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Two-thirds say nuclear weapons make UK safer as support rises to Cold War levels

Increasing global tensions have coincided with raised support for Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent.

The Independent UK

Nuclear veterans take legal action over ‘illegally withheld’ medical records

Claimants said they have had cancer, blood disorders and lost children since taking part in the nuclear weapons tests.

The Independent UK

Inside the delicate art of maintaining America's aging nuclear weapons

The U.S. will spend more than $750 billion over the next decade to overhaul nearly every part of its nuclear defenses and replace systems that in some cases are more than 50 years old

The Independent UK

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What does Kim Jong Un stand to gain from his meeting with Vladimir Putin?

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly offered his “full and unconditional support” to Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to eastern Russia this week.

The Conversation

UK to write Iran nuclear treaty sanctions into law to stop them expiring

The sanctions ban Tehran from developing ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.

The Independent UK

Who sets public school curricula in each state

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Ballotpedia

Nuclear war is a fear that can’t be faced

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North Korea claims to have launched nuclear attack submarine

The ‘Hero Kim Kun Ok’ vessel is designed to launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater, according to state media

Evening Standard

Nato should respond more aggressively to Russia, says Polish general

Rajmund Andrzejczak also said North Korea will not sell weapons to Russia without agreement of China

The Guardian - UK

Return of US nuclear weapons to UK would be an escalation, says Russia

Moscow says it would respond with ‘countermeasures’, after US air force budget item hinted at possible move

The Guardian - US

Photos of Hiroshima mushroom cloud over-simplify the bomb, capturing its power but not its tragedy

After seeing “Oppenheimer,” I have become more certain than ever that we must begin looking at the bomb — at all nuclear weapons — in a more nuanced and honest way if our world is to remain livable, writes retired history professor James Huffman.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ukraine war: the implications of Moscow moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus

Russia is reported to have deployed nuclear weapons in Belarus, a step that was much telegraphed earlier this year and recently confirmed by Poland. This move has caused concern in neighbouring countries and has affected security arrangements in Europe.

The Conversation

Top prosecutors back compensation for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 13 other top prosecutors from around the U.S. are uniting in support of efforts to compensate people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing

The Independent UK

Mystery of radioactive Bavarian boar is solved by scientists

Nuclear testing in the 1950s and 60s has caused lasting contamination to the boars’ environment, scientists have found

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Airbase project could pave way for UK to host US nuclear weapons

‘Potential surety mission’ at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk thought to refer to return of nuclear weapons after 15 years

The Guardian - UK

Endless fallout: the Pacific idyll still facing nuclear blight 77 years on

The film Oppenheimer has shone a global spotlight on the dawn of US nuclear weapons tests. In the Marshall Islands, where 23 of those earth-shattering blasts happened, people have never been able to forget

The Independent UK

Poland's leader says Russia's moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, shifting regional security

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda says that Russia already is in the process of shifting some short-range nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus

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Russia’s Lavrov says West needs continual reminder of risks of nuclear war

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says US and NATO risk ‘a situation of direct armed confrontation of nuclear powers’.

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Russia’s closest ally holding Putin's nukes warns it won't hesitate to use them in response to any threat from the West

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said his country would “deliver an unacceptable strike” if it perceived any threats to its territory.

The Week

Is Belarus the next serious threat to the West?

Belarus would be willing to use nuclear weapons in the face of foreign “aggression”, said the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko.

The Independent UK

Trump says Biden’s gaffes will lead to nuclear war: ‘He can’t speak, he can’t walk’

‘He’s telling us about energy, he’s telling us about Russia and nuclear weapons. This guy is gonna get us into a nuclear war,’ Trump says

The Independent UK

China's defense minister promises to boost cooperation with Russian ally Belarus

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu on Thursday visited Belarus and said his country would increase military cooperation with Russia’s neighbor, where Moscow is deploying tactical nuclear weapons

Dynamite News

China’s current nuclear expansion underlines quest for status, says UK forum

A quest for status, changing views of deterrence and the desire to get Taiwan back are among the drivers of China’s current nuclear expansion, according to experts at The Democracy Forum’s (TDF) August panel discussion, which focused on what has led to this momentous build-up, as well as aiming to…

The Independent UK

Biden wants to compensate New Mexico residents sickened by radiation during 1945 nuclear testing

President Joe Biden says he’s open to granting assistance for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing, including in New Mexico, where the world’s first atomic bomb was tested in 1945

The Independent UK

Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons

Nagasaki has marked the 78th anniversary of the U

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