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On Ukraine War Anniversary Eve, Putin Talks About Boosting Nuclear Forces
President Vladimir Putin said Russia will maintain increased attention on boosting its nuclear forces in an address to mark Thursday's Defender of the Fatherland public holiday and a day before the first anniversary of his invasion of Ukraine.
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North Korea's Goal Is To Possess World's Strongest Nuclear Force: Kim Jong Un
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country's ultimate goal is to possess the world's most powerful nuclear force.
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Russia Holds Nuclear Forces Drill Amid War: Report
Russia's nuclear forces are holding drills in the Ivanovo province, northeast of Moscow, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian defence ministry as saying on Wednesday.
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US Tests First Ground-Launched Cruise Missile After INF Treaty Exit
The Pentagon said on Monday it tested a conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile with a range of more than 500 km (310 miles), the first such test since the United States pulled out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).
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US Wants To Quickly Deploy New Missiles In Asia, Says Defense Secretary
Washington wants to quickly deploy new intermediate-range missiles in Asia, to counter the rise of China in the region, new US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday.
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US Exits Soviet-Era Nuclear Missile Accord, To Accelerate Missile Program
The United States vowed to upgrade its cruise and ballistic missile capability as the collapse Friday of a Cold War nuclear pact with Russia triggered fears of a new arms race.
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"Will Target US If Washington Deploys Missiles In Europe": Vladimir Putin
Russia will respond to any deployment of intermediate-range nuclear weapons in Europe by targeting not only the countries where those missiles are stationed, but the United States itself, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
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US To Stop Complying With Russian Nuclear Pact After Failed Negotiations
The United States will stop complying with a landmark nuclear pact with Russia as soon as this weekend after last-ditch talks with Moscow to save it fell flat, a senior U.S. arms control official said
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To Save Nuclear Pact With US, Russia Takes Wraps Off New Missile
Russia showed foreign military attaches on Wednesday a new cruise missile that the United States says breaches a landmark arms control pact, billing it as an exercise in transparency it hoped would persuade Washington to stay in the treaty.
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Russia Blames US As Nuclear Arms Treaty Faces Collapse After Failed Talks
Senior diplomats from both countries met in Geneva amid widespread concern over the fate of the bilateral Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which successfully put an end to a mini-arms race after it was signed in 1987.
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Russia Wants UN Resolution To Preserve Nuclear Arms Treaty
The US pushed back Thursday against a Russian draft resolution to the UN General Assembly that proposed to preserve the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) that the US plans to pull out of, according to diplomatic sources.
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"Won't Accept Blackmail": China On Trump's Missile Treaty Pullout
China warned on Tuesday it would "never accept any form of blackmail" after US President Donald Trump said his decision to withdraw from a nuclear pact with Russia was also linked to Beijing's arsenal.
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Think Thrice Before Acting: China On Trump's Missile Treaty Pullout
A U.S. withdrawal from a Cold War-era nuclear arms treaty with Russia could give the Pentagon new options to counter Chinese missile advances but experts warn the ensuing arms race could greatly escalate tensions in the Asia-Pacific.
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US Security Chief, Russians In Tough Talks Over Nuclear Treaty
Donald Trump's national security advisor John Bolton insisted at meetings with top Russian officials Monday that Moscow has been violating a Cold War-era nuclear treaty the US president wants to abandon.
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''Don't Throw Baby Out With Bath Water,'' Germany tells US On INF Treaty
Germany will seek NATO's help to maintain a nuclear arms treaty between Russia and the United States, and is ready to take action to force Moscow to comply with the pact, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday.
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On Ukraine War Anniversary Eve, Putin Talks About Boosting Nuclear Forces
President Vladimir Putin said Russia will maintain increased attention on boosting its nuclear forces in an address to mark Thursday's Defender of the Fatherland public holiday and a day before the first anniversary of his invasion of Ukraine.
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North Korea's Goal Is To Possess World's Strongest Nuclear Force: Kim Jong Un
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country's ultimate goal is to possess the world's most powerful nuclear force.
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Russia Holds Nuclear Forces Drill Amid War: Report
Russia's nuclear forces are holding drills in the Ivanovo province, northeast of Moscow, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian defence ministry as saying on Wednesday.
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US Tests First Ground-Launched Cruise Missile After INF Treaty Exit
The Pentagon said on Monday it tested a conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile with a range of more than 500 km (310 miles), the first such test since the United States pulled out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).
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US Wants To Quickly Deploy New Missiles In Asia, Says Defense Secretary
Washington wants to quickly deploy new intermediate-range missiles in Asia, to counter the rise of China in the region, new US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday.
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US Exits Soviet-Era Nuclear Missile Accord, To Accelerate Missile Program
The United States vowed to upgrade its cruise and ballistic missile capability as the collapse Friday of a Cold War nuclear pact with Russia triggered fears of a new arms race.
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"Will Target US If Washington Deploys Missiles In Europe": Vladimir Putin
Russia will respond to any deployment of intermediate-range nuclear weapons in Europe by targeting not only the countries where those missiles are stationed, but the United States itself, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
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US To Stop Complying With Russian Nuclear Pact After Failed Negotiations
The United States will stop complying with a landmark nuclear pact with Russia as soon as this weekend after last-ditch talks with Moscow to save it fell flat, a senior U.S. arms control official said
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To Save Nuclear Pact With US, Russia Takes Wraps Off New Missile
Russia showed foreign military attaches on Wednesday a new cruise missile that the United States says breaches a landmark arms control pact, billing it as an exercise in transparency it hoped would persuade Washington to stay in the treaty.
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Russia Blames US As Nuclear Arms Treaty Faces Collapse After Failed Talks
Senior diplomats from both countries met in Geneva amid widespread concern over the fate of the bilateral Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which successfully put an end to a mini-arms race after it was signed in 1987.
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Russia Wants UN Resolution To Preserve Nuclear Arms Treaty
The US pushed back Thursday against a Russian draft resolution to the UN General Assembly that proposed to preserve the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) that the US plans to pull out of, according to diplomatic sources.
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"Won't Accept Blackmail": China On Trump's Missile Treaty Pullout
China warned on Tuesday it would "never accept any form of blackmail" after US President Donald Trump said his decision to withdraw from a nuclear pact with Russia was also linked to Beijing's arsenal.
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Think Thrice Before Acting: China On Trump's Missile Treaty Pullout
A U.S. withdrawal from a Cold War-era nuclear arms treaty with Russia could give the Pentagon new options to counter Chinese missile advances but experts warn the ensuing arms race could greatly escalate tensions in the Asia-Pacific.
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US Security Chief, Russians In Tough Talks Over Nuclear Treaty
Donald Trump's national security advisor John Bolton insisted at meetings with top Russian officials Monday that Moscow has been violating a Cold War-era nuclear treaty the US president wants to abandon.
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''Don't Throw Baby Out With Bath Water,'' Germany tells US On INF Treaty
Germany will seek NATO's help to maintain a nuclear arms treaty between Russia and the United States, and is ready to take action to force Moscow to comply with the pact, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday.
