NUKE WARS

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China insists nuclear stance defensive after 'routine' ICBM launch
Sep 26, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing announced the trial on Wednesday -- its first such test in four decades -- saying that the missile was carrying a dummy warhead. The launch sparked prot...
Putin rachets up nuclear rhetoric, but is he ready to act?
Sep 26, 2024 (AFP)
The proposed broadening of Russia's nuclear rules comes as Moscow's invasion of Ukraine stretches into its third year and Kyiv seeks permission from Western all...
Putin unveils plans to make it easier to use nuclear weapons
Sep 26, 2024 (UPI)
The comments on Wednesday, which came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in the United States to push for authorization to use Western-supplied weapo...
Kremlin says new nuclear doctrine is 'warning' to West
Sep 26, 2024 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced plans to broaden Russia's rules on the use of its nuclear weaponry, allowing it to unleash a nuclear res...
Iran shows 'willingness' to re-engage on nuclear issue: IAEA chief to AFP
Sep 26, 2024 (AFP)
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said Tehran was "showing signs of willingness to reengage, not only with the IAEA, but also... with our f...
French Polynesia says Chinese missile landed 'not far' from its EEZ in Pacific
Sep 26, 2024 (AFP)
China had announced the rare trial on Wednesday, saying that the missile was carrying a dummy warhead. The launch sparked protests from countries in the region,...
China says tested ballistic missile with 'dummy warhead'
Sep 25, 2024 (AFP)
The Chinese military's "Rocket Force launched an ICBM... carrying a dummy warhead to the high seas in the Pacific Ocean at 08:44 on September 25, and the missil...
China says launched ICBM into Pacific with 'dummy warhead'
Sep 25, 2024 (AFP)
The Chinese military's "Rocket Force launched an ICBM... carrying a dummy warhead to the high seas in the Pacific Ocean at 08:44 on September 25, and the missil...
China launches intercontinental missile into Pacific in rare test
Sep 25, 2024 (AFP)
The launch sparked protests from other countries in the region, with China's neighbour Japan saying it had not been given advance notice and expressing "serious...
Putin proposes broader criteria for using nuclear arms
Sep 25, 2024 (AFP)
Under the proposed rules, Russia would also consider any attack by a non-nuclear country supported by a nuclear power as a joint attack by both. Putin said it w...
FM Wang says China pledges 'support' for Iran
Sep 25, 2024 (AFP)
Wang met President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the annual UN General Assembly, Beijing said, as Israel launched more strikes against Tehran's ally Hez...
South Korea warns of 'decisive' action against trash balloons
Sep 23, 2024 (AFP)
Pyongyang has sent more than 5,500 balloons carrying payloads of garbage since May, disrupting flights, causing fires, and even hitting government buildings in ...
Iran president seeks talks with West on Russian 'aggression'
Sep 23, 2024 (AFP)
"We are willing to sit down with the Europeans and the Americans to have a dialogue and negotiations. We have never approved of Russian aggression against Ukrai...
US soldier who entered N.Korea pleads guilty to desertion
Sep 20, 2024 (AFP)
Because of good behavior and time served, the soldier was released, according to the lawyer. Travis King was facing 14 charges related to him fleeing across the...
Iran nuclear chief says country has no 'covert objectives'
Sep 18, 2024 (AFP)
"Uranium enrichment is not necessarily for weapons purposes," Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday in an interview with AFP on the sidelines of the International A...
Apollo Astronaut's Long-Lost Manuscript Explores Nuclear Threats in Space
Sep 17, 2024 (SPX)
Mitchell's work explores the vulnerabilities of U.S. satellite technology and the possible consequences of nuclear threats in space warfare. The manuscript stem...
North Korea launches ballistic missiles for second time in a week
Sep 17, 2024 (UPI)
The missiles were fired from an area north of Pyongyang at 6:50 a.m. and traveled roughly 250 miles to the northeast, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a te...
North Korea's top diplomat heads to Russia as military cooperation grows
Sep 17, 2024 (UPI)
Choe left for Russia on Monday to attend the Eurasian Women's Forum and the BRICS Women's Forum, state-run Korean Central News Agency reported in a brief dispat...
Canada expands entry ban on Iranian officials
Sep 16, 2024 (UPI)
"We are sending a strong message that those involved in terrorism, human rights violations and atrocities are not welcome here," Dominic LeBlanc, the minister o...
N. Korea pledges deeper ties with Russia as security chief visits
Sep 14, 2024 (AFP)
Western powers have accused cash-strapped North Korea of selling ammunition to Russia in defiance of sanctions over the more than 30-month war in Ukraine. North...
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