Russia has begun moving nuclear weapons to Belarus, which shares a 674-mile border with Ukraine, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday. Lukashenko’s announcement followed Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu meeting earlier in the day with Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin in Minsk to sign documents about the placement of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. […]
Tag: Nuclear Weapons
Putin comrade suggests using ‘low yield nukes’
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Saturday urged Moscow to consider deploying low-yield nuclear weapons in Ukraine after Russian forces retreated from the city of Lyman. In a post shared on Telegram, Kadyrov said he believes “more drastic measures should be taken, right up to the declaration of martial law in the border areas and the […]
Russian Nuke-Capable Weapons moved to Belarus for new offensive
Nuclear-capable missiles will be moved onto the doorstep of two NATO nations as Russia rewards its ally Belarus. Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s announcement came on the same day Ukrainian officials said the first missile attack launched from Belarus struck Kyiv, according to Newsweek. On Saturday, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, who met with Putin in St. […]
Chinese Super Weapon Catches American Military Off Guard
China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in a move that caught U.S. intelligence by surprise, according to a new report. The missile launched in August and circled the globe before speeding towards its target, which it missed by about two-dozen miles according to three individuals briefed on the intelligence. Two of those individuals said the […]
Biden To Resume Nuclear Negotiations With Iran
The Biden administration plans to resume indirect negotiations with Iran this weekend as part of its efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Wednesday. Sherman made her remarks, which were first reported by Reuters, during a virtual event hosted by the German Marshall Fund, saying that “there’s […]
Biden To Enter Nuclear Talks With Iran
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday it was ready to hold talks with Iran and other world powers to discuss Tehran’s nuclear program, marking a first step in a possible diplomatic deal that could see Washington re-enter the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. The United States would be prepared to accept an invitation from the […]
Iran And North Korea Teaming Up To Build Nuclear Weapon?
Iran and North Korea cooperated on long-range missile development projects last year, according to a confidential United Nations report that may pressure the Biden administration to respond to one of its first major geopolitical crises. “This resumed cooperation is said to have included the transfer of critical parts, with the most recent shipment associated with […]
Iran Gives Biden A Public Ultimatum
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday urged the United States to lift all sanctions if it wants Iran to live up to commitments under its nuclear deal with world powers, state TV reported, his first comments on the matter since U.S. President Joe Biden took office. “If (the U.S.) wants Iran to […]
Top Iranian Nuclear Weapon Scientist Assassinated
An Iranian scientist, who American and Israeli intelligence have said led the country’s military nuclear program, was assassinated in an attack on Friday in northern Iran, state media reported. Iranian state media reported that Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was believed to be 59, was shot and killed by “armed terrorist elements” while in a vehicle in […]
Kim Jong Un Says That He Is Never Giving Up Nuclear Weapons
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed his country’s nuclear weapons as a powerful deterrent against military threats, state media reported, as prospects of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula continue to dim amid stalled talks with Washington. “We have become able to reliably defend ourselves against any form of high-intensity pressure and military threat by imperialist […]
Mattis Tells North Korea To Stop The Threats, Urges Diplomacy
Visiting the demilitarised zone in South Korea, Pentagon chief Mattis says the US does not want war with North Korea. The United States does not want war with North Korea, the US military chief said on the demilitarised zone metres away from the communist state, as he warned Pyongyang to stop threatening “catastrophe” with its […]
Trump 100% Behind Japan As North Korea Launches Another Missile Test
North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test has been widely condemned. South Korea and US officials said the missile, launched on Saturday night, flew east towards the Sea of Japan for about 500km (300 miles). South Korea’s defence ministry called it an armed provocation to test the response of US President Donald Trump. Japan’s Prime Minister […]