Nuclear Weapons

‘All in same canoe’: What’s it like being young on a sinking small island?
Youth activist Litokne Kabua outlines the perils facing the low-lying Marshall Islands as the seas swell and tides rise.
Published On 6 Dec 2023
South Korea to partially suspend inter-Korea deal over spy satellite claims
Seoul plans to restart aerial surveillance of North Korea after Pyongyang claimed launching a spy satellite into orbit.
Published On 22 Nov 2023
Russia loads missile with nuclear-capable glide vehicle into launch silo
Putin has said the Avangard hypersonic system is a response to a new generation of weapons developed by the US.
Published On 17 Nov 2023
Iran advances nuclear enrichment while still barring inspectors: IAEA
Watchdog says stonewalling of inspectors ‘extreme and unjustified’ as stockpile reaches 22 times the nuclear deal limit.
Published On 15 Nov 2023

Israel is dropping tonnes of bombs on Gaza. It wants to replenish its stock.

Russia’s foreign ministry says Israel appeared to have admitted that it has nuclear weapons and is willing to use them.

The US continues to boost its regional military presence amid the Israel-Hamas war.

The Borei-class submarine ‘successfully launched’ the missile from a location off Russia’s northern coast.

Moscow says the abandonment of the 1996 treaty is designed to bring Russia into line with the US.

The drill took place hours after parliament’s upper house voted to revoke the country’s ratification of the CTBT.

As the war enters its 610th day, these are the main developments.

The bill to revoke ratification of landmark ban on nuclear weapons testing now needs final approval by President Putin.

As China prepares for possible conflict with Taiwan, the US, some see such a confrontation as unnecessary, unwinnable.

Pentagon’s annual report says China has more than 500 nuclear warheads and is likely to double that by 2030.

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