nuclear arms

Putin would detonate one or more “tactical” (as opposed to “strategic”) nukes. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

Top 9 nuclear-armed states spent record $91.4bn on nuclear weapons in 2023: Report

Nuclear arms race and the Cold War
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Nuclear arms race and the Cold War

North Korean military fires a guided weapon into the East Sea during a military drill in North Korea, May 4, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS
World+Biz

These five nations can attack any place on Earth with a missile

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World+Biz

Russia vetoes a UN resolution calling for the prevention of a dangerous nuclear arms race in space

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., 1 March 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
World+Biz

China urges largest nuclear states to negotiate a 'no-first-use' treaty

A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system drives in Red Square during a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 78th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia May 9, 2023. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

Atomic scientists keep 'Doomsday Clock' as close to midnight as ever

FILE PHOTO: Members of Russia's State Duma lower house of parliament attend a plenary session in Moscow, Russia, October 18, 2023. Russian State Duma/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

Russian parliament completes passage of law shifting stance on nuclear test ban treaty

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin observes exercises held by Russia's strategic nuclear forces, as he takes part in a video link in Moscow, Russia October 26, 2022. Sputnik/Alexei Babushkin/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo
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Russian nuclear test would send warning signal, prompt others to follow suit

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen addressing a High-Level Plenary Meeting of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly on 26 September in New York. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

There are no right hands to handle these wrong weapons: Momen calls for eliminating nuclear weapons at UN

FILE PHOTO: A crew patrols on the deck of U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Kentucky anchored at Busan Naval Base, in Busan, South Korea, July 19, 2023. WOOHAE CHO/Pool via REUTERS
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Second US submarine arrives in South Korea amid North Korea tensions

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova attends a news conference in Moscow, Russia, April 4, 2023. File Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
World+Biz

Russia concerned over calls to move US nuclear bombs in Europe closer to Russia, Belarus: spokesperson

FILE PHOTO: A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system drives in Red Square during a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 78th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia May 9, 2023. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

The global nuclear arsenal grew last year, SIPRI says

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia May 23, 2022. Sputnik/Ramil Sitdikov/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Politics

Belarus' Lukashenko says Russian nuclear arms needed to deter threats from West