The aftermath in Haifa of a Hezbollah Katyusha rocket attack during the Second Lebanon War. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Newly-built Iranian …

And millions would have died.

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NORTH Korea could have sourced key components for a deadly missile from Russia or Ukraine, a top US defence expert has alleged.

Can Beijing and Washington escape the Thucydides Trap?

While the consequences of the "bomb" part of a nuclear warhead are well-known - intense fireball, heat, infrastructure damage - generations born after the Cold War may not understand the devastating effects radiation has on human health for those not killed in the initial blast. According to the Mayo Clinic, radiation sickness is damage to your body caused by a large dose of radiation over a short period of time. (It's important to note that routine exposures to very small amounts of radiation, such as in an X-ray or CT scan, doesn't cause radiation sickness.) Some symptoms happen immediate...

THIS nuclear war map shows the areas to avoid if America ever becomes involved in World War Three with Russia or North Korea.

Can Beijing and Washington escape the Thucydides Trap?

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Republican congressman warns of potenial "nuclear war" with Russia.

Both NATO and Russia have undergone massive military escalations in recent months, with each side accusing the other of provocation.

In recent days, Russia has resumed deadly attacks in its de facto war with Ukraine. Perhaps this is an early test of President Trump by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Perhaps Mr. Putin wagers that

"War is the continuation of politics by other means,” observed the Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz in his classic treatise On War. Although the aphorism has become axiomatic almost to

America must check the assertive, rising powers of Russia and China before it’s too late. Accepting spheres of influence is a recipe for disaster.

In an opinion piece for Time, Mikhail Gorbachev expressed concern about increasing militarization and called for renewed political dialogue between the United States and Russia.

General Stanley McChrystal perhaps shocked many when he spoke out on the chance of a war in Europe — aside from the continuing conflict in…

US political leaders have falsely accused Moscow of threatening NATO member states while the alliance aggressively builds up military forces on Russia’s border, Nobel Peace Prize winner and global peace activist Helen Caldicott told Sputnik.

Poland welcomes thousands of American troops, but Donald Trump's election puts Nato mission in doubt

War-themed rhetoric has helped the Russian government control crisis-related discontent, but it could backfire.

A senior Polish defense official announced he is considering a third squadron of missiles along the Baltic Sea.

“Get ready for war with Russia” if Hillary Clinton is elected president, said progressive Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein.

Early last month, the U.S. government tied the disclosure of emails from the Democratic National Committee (and others) and the penetration of their

The Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden and Finland fear greater likelihood of conflict with Putin.

Russia has ramped up its militaristic rhetoric and actions. No matter what culture you’re from, war is always the best way to consolidate political support.

A key Russian defence figure says the deployment of US Marines at Værnes is part of a US buildup to go on a global blitz and warned that Norway may make itself a target for a potential nuclear attack.

'Important that the civilians are aware'

The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations is revisiting a Soviet-era civil defense plan and is upgrading its bomb ...

In a war against hackers, Dmitri Alperovitch and CrowdStrike are our special forces.

Yes, Russia has finally unveiled the Satan 2 nuclear missile (official name: RS-28 Sarmat missile) after working on it over 5 years.