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SNP under fire for post-indy nuclear weapons comments from anti-bomb campaigners

THE SNP have come under fire after a senior party figure suggested a Scotland could temporarily host the UK’s nuclear weapons after independence.

The National (Scotland)

NATO not planning nuclear arms or bases in Finland: PM

Sanna Marin says alliance has not indicated that membership would mean a scaled-up military footprint.

Al Jazeera

NATO does not plan nuclear arms or bases in Finland, PM tells paper

The NATO alliance has not expressed any interest in placing nuclear weapons or permanent bases in Finland, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin told an Italian newspaper in an interview published on Thursday during a visit to Rome.

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Explainer-Why U.S. nuclear deterrence tops S.Korea’s agenda for Biden summit

At the top of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s agenda for his first summit with U.S. President Joe Biden this weekend will be strengthening American “extended deterrence” against North Korea, according to Yoon's security advisers.

Reuters

North Korea 'working prisoners to death' to rebuild nuclear testing ground

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un is working political prisoners "to death in secret tunnels” in hope of rebuilding its nuclear weapons testing ground, new testimony has revealed

Daily Mirror

Scotland will follow Sweden’s Nato example, SNP MP says

AN independent Scotland will follow the example of Sweden in joining NATO without having nuclear weapons, an SNP MP has said.

The National (Scotland)

Greens say it would be 'morally wrong' for Scotland to join Nato

NUCLEAR weapons are “simply evil”, the Scottish Greens have said as they detailed their reasons for opposing Nato membership for an…

The National (Scotland)

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U.S. warns against inadvertently hiring North Korean IT workers

U.S. officials have warned businesses against inadvertently hiring IT staff from North Korea, saying that rogue freelancers were taking advantage of remote work opportunities to hide their true identities and earn money for Pyongyang.

Reuters

Boost for Scotland's Nato case post-indy as non-nuke countries fast-tracked

COUNTRIES without nuclear weapons are being considered for fast-tracked Nato membership in an encouraging move for Yessers who back Scotland joining…

The National (Scotland)

Independent Scotland should stay out of NATO, insists Patrick Harvie

EXCLUSIVE: The Greens co-leader - who became a Scottish Government minister last year - insisted nuclear weapons "don't keep us safe - they keep us in peril".

Daily Record

Vladimir Putin is backed into corner and prepared to use nuclear weapons, expert claims

Military historian Sir Antony Beevor believes Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed himself into a corner and is prepared to use nuclear weapons if his war in Ukraine fails

Daily Mirror

The world will not be safe until nuclear weapons are abolished

Letters: Whether by accident or design, these horrifying weapons will eventually be used, says Frank Jackson, while Douglas Saltmarshe writes about the role of CND

The Guardian - UK

How likely is it that Russia will launch a nuclear attack?

Vladimir Putin has placed the Kremlin’s strategic nuclear weapons forces on ‘high alert’, prompting fears over what could happen next

The Independent UK

How likely is it that Russia will launch a nuclear attack?

Vladimir Putin has placed the Kremlin’s strategic nuclear weapons forces on ‘high alert’, prompting fears over what could happen next

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Ukraine warns West's actions will be 'rapid and very harsh' if Putin uses nukes

Sergiy Kyslytsya spoke after Boris Johnson vowed military assistance to Sweden and Finland if the countries are attacked by Russia for trying to join NATO

The Independent UK

How likely is it that Russia will launch a nuclear attack?

Vladimir Putin has placed the Kremlin’s strategic nuclear weapons forces on ‘high alert’, prompting fears over what could happen next

Daily Mirror

Russia warns nuclear weapon use will be justified if there is an 'existential threat'

Russia has claimed that use of its nuclear arsenal is justified if the country faces a "existential threat" the Kremlin's deputy foreign minister warned

Al Jazeera

Putin seeking goals beyond Ukraine’s east: US intelligence chief

Avril Haines says Russian president is preparing for a prolonged conflict as invasion turns into a ‘war of attrition’.

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Majority of Scots want UK to retain nuclear weapons and stay in Nato, poll finds

The SNP and Scottish Greens are firmly opposed to the UK's nuclear deterrent being kept in Scotland.

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On Possible Nuclear Strike, Russia Says: It’s All in Our Military Doctrine

Asked if Russia would rule out a preemptive tactical nuclear strike on Ukraine, Russia's deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday that a decision on the possible use of nuclear weapons was clearly set out in Russia's military doctrine, RIA reported. "We have a military doctrine - everything is written there,"…

Reuters

On possible nuclear strike, Russia says: it's all in our military doctrine

The Guardian - AU

South Korea’s new president offers North economic plan in return for denuclearisation

Elected in a tight contest in March, Yoon Suk-yeol proposes ‘audacious’ plan for Pyongyang at his inauguration in Seoul

Daily Mirror

Desperate Putin may now launch nuclear weapons on Ukraine, ex-NATO chief warns

Vladimir Putin is now desperate and his only way out maybe to "escalate" the Ukraine invasion which could mean over 600,000 more troops or even nuclear bombs, said an ex-NATO commander

The Conversation

Is Russia increasingly likely to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine?

At the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin reminded the West that Russia had nuclear weapons by putting them on “special combat readiness.”

Irish Mirror

Vladimir Putin may decide to use tactical nuclear bomb today after sinister Ireland threat

Tactical nuclear weapons is an umbrella term for a wide range of weaponry considered for use on the battlefield - and Vladimir Putin could be about to use one of his numerous bombs

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