3 h. ago Russia raises tensions with NATO as Putin shows off his battlefield nuclear weapons

One year ago this month, Putin outlined a revision of Moscow's nuclear doctrine

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3 d. 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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5 d. ago Anger as Spanish Prime Minister says they 'cannot stop Israel alone' because they 'don't have nuclear bombs'

Spain's socialist Prime Minister has sparked outrage after reportedly expressing regret over the country not having nuclear weapons to 'stop Israel'. 

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1 week ago Nuclear triad and ‘robot wolves’: parade shows off array of Chinese weapons

On display in Beijing were nuclear weapons launched by air, sea and land, laser weapons and four-legged dronesIt was hardly a subtle attempt to project power. China showed off air-, sea- and land-launched nuclear weapons in its parade on Wednesday, a triad intended to demonstrate that Beijing’s long-term aspiration is to match US military might.Also on display were large underwater torpedo-like drones, intended to threaten western warships, as well as anti-drone lasers and four-legged “robot wolves”, all designed to be noticed, regardless of their actual military effectiveness. Continue reading...

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1 week ago All the new weapons unveiled by China at Xi Jinping’s massive military parade

From nuclear-capable ballistic missiles to space defence systems, China showcases its latest weapons and claims the ‘entire world’ is now in strike range. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

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1 week ago Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power

In an unprecedented spectacle the leaders of Russia, China and North Korea led a group of more than 20 world leaders at a victory day parade in BeijingFull report: Xi Jinping appears with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un at China military paradeIt is an image that, had it been published just a few years ago, would have been dismissed as a piece of mischievous photo-shopping: the leaders of Russia and China, accompanied by the head of a pariah regime whose mission to arm his country with nuclear weapons had been opposed at the United Nations by his two companions.But dramatic shifts in the geopolitical landscape – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and, crucially, the re-election of Donald Trump – have combined to bring Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un together in what many observers are calling a dramatic redrawing of the global balance of power. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Handshakes and hope but little progress: a short history of Trump

US president is keen for a fourth meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, but has little to show from the previous three encountersDonald Trump’s unshakeable belief in his ability as a peacemaker has raised the prospect of another attempt to solve one of the world’s most implacable crises: North Korea’s continuing development of nuclear weapons.During an occasionally fractious meeting with Lee Jae Myung in the White House on Monday, Trump did at least agree with South Korea’s liberal president on the need to engage with the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Workers who developed cancer while building America’s nuclear weapons struggle to make medical claims after Trump cuts

Unless the Trump administration chooses to renew the compensation program former nuclear weapons employees who are hoping to receive assistance with their medical payments will no longer have the opportunity.

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin 'consulted shamans' on launching nukes that could start WW3

Russian president Vladimir Putin reportedly sought guidance from shamans on the potential use of nuclear weapons in Mongolia in early September, according to sources

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