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Vladimir Putin gives 'orders to prepare for use of tactical nuclear weapons' in Ukraine

Russian leader Vladimir Putin is accused of preparing a response to a fake scenario involving an attack on a nuclear power plant. Ex-president Dimitry Medvedev has said the West is looking to "destroy Russia"

Daily Mirror

Anti-nuclear weapons campaigners gather in Paisley park for commemoration event

The event marked 77 years since the bombing of Hiroshima.

Daily Record

UN chief urges nuke powers to abide by no-first-use pledge

The United Nations is urging countries with nuclear weapons to stick to their no-first-use commitment of the atomic arsenals

The Independent UK

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77th anniversary of A-bombing commemorated in Hiroshima / Mayor slams Russia in peace declaration

HIROSHIMA -- Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui called on the world to "immediately render all nuclear buttons meaningless" in his peace declaration at a ceremony on the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city on Saturday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Nuclear weapons must be ‘wiped off the face of the Earth’, UN chief says on Hiroshima anniversary

‘Three quarters of a century later, we must ask what we’ve learned from the mushroom cloud that swelled above this city in 1945’

The Independent UK

An independent Scotland would sign nuclear weapon ban treaty, say Greens

AN independent Scotland would remove nuclear weapons and should immediately sign and ratify the global treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons…

The National (Scotland)

Hiroshima Prays for Peace, Fears New Arms Race on Atomic Bombing Anniversary

Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Saturday as the city marked the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, with officials including the United Nations Secretary General warning of a new arms race following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, and, shortly after, Russian President Vladimir…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Memorials to be held across Scotland to honour those killed in nuclear bombings

MEMORIALS will be held across Scotland in honour of those killed in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – still the only use of nuclear weapons…

The National (Scotland)

Hiroshima vows nuke ban at 77th memorial amid Russia threat

Hiroshima is remembering the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing as officials including the United Nations chief warn against nuclear weapons buildup and the world fears another attack amid Russia’s war on Ukraine

The Independent UK

Hiroshima prays for peace, fears new arms race on atomic bombing anniversary

Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Saturday as the city marked the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, with officials including the United Nations secretary general warning of a new arms race following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Why are nuclear weapons so hard to get rid of? Because they're tied up in nuclear countries' sense of right and wrong

Every five years, the nearly 200 member states of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons meet to review their progress – or lack thereof. After being postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the monthlong conference is now meeting in New York and opened with a stark warning.

The Conversation

Saudi Arabia Stresses Support for Int'l Efforts to Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons

Saudi Arabia has expressed its deep concern over Iran’s nuclear program, citing the recent International Atomic Energy report which pointed to Tehran’s lack of transparency with international nuclear inspectors. Addressing the plenary session of the Tenth Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) held at the United Nations headquarters…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Renewed debate in Tehran about producing nuclear bomb

Several senior Iranian officials have opened the door over the last two weeks to the possibility of producing nuclear weapons.

Axios

Kishida calls on global community to unite on nuclear disarmament

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed the importance of unity in the international community to realize a world without nuclear weapons in his speech at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York on Monday.

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The Independent UK

Russia says it could use nuclear weapons ‘if western countries try to test our resolve’

Russia cites two ‘hypothetical scenarios’ for nuclear weapons usage but says Ukraine invasion not relevant to either of them

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian MPs Want to Ask Supreme Leader to Change Fatwa against Nuclear Arms

An Iranian deputy said that lawmakers may request that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei retract the "fatwa prohibiting nuclear weapons." The ILNA news agency reported that MP Mohammed-Reza Sabbaghian Bafghi warned: "We will ask the Supreme Leader to change his strategy and fatwa on the prohibition of producing nuclear weapons if…

Reuters

West could trigger nuclear war over Ukraine, Russia says at U.N.

The conflict in Ukraine does not warrant Russia's use of nuclear weapons, but Moscow could decide to use its nuclear arsenal in response to "direct aggression" by NATO countries over the invasion, Russia said on Tuesday at the United Nations.

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Why the U.N. chief says we are 'one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation'

It's not the first time for such a dire warning. Here's a brief look at why Guterres and others are raising the alarm now.

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Seeking realistic approach between nuke-free world, U.S. nuclear umbrella Kishida and nuclear disarmament /

As the world faces a growing nuclear threat exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, among other factors, this series explores the strategy and prospects of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's nuclear disarmament-related diplomacy. This is the second installment in a three-part series.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kishida promotes 'Hiroshima Action Plan' for nuke-free world

NEW YORK -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday presented an action plan for a world without nuclear weapons during a speech at a Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York.

Radio France Internationale

UN chief warns world is on the brink of 'nuclear annihilation'

As the United States, Britain and France urge Russia to stop "its dangerous nuclear rhetoric and behaviour," UN head Antonio Guterres has warned that a misunderstanding could spark global nuclear destruction.

The Independent UK

World one step from `nuclear annihilation,' UN chief warns

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sounding the alarm over the war in Ukraine, nuclear threats in Asia and the Middle East, and other tensions

The Independent UK

UN chief warns world is one step from `nuclear annihilation'

The United Nations chief is warning that “humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

US, Allies Hit Russia for ‘Dangerous’ Nuclear Rhetoric Ahead of UN Talks

The United States and its nuclear allies rebuked Russia Monday for "irresponsible and dangerous" talk about possibly deploying nuclear weapons as a review of the keystone nuclear treaty opened at the United Nations. "Following Russia's unprovoked and unlawful war of aggression against Ukraine, we call on Russia to cease its…

The Independent UK

Putin says there would be ‘no winners’ in a nuclear war and such a conflict should never be started

The remarks came in a letter to a conference on non-proliferation

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