The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Weapons

Infographic: How many nuclear weapons does Russia have?

As tensions continue to rise and the rhetoric heats up, we take a look at Russia’s nuclear capabilities.

Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2022

How many nuclear weapons does Russia have as Putin renews threat

Western leaders condemn Russian president’s warning to use ‘all means’ to protect territorial gains in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Russia can use nuclear weapons to ‘defend’ new territories, warns Medvedev

‘Russia is ready to defend territories added to it with all means, including strategic nuclear weapons,’ says former president

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Vladimir Putin's guru says 'nuclear apocalypse likely' if Russia faces Ukraine defeat

Vladimir Putin's ally and "mentor" Alexander Dugin has said that a "nuclear apocalypse" is a likely outcome if Russia is facing the prospect of losing the war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Sep 22, 2022

Map shows Dublin would be destroyed and hundreds of thousands killed if nuclear bomb hit

The Russian President has warned the West that he is "not bluffing" about the use of nuclear weapons

Dublin Live · Sep 22, 2022

Australia, New Zealand condemn Putin threats as "unthinkable"

Australia and New Zealand condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's escalation of the war in Ukraine, saying his threats to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia were "unthinkable" and exposed his justification for the war as untrue.

Reuters · Sep 22, 2022

Morning mail: leaders condemn Putin’s nuclear threat, basin plan in peril, mass whale stranding

Thursday: Joe Biden and allied leaders have reacted angrily to Vladimir Putin’s threats to use nuclear weapons. Plus: Brad Pitt’s side career as a sculptor

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2022

Cornered by war, Putin makes another nuclear threat

President Vladimir Putin says he won’t hesitate to use nuclear weapons to protect Russian territory, a threat that comes as Moscow is poised to annex swaths of Ukraine that Moscow has taken over after hastily called referendums there

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

How seriously should we take Vladimir Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons against West?

The use of weapons of mass destruction would be a last resort for Vladimir Putin as it would invite global condemnation and risk a retaliatory attack, our helpful Q&A explains

Daily Mirror · Sep 21, 2022

Germany's Scholz: trying to prevent escalation in Russia-Ukraine war

Any threat from Russian President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons is "unacceptable" but Germany will continue to support Ukraine and try to prevent an escalation in the war between Russia and Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told ARD television on Wednesday.

Reuters · Sep 21, 2022