The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Weapons

Fears Vladimir Putin plotting to test nuclear weapon after top-secret convoy spotted

Upgraded armoured vehicles and other military equipment linked to Russia's nefarious 12th Main Directorate - which is responsible for the country's nuclear weapons - were seen aboard a freight train trundling through central Russia

Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022

Russia's nuclear threat must be taken seriously - German foreign minister

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that while Russia's threat to resort to nuclear weapons must be taken seriously, the international community has made clear that it won't be daunted by them.

Reuters · Oct 4, 2022

Will Russia use nuclear weapons? Putin's warnings explained

President Vladimir Putin, who rules the world's biggest nuclear power, has repeatedly cautioned the West that any attack on Russia could provoke a nuclear response.

Reuters · Oct 4, 2022

Vladimir Putin's henchman sends sons aged 14 to 16 into Ukraine war after nuke threat

Ramzan Kadyrov is sending his teenage sons, the youngest of whom is 14, to fight in Ukraine just days after urging Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons in the conflict

Daily Mirror · Oct 3, 2022

Doyle McManus: Putin's threat of a nuclear strike on Ukraine may not be a bluff. What do we do now?

After weeks of reverses, Russia's army is still losing ground in the battlefields of Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 3, 2022

Russian ambassador sends nuclear warning

The Australian government is backing Ukraine's claims of genocide against its citizens and is considering expelling the Russian ambassador.

AAP · Oct 3, 2022

Petraeus: US would destroy Russia’s troops if Putin uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Former CIA director and retired army general says Moscow’s leader is ‘desperate’ and ‘battlefield reality he faces is irreversible’

The Guardian - US · Oct 2, 2022

Vladimir Putin 'highly unlikely' to use nuclear weapons but is 'totally irrational', Defence Secretary says

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace will join a crisis meeting of European nations after the Nord Stream pipelines suffered damage

Wales Online · Oct 2, 2022

Russian propaganda TV airs chilling footage of huge explosions 'in anticipation of nuclear conflict'

The title of the programme appears to suggest there could be nuclear conflict in the near future and comes as Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov calls for Putin to consider using "low-yield" nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Oct 2, 2022

Putin ‘highly unlikely’ to use nuclear weapons but is not rational, says Wallace

The Defence Secretary also said he would be meeting allies to discuss undersea security after the suspected Nord Stream sabotage.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022