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Sweden’s prime minister has announced that Sweden will join Finland in seeking Nato membership in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a historic shift that comes after more than 200 years of military non-alignment in the Nordic country. In …
A presenter on Russia’s state-owned Russia 1 has threatened that a nuclear weapons deployment will be the only option left to Russia after Finland and Sweden join NATO. “Their official reason [to join NATO] is fear. But they’ll have more …
Moscow will take adequate precautionary measures if NATO deploys nuclear forces and infrastructure closer to Russia’s border, Russian news agencies quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying on Saturday. “It will be necessary to respond … by taking adequate …
Helsinki is well placed should a nuclear attack materialise, with fully functioning underground shelters that are not only secure but also seek to offer some normality for those forced to seek refuge. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland’s application for NATO …
North Korea has test fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea, indicating that the reclusive nation will continue to pursue its weapon programmes, despite sanctions. The launches took place from the Sunan area of North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang, Reuters …
A senior Russian figure and close adviser to Vladimir Putin has warned of a “full-fledged nuclear war” if Nato continues “pumping weapons into Ukraine”. Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s security council, made the threat shortly after Finland moved another …
Russian President Vladimir Putin could use nuclear weapons if he feels that he’s losing the war in Ukraine or if he perceives his regime to be under threat, the US intelligence chief has warned. The spy chief added that Mr …
An oligarch close to Vladimir Putin has warned friends that his ‘psychiatric health is bad’ and there is a ‘very real’ threat he could use nuclear weapons. The prominent billionaire has told associates that the Kremlin leader’s ‘psychiatric health is …
If North Korea was looking for another excuse to forge ahead with its nuclear weapons program, it just found one in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. That one of the very few countries to have voluntarily given up a nuclear arsenal …
North Korea flight-tested a ballistic missile that was likely fired from a submarine on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, continuing a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations that may culminate with a nuclear test in the coming weeks or months. South …
The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons—maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5—as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since the early 2000s. In recent years, the United States …
Moscow has reiterated that it will not use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, a day after its envoy to the United States had criticized NATO for not taking the threat of nuclear war seriously. State news agency Tass reported comments by …