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Japanese nuclear bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins 2024 Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to the Japanese anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, who are also known as Hibakusha.

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Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize

Movement awarded for ‘demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again’.

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Kim Jong Un Warns Of Nuclear Weapons Use

Kim Jong Un warns of nuclear weapon use in conflicts with South Korea and the U.S., raising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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North Korea's Kim again threatens to use nuclear weapons against South Korea and US

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has warned again that he could use nuclear weapons in potential conflicts with South Korea and the United States, as he accused them of raising animosities on the Korean Peninsula

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‘Russia doesn’t want to use nuclear weapons’: The view from wartime Moscow

Putin is revising Russia’s nuclear doctrine at a critical juncture in Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

The new nuclear threat: Worse than ever

Nuclear arsenals are vastly more powerful today than during the Cold War — and the risk of apocalypse keeps growing

Salon

North Korean Leader Threatens South Korea With Nuclear Weapons

Tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea threatens nuclear action against South Korea, met with defiance and strong responses.

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North Korea's Kim Threatens To Use Nukes If Attacked

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would use nuclear weapons "without hesitation" if attacked by the South and ally the United States, state media reported Friday.

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North Korea Threatens Nuclear Weapons In Response To South Korea

Recent tensions between North and South Korea escalate as threats of nuclear action and provocative actions increase.

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North Korea's Kim threatens to destroy South Korea with nuclear strikes if provoked

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to use nuclear weapons and destroy South Korea permanently if provoked

The Independent UK

South Korea unveils its most powerful missile, which could reach North Korea's underground bunkers

South Korea has unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile targeting North Korea

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ‘slashes Kyiv repayments bill’ to open up minerals deal

Zelensky said negotiations on minerals deal is “positive” as Trump's administration reportedly reduced estimate of US aid provided to Kyiv to about $100 billion from $300 billion

The Independent UK

Russia to formalise revised nuclear doctrine in warning to the West

Amendments to Russia's nuclear doctrine have been prepared and "will now be formalised", the Kremlin said Sunday, days after President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it was struck with conventional missiles and would consider any attack backed by a nuclear power to be an attack…

France 24

Putin’s nuclear threats: empty rhetoric or a shift in battlefield strategy?

President Vladimir Putin made a chilling declaration this week when he proposed changes to Russia’s nuclear war policies. One of the most concerning was the possibility of mobilising the country’s nuclear arsenal if another nuclear power supports a non-nuclear state’s attack on Russia. The comments marked a clear escalation in…

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The UN's nuclear chief says the world needs to pursue dialogue with North Korea over nuclear weapons

The U.N.'s nuclear chief says the world must recognize that North Korea possesses nuclear weapons and pursue dialogue despite its violations of U.N. sanctions and international law

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin ups the ante on his nuclear blackmail – the big question is how the west will respond

Vladimir Putin has announced what appears to be a dramatic strengthening of Russia’s nuclear doctrine. The Russian president was responding to speculation that the west may relax its restrictions on Ukraine’s use of its weapons to attack targets inside Russia.

The Conversation

The world isn’t taking Putin’s nuclear threats seriously – the history of propaganda suggests it should

Vladimir Putin has spoken several times about using nuclear weapons since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. However, the initial attention and concern that global news media gave to Putin when he first spoke on the issue in September 2022 seemed to have largely dissipated over the…

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Patrick Harvie urges Labour to ditch Trident to fund Winter Fuel Payment

GREENS co-leader Patrick Harvie has urged the Labour UK Government to scrap Trident and use its funding to reinstate the Winter Fuel Payment and…

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Putin lowers bar for nuclear strike amid Ukraine attacks: Why it matters

Experts say Putin’s announcement is aimed at stopping the West from allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles.

The Guardian - UK

White House pledges further $8bn in aid as Zelenskyy visits – as it happened

Ukrainian president says he is grateful for latest funds but it is unclear if he will receive clearance to use US missiles deep into Russia

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Putin outlines new rules for Russian use of vast nuclear arsenal

Comments appear to significantly lower the threshold for Russia to use its vast nuclear arsenal.

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin warns west he will consider using nuclear weapons

Comments are strongest yet against allowing Ukraine to launch long-range missiles into Russian territory

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Putin Updates Nuclear Doctrine To Include Supportive Nuclear Powers

Russia's updated nuclear doctrine under Putin considers support for attacks as aggression, potentially leading to nuclear response.

The Independent UK

What to know about North Korea's unveiling of its uranium enrichment facility

In a significant show of defiance against the United States, North Korea on Friday provided a rare view into a secretive facility built to enrich uranium for nuclear bombs as leader Kim Jong Un called for a rapid expansion of his nuclear weapons program

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North Korea reveals first photos of uranium enrichment facility

Leader Kim Jong Un stresses need to augment number of centrifuges to increase country’s nuclear weapons defence.

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