26 h. ago Britain has escalated the global nuclear arms race – and is bringing us closer to armageddon | Simon Tisdall

The UK’s strategic defence review risks normalising nuclear warfare. Don’t believe the PR hype: these weapons are immoral, irrational and catastrophicPlans by Keir Starmer’s government to modernise and potentially expand Britain’s nuclear weapons arsenal, unveiled in the 2025 strategic defence review (SDR), seriously undermine international non-proliferation efforts. They will fuel a global nuclear arms race led by the US, China and Russia. And they increase the chances that lower-yield, so-called tactical nukes will be deployed and detonated in conflict zones.This dangerous path leads in one direction only: towards the normalisation of nuclear warfare.Simon Tisdall is a Guardian foreign affairs commentator Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Germany plans rapid bunker expansion amid fears of Russian attack

Civil protection agency chief says country is ill-prepared for conflict and calls for urgent upgrades to cold war sheltersGermany is drawing up plans to rapidly expand its network of bomb-proof bunkers and shelters, the government’s most senior civilian protection official has said, warning the state needs to be prepared for an attack from Russia within the next four years.Ralph Tiesler, the head of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK), said Europe’s largest economy needed to wake up to the reality of conflict, and that in its current state Germany was inadequately prepared. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Horror WW3 nuke map shows you exact UK cities that will targeted by Putin missiles

Fears of World War 3 are rife among leaders, and with Russian leader Putin hinting at the use of nuclear weapons if he feels Russia is under threat, here's what would happen if the UK was struck

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44 h. ago Survivors are pulled from rubble after massive Putin strike on Ukraine's second city Kharkiv killed two as Trump says Ukrainians brought attack on themselves

More than 40 explosions were heard as Kremlin forces unleashed 48 kamikaze drones plus six aerial bombs and missiles on Kharkiv just before dawn today.

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47 h. ago Putin pummels Ukraine's second city as missiles, drones and bombs rain on Kharkiv

More than 40 explosions were heard as Kremlin forces unleashed 48 kamikaze drones plus six aerial bombs and missiles on Kharkiv just before dawn today.

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2 d. ago Putin hits Kyiv with another huge missile and drone attack, killing at least four people, as he continues to take revenge for Ukraine's Operation Spider's Web

The Russian President earlier this week told US President Donald Trump that he would retaliate, with the Kremlin sharing it would choose 'how and when' to respond.

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5 d. ago ‘We have no plans to attack Britain,' say Russia’s London diplomats as defence review lays out Putin threats

The Strategic Defence Review mentions Russia 33 times and tells of the ‘immediate and pressing threat’ posed by Putin’s regime

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5 d. ago Nightmare of how Putin would flatten Britain: Ports and airfields bombarded, oil rigs and satellites sabotaged and waves of cyber attacks feared if Russia pounces

In a 144-page document, revealed yesterday, defence chiefs outlined the five terrifying 'methods of attack' Britain should brace itself for if it was forced into a major conflict with the likes of Russia.

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6 d. ago 'We must prepare for conflict,' says Starmer with new weapons to down Putin missiles targeting UK 'homeland'

Armed forces minister Luke Polland said Britain is not at war but nor is it at peace

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8 d. ago Britain MUST be ready for war: Starmer vows to reverse 'hollowing out' of armed forces with weapons drive

As the government prepares to launch its long-awaited defence review tomorrow, the PM has pledged action to make UK forces 'more lethal than ever'.

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1 week ago Trump warns Putin he is 'playing with fire' in explosive new warning over Ukraine war

President Donald Trump delivered a fresh warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the Russians spent the weekend showering Ukraine with missile and drone strikes.

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1 week ago Russia Ukraine war latest: Germany says Western allies are lifting range limits on weapons sent to Kyiv

'Long-range fire' allows Ukraine to hit military targets in Putin's hinterland, says Merz

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1 week ago Germany greenlights use of NATO missile strikes 'deep into Russia'

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Germany along with Ukraine's other key Western backers had lifted range restrictions on weapons they send to Kyiv.

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1 week ago Kremlin accuses Trump of 'emotional overloading' as US President says Putin 'has gone absolutely CRAZY!'

Trump threatens further sanctions on Moscow in some of the US President’s strongest criticism of Putin

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2 w. ago Trump says Putin 'has gone absolutely CRAZY!' after Russia's biggest missile and drone attack on Ukraine

Trump threatens further sanctions on Moscow in some of the US President’s strongest criticism of Putin

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2 w. ago Trump admits he 'doesn't know what the hell happened to Putin' after Russian leader fired missiles into Ukraine amid peace talks

President Donald Trump tore into Russian President Vladimir Putin when asked Sunday evening by a reporter for an update on the Ukraine war.

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2 w. ago Kids killed as psycho Putin batters Ukraine with 350 drones and missiles in brutal blitz

Some 298 drones and 69 missiles are thought to have been launched at the embattled Ukranian capital and other regions which have stood firm in a second night of brutal bombardment

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2 w. ago Kyiv suffers night of hell with explosions and apocalyptic fires as Putin unleashes 'record number of Iskander

Apocalyptic scenes unfolded during more than seven hours of bombardment with missiles and drones amid claims the Kremlin deployed more deadly missiles than ever before.

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2 w. ago Putin unleashes night of hell on Kyiv with missile and drone attack on Ukraine capital

Vladimir Putin's forces battered Kyiv overnight with a seven-hour bombardment of missiles and drones with images of massive explosions as people ran to underground metro shelters

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin expands nuclear missile base after test at frozen site kills five in radiation leak

A Russian military base that has reportedly seen Vladimir Putin's nuclear-powered missiles being tested appears to have been expanded according to satellite imagery

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