Nuclear weapons

Russia warns Britain and plans nuclear drills over the West’s possible deepening role in Ukraine

World
David Turner

Russia on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities and said it would hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons ...

Russia to hold simulated nuclear weapon exercises after heated Ukraine remarks

World
David Turner

Russia announces Monday it will be holding military exercises that simulate the use of nuclear weapons after some Western officials suggested there ...

Maddow Blog | As Iran nears nuclear weapons capability, accountability matters

U.S.
Amanda Smith

For those concerned about Iran’s nuclear program, The Washington Post published an unsettling report this week, starting with a factory known as ...

Putin says Russia ready to use nuclear weapons if threatened

World
David Turner

President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to its statehood, sovereignty or ...

On the Tripwire of a ‘Red Line,’ It’s Often Presidents Who Trip

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden declared over the weekend that he was drawing a “red line” for Israel’s military action in ...

Putin warns West of risk of nuclear war, says Moscow can strike Western targets

World
David Turner

World News breaking By Nicholas McEntyre Published Feb. 29, 2024 Updated Feb. 29, 2024, 6:44 a.m. ET Russian President Vladimir Putin has ...

Did Trump just “disclose classified info?”

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Former President Donald Trump’s remarks about nuclear weapons during a Fox News town hall on Wednesday raised alarm from national security attorneys. ...

Feds charge Japanese Yakuza leader with nuclear materials trafficking

U.S.
Amanda Smith

The DOJ alleges that a high-ranking member of the Yakuza, Takeshi Ebisawa, was the central figure in a plot to funnel American ...

Putin says Russia has no intention of putting nuclear weapons in space, denying US claims

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Moscow has no intention to deploy nuclear weapons in space, claiming that the country only ...

NATO chief warns against dividing the US and Europe or undermining their joint nuclear deterrent

Politics
Amanda Smith

BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of NATO warned member countries on Thursday against allowing a wedge to be driven between the United ...