Though a column about the standoff was evocative, we can’t forget the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – or the reasoning behind them.
Russia’s ‘dirty bomb’ threats challenge the nuclear calculus – The Washington Post
A military response would be a more forceful display of Western repudiation, but a retaliatory attack on Russian interests risks igniting a war …
Ukraine war latest: Putin launches military satellite into space – as Russia is accused of … – Sky News
… but any comment made by Boris Johnson on the war in Ukraine still carries weight, especially when it comes to nuclear weapons.
Geopolitics is the biggest threat to globalisation – Financial Times
A total of almost 13,000 nuclear warheads threatens the world … The onset of the first world war at a time of relatively buoyant trade surely …
U.S. says China resisting nuclear talks after Xi vow to boost deterrent | Reuters
The Pentagon says China is undergoing a major expansion of its nuclear … came close to nuclear war over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
Medvedev Says Russia Could Use Nuclear Weapons If Ukraine Wins War
Russia can also use nuclear weapons in the event of an attack on the territory of the Russian Federation with weapons of mass destruction or obtaining …
Six decades after the Cuban Missile Crisis, diplomacy must again prevent nuclear war
Sixty years ago, the world slid to the precipice of nuclear war as tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union escalated into the …
Johnson suspects Putin will not resort to nuclear strike in war with Ukraine
The former prime minister says the act would ‘immediately tender Russia’s resignation from the club of civilised nations’.
After nuclear attack threat, North Korea fires 10 missiles towards sea, says South Korea
The missile launch came hours after North Korea issued a veiled threat to use nuclear weapons to get the US and South Korea to pay the most …
NATO, Russia Conduct Simultaneous Nuclear Exercises – Arms Control Association
NATO kicked off its annual nuclear exercise, dubbed Steadfast Noon, … of the war, Putin has issued multiple threats to use nuclear weapons …