What is Putin’s nuclear weapons threat? On 24 February 2022, in a televised speech heralding the Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin issued what was interpreted as a threat to use ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Many foreign policy experts warn that if Iran were to acquire nuclear weapons, it would be broadly destabilizing for the Middle East and ...

The ex-RAF pilot explained: "When I was younger, we were living with the omnipresent threats of nuclear war. We were planning to do one-way missions. That was the war we were preparing for. And we did ...

A number of countries including the UK are building new nuclear power stations A decade ago, it seemed as though the global nuclear industry was in an irreversible decline. Concerns over safety ...

A decade ago, it seemed as though the global nuclear industry was in an irreversible decline. Concerns over safety, cost, and what to do with radioactive waste had sapped enthusiasm for a ...

A nuclear warhead would hit the UK in as little as 20 minutes from Russia (Picture: Getty Images) Ten minutes warning, if that, is all the UK population would have to prepare for a nuclear attack.

If the Kremlin was hoping to instill fear among its Western foes by lowering the bar for its use of nuclear weapons, then it may have been disappointed Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved changes to his country's nuclear doctrine this week, formally amending the conditions — and lowering the threshold — under which Russia would consider ...

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Vladimir Putin has signalled that Russia is ready to start a nuclear war after Ukraine fired Western weapons at Russia for the first time. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News ...

President Vladimir Putin has updated Russia’s nuclear doctrine. Now, if a non-nuclear state – with the aid of a nuclear power – threatens the country’s sovereignty, it will be considered a ...

The four-year-old document has a bland, bureaucratic title – Basic Principles of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence – but its contents are chilling, especially with its newest revisions.