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The majority of Russians believe the country should possess nuclear weapons, with 31% of those considering it as a means of protecting the country if attacked, a poll by the Public Opinion Research Centre shows. When asked whether Russia needs …
While U.S. President Joe Biden has left the door open for discussions on eliminating North Korea’s nuclear weapons, leader Kim Jong Un has shown no interest in picking up again. Meanwhile, he has been busy making his arsenal bigger, deadlier …
North Korea on Monday said it successfully test-fired a new long-range cruise missile which demonstrated the ability to hit targets 1,500 kilometers (932 miles) away, in what is the country’s first public missile test in months as nuclear disarmament talks …
A deadly chemical or biological attack on a major city is extremely likely, perhaps inevitable, in the next decade, according to leading international terrorism experts. The effect on society and the economy of terrorists perfecting the weapons could potentially be …
Nuclear modernization opponents and defenders are gearing up to fight again over the next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile and other efforts. Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., and a skeptic of nuclear spending on the House Armed Services Committee, confirmed he plans to …
Since the Biden administration assumed office, the nuclear talks with Iran have gone nowhere. Six rounds of negotiations have been concluded with no results. In contrast, two other issues have gone too far: the Biden administration’s appeasement policies towards the …
Iran is moving further and further away from the initial terms of the nuclear deal it signed in Vienna in 2015, Russia’s deputy foreign minister has revealed, echoing the concerns that led to the US leaving the agreement in 2018. …
Iran has continued to increase its stockpile of highly enriched uranium that could be used to make nuclear weapons in contravention of a 2015 accord with world powers that was meant to contain Tehran’s nuclear program, the U.N. atomic watchdog …
The last time the U.S. government published a national strategy for countering weapons of mass destruction (WMD), Saddam Hussein was still ruling Iraq, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un was a teenager, and Xi Jinping was governing a Chinese province. The White …
Ron Dermer, who until recently was Israel’s ambassador to the United States, is warning that despite their promises, the US and the international community will not prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. “In no uncertain terms, the world will …
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged China on Monday to join international efforts to limit the spread of nuclear weapons amid concerns that the Asian superpower is rapidly developing missiles capable of carrying atomic warheads. Laying out his priorities for nuclear …
Taiwan’s defense ministry reported that Chinese military airplanes—including nuclear-capable bombers—flew into the nation’s air defense identification zone on Sunday. China claims Taiwan under its “one country, two systems” policy, but democratically run Taiwan functions independently of the mainland and tensions …