Exclusive: China likely loaded more than 100 ICBMs in silo fields, Pentagon report says
China had likely put in more than 100 solid-fuelled DF-31 ICBMs in silo fields close to its border with Mongolia - the latest in a series of silo sites.
Responding to China's and Russia's Nuclear Escalation
However, 35 years since the end of the Cold War, Russia and China are expanding and modernizing their non-strategic nuclear arsenals and increasingly relying on nuclear coercion to achieve their aims. Russia has violated virtually all nuclear arms control treaties and possesses a large advantage in the number of deployed non-strategic nuclear weapons. Meanwhile China is the fastest growing nuclear power on the planet, fielding nuclear capable anti-ship and land-attack missiles, which has eroded America’s deterrent.
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[6-Feb-2025] Iran May Be on the Verge of a Nuclear Weapon; Will Israel and the United States Act?
At last count, Iran had enough HEU for almost five nuclear weapons, and enough enriched uranium overall, if enriched further, for at least 16 weapons.
Iran Nuke Debate Is Another Narrative Collapse
U.S. policymakers have relied on these IC assurances to kick the decision, and policy can down the road, now to the point where Iran very possibly has a bomb, and we are playing games over its definition.
Leaked docs reveal Russia is top global nuclear threat - with four times size of US nuke arsenal
Russian policy dictates it can use nukes if there is:
Reliable data on the launch of ballistic missiles on Russia and - or - its allies
Unleashing of nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction on Russia or its allies
An attack on critically important Russian state or military facility which could undermine a nuclear weapons response. Or
Aggression against Russia using conventional weapons when Russia is under threat.
Newsweek: Russia Warns NATO Ally Not to Underestimate Nuclear War Threat
Ambassador to Denmark official Vladimir Barbin warned Copenhagen that the delivery of F-16 fighter jets "would be seen as a nuclear threat."
What Do Russia’s Nuclear Threats Tell Us About Arms Control Prospects?
Nevertheless, about a third of those Russians surveyed in a poll last year stated it is “highly probable” or “quite probable” that Putin could order the Russian military to launch nuclear weapons first in a war with the West
Nevertheless, about a third of those Russians surveyed in a poll last year stated it is “highly probable” or “quite probable” that Putin could order the Russian military to launch nuclear weapons first in a war with the West
Russia Prepares Nationwide Drills With Nuclear War Scenario
Russia said shortly after the outbreak of all-out war in Ukraine that the risks of nuclear conflict were "considerable."
Kremlin Warns of Escalation if West Gives Ukraine Longer Range Weapons - The Moscow Times
The Kremlin on Thursday warned of escalation in Ukraine if the West gives the pro-Western country more weapons capable of striking Russia. "Potentially, this is extremely dangerous, it will mean bringing the conflict to a whole new level, which, of course, will not bode well from the point of view of global and pan-European security," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
What If the Unthinkable Russian Use of a Nuclear Weapon Isn't So Unthinkable Anymore? | National Review
God forbid, if Russia uses a nuclear weapon, we may look back and wonder if we responded to Putin’s rhetoric with sufficient urgency at this moment.
In Washington, Putin’s Nuclear Threats Stir Growing Alarm
In a gathering Cold War atmosphere, American officials are gaming out responses should Russia resort to battlefield nuclear weapons.
Russian TV says nuclear war only alternative to Russia's victory in Ukraine
The latest threat by Margarita Simonyan comes as Russia's space agency has announced Moscow will soon have 50 new nuclear missiles.
Russian state TV keeps threatening nuclear strikes—Should we be concerned?
Russian news programs discussing the war in Ukraine are ramping up talks of nuclear Armageddon.
What Putin's general was doing in Ukraine, according to top secret report
The official warns that from Putin's vantage point, though, deep dissatisfaction with the situation in Ukraine and fear of the west turning the tide might actually provoke a nuclear display of some sort—one intended to shock the west and bring a halt to the war. The supply of western arms is also now a serious game changer, resupplying Ukraine while Russia is increasingly constrained.
"Escalation is now a true danger," says the senior official.
Putin prepared to use nuclear weapons—Khrushchev's great-granddaughter
Nina Khrushcheva said she fears Russian President Vladimir Putin will eventually deploy tactical nuclear weapons to claim victory in Ukraine.
How likely is nuclear war with Russia and what weapons do they hold?
Vladimir Putin has raised the spectre of a nuclear war in Europe. Here's what we know and what might happen next
Who has nukes, and what do Russia’s nuclear threats mean?
The world’s nuclear arsenal had started to seem irrelevant – until Putin put his nation’s on high alert. What does it mean?
Putin ally says nuclear weapons "must" be used to strike NATO countries
Vladimir Solovyov predicted that the use of tactical nukes is "inevitable" before listing targets including Germany, Poland and Slovakia.
Why do we think Vladimir Putin will not use “the bomb” when there is so much evidence that he will?
Recently, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl told Congress that the odds Russia would use nuclear weapons are low: “I don’t think they’re likely to do so.” The Washington-…
Russia Plans to Deploy New Nuclear Missiles - WSJ
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Putin ally recommends Russia use low-yield nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Chechen leader and Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov said Saturday that Russia should consider using low-yield nuclear weapons in its war against Ukraine.
Biden Has Opened Door to Russian Nuke Strikes
Russia's nuclear doctrine is called "escalate to deescalate" or, more appropriately, "escalate to win," which means threatening or using nukes early in a conventional conflict. Even if Putin is now bluffing — most analysts think he is — he is getting
Russia may use nuclear weapons after Ukraine setbacks, senior Nato an…
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Russia outlines four reasons it would use nuclear weapons
Dmitry Medvedev, who served a President of Russia from 2008 to 2012, listed the four scenarios in which Russia would launch their nuclear arsenal
Russia Has A Massive Stockpile of 'Tactical' Nuclear Weapons
Russia will likely continue to improve the speed, stealth, and precision of its tactical nuclear weapons in the 2020s.
America Isn’t Ready for Russia's Battlefield Nuclear Weapons
With an estimated 100,000 Russian troops positioned near Ukraine’s border and President Biden promising to assist Ukraine against a Russian invasion, the risk of nuclear weapons use is once again on the rise. During the Cold War, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), long-range strategic bombers, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) were the primary threat to human […]
Russia Has Big Plans to Upgrade Its Nuclear Missile Forces
The question from Western strategists is just how far Russia will go to escalate a nuclear confrontation. Putin certainly has options.
Does Russia Think Their New Nuclear Weapons Could Win World War III?
Russia has passed the United States in the nuclear weapons category. Their new generation of tactical nuclear weapons is superior to ours, and they are expanding other capabilities. Which would be bad enough if our nuclear weapons actually worked well and were ready if we ever needed them. But we have some issues and no one wants to even work on them anymore, erroneously thinking that nuclear deterrence is an obsolete relict of the Cold War.
Russia tells citizens to ‘prepare for nuclear war with West’
Russia has warned citizens that a nuclear war with the West could be imminent - sparked by clashes in the Middle East. Officials said on Friday that underground shelters had been built which could house 12 milion people - enough for the entire population of Moscow. Russia has clashed with the Western
Pentagon warned of growing risk of nuclear war in 2020 report
The possibility that nuclear weapons will be used in a regional or global conflict has increased over the past decade, according to a newly released report from the Pentagon.