damages have been reported yet.

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7 d. ago With only one nuclear arms pact left between the US and Russia, a new arms race is possible

For decades, the threat of nuclear conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union hung over humanity

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7 d. ago Russia nuclear submarine base damaged after earthquake – report

Satellite images show damage to floating pier at Rybachiy base after last week’s 8.8-magnitude earthquakeA nuclear submarine base in Russia’s remote far east region was damaged last week after one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit the area in decades, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing satellite images.Photos captured by Planet Labs, a commercial satellite imaging firm, show damage to a floating pier at the Rybachiy submarine base on the Kamchatka Peninsula. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Call for Nato action after Russian drone intrudes on Lithuania

Russia talking down Medvedev’s influence after nuclear threats; oligarch’s superyacht goes on sale with proceeds to Ukraine. What we know on day 1,260Lithuania has called for Nato help to boost its air defences after Russian military drones repeatedly violated its airspace. “Last Monday, a Russian military drone violated Lithuanian airspace,” said Kęstutis Budrys, the foreign minister in Vilnius. “This marks the second such incident in less than a month. Similar airspace violations have also been reported recently by other allies.”Budrys added that he and the defence minister, Dovilė Šakalienė, had asked the Nato secretary general for “immediate measures to enhance air defence capabilities in Lithuania and accelerate the full implementation of the rotational air defence model. Air defence is vital to allied security. Securing Nato’s eastern flank must remain a top priority for the alliance.”Amid the nuclear row between Donald Trump and Dmitry Medvedev, the Kremlin has moved to play ...

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8 d. ago Arms race fears as Putin says Russia is no longer bound by missile treaty

Russia's move follows Trump's nuclear messaging

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8 d. ago The new space race: How the US, China, and Russia are all vying to be the first to build a nuclear reactor on the MOON

As NASA prepares to unveil plans for a nuclear reactor on the moon, experts warn that the world is now entering an increasingly risky space race.

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8 d. ago Huge 8.8 magnitude earthquake 'damages Russian nuclear sub base'

The Rybachiy base, which hosts nuclear-powered submarines from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, is around 80 miles from where the powerful earthquake that struck last week

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9 d. ago Medvedev breaks silence after Russia pulls out of nuclear missile pact with Trump

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9 d. ago Putin 'moves four nuke bombers closer to Europe' after Trump sent nuclear subs to Russia as Kremlin warns against 'escalation'

The strategic aircraft are often used to bomb Ukraine and Insider UA says they have been loaded with missiles leading to a 'high probability' of an imminent major attack.

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9 d. ago Putin 'seeks urgent talks' with Trump as Russia and China hold huge war games event

Footage has emerged of Russian and Chinese military units having a run out in a chilling display of strength to the West in the Sea of Japan, as Trump moves nuclear submarines 'closer to Russia'

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9 d. ago After Trump moves nuclear submarines close to Russia, Putin responds by beginning 'war game training' with China in bleak show of combined force

In retaliation to US President Donald Trump moving submarines closer to Russia, Putin has begun 'war game training' with China in a bleak display of their allied force.

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1 week ago Nicola Jennings on Trump moving nuclear subs towards Russia – cartoon

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1 week ago US nuclear submarines 'closing in' on Russia: Trump warns 'I want to be ready' as he ramps up tension in chilling war of words with former Russian president

Donald Trump ordered the submarines, packed with nuclear warheads, towards Russian waters after an online spat with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.

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4 w. ago Donald Trump is warned he is pushing Putin towards nuclear war with his decision to arm Ukraine and hit Russia with more sanctions

State TV propagandist and war pundit Aleksandr Sladkov said: 'Trump is trying to scare us with missiles, but this is difficult to do'.

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last month Royal Navy sailor arrested over bomb hoax 'prank' on nuclear submarine that sent naval base 'into lockdown'

The sailor - believed to be a Petty Officer on HMS Vanguard - reportedly triggered a major emergency response after calling a bomb warning to the 15,900-tonne sub's control room.

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