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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 · Oct 6, 2024

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.

Top News · Oct 4, 2024

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.

International Business Times · Oct 4, 2024

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 · Sep 29, 2024

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…

France 24 · Sep 27, 2024

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 Independent UK · Sep 26, 2024

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 · Sep 26, 2024

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…

The Conversation · Sep 26, 2024

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…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2024

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.

Al Jazeera · Sep 26, 2024