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Pakistan's Nuclear Backtrack Weeks After "Full Spectrum" Threat To India
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the country's nuclear programme is intended strictly for "peaceful purposes and self-defence", drawing a contrast to earlier statements by senior Pakistani officials.
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Trump To Make Iran Decision "Within 2 Weeks", Says White House: 10 Points
The White House said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump will decide whether to get involved in the Israel-Iran conflict in the next two weeks. Russia has warned Israel against striking Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant.
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India, US, Israel And Others: How These 9 Countries Acquired Nuclear Weapons
For over three decades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu consistently claimed Iran was months away from becoming a nuclear power and that it posed an existential threat to his nation.
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Ukraine Foreign Minister Calls Russia's Nuclear Threats "Saber-Rattling"
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga urged Ukraine's Western allies Tuesday to remain "clear-eyed and not give into fear" in the face what he termed Russian "saber-rattling" over its nuclear weapons.
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Russia Vows Response After Ukraine Fires Long-Range US Missiles
Russia warned on Tuesday that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat on the 1,000th day of the war.
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Vladimir Putin Rachets Up Nuclear Rhetoric, But Is He Ready To Act?
Vladimir Putin's proposed revision of Russian nuclear policy signals a worrying readiness to use the ultimate weapon against Ukraine and even NATO members, but it remains far from certain the threat will be translated into action, analysts say.
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"Will Not Be Intimidated" By Putin's Nuclear Weapon Threat: Germany
Germany said on Monday it was not deterred by Russian President Vladimir Putin's threats to relaunch production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons if the United States confirms its intention to deploy missiles to Europe.
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NATO To Deploy More Nuclear Arms Amid Growing Russia, China Risk: Report
NATO is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons, taking them out of storage and placing them on standby, in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, the head of the alliance said on Monday.
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Explained: Why Russia Is Holding Nuclear Exercises And What To Watch For
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons after what Moscow said were threats from France, Britain and the United States.
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Strategic Forces "Always On Alert", Says Putin During Victory Day Speech
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned his nuclear forces were "always" on alert and added that Moscow would not tolerate any Western threats, during an address on the annual Victory Day parade.
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Opinion | A Shaky World Order: Can India Navigate A Russia-China-Iran Axis?
India may find it hard to balance its deepening ties with the West and the emerging partnership between China, Russia and Iran. A Cold War-style confrontation can be detrimental to India's approach of multi-alignment and strategic autonomy.
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Opinion | Middle East Is Becoming A Nuclear Tinderbox, Thanks To A Dead Deal
The impact of US President Donald Trump's erroneous decision to withdraw from the JCPOA deal in 2015 was multi-layered. Beyond diplomacy and realpolitik, the issue of Iran's nuclearisation threatens to become more uncontainable than ever.
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Putin Didn't Threaten To Use Nukes, US Took Him Out Of Context: Russia
The Kremlin said on Thursday that comments on nuclear weapons that Russian President Vladimir Putin made in an interview with state media did not constitute a threat to use them.
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Nuclear Threat, AI: Why 'Doomsday Clock' Remains At 90 Seconds To Midnight
The symbolic "Doomsday Clock" was held at 90 seconds to midnight Tuesday, reflecting existential threats to humanity posed by potential nuclear escalation from the war in Ukraine and the multiplying impacts of the climate crisis.
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"Hundreds Of Our Missiles...": Putin Warns Over Nuclear Threat To Russia
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia had successfully tested a potent new strategic missile and declined to rule out the possibility it could carry out weapons tests involving nuclear explosions for the first time in more than three decades.
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Pakistan's Nuclear Backtrack Weeks After "Full Spectrum" Threat To India
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the country's nuclear programme is intended strictly for "peaceful purposes and self-defence", drawing a contrast to earlier statements by senior Pakistani officials.
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Trump To Make Iran Decision "Within 2 Weeks", Says White House: 10 Points
The White House said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump will decide whether to get involved in the Israel-Iran conflict in the next two weeks. Russia has warned Israel against striking Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant.
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India, US, Israel And Others: How These 9 Countries Acquired Nuclear Weapons
For over three decades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu consistently claimed Iran was months away from becoming a nuclear power and that it posed an existential threat to his nation.
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Ukraine Foreign Minister Calls Russia's Nuclear Threats "Saber-Rattling"
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga urged Ukraine's Western allies Tuesday to remain "clear-eyed and not give into fear" in the face what he termed Russian "saber-rattling" over its nuclear weapons.
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Russia Vows Response After Ukraine Fires Long-Range US Missiles
Russia warned on Tuesday that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat on the 1,000th day of the war.
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Vladimir Putin Rachets Up Nuclear Rhetoric, But Is He Ready To Act?
Vladimir Putin's proposed revision of Russian nuclear policy signals a worrying readiness to use the ultimate weapon against Ukraine and even NATO members, but it remains far from certain the threat will be translated into action, analysts say.
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"Will Not Be Intimidated" By Putin's Nuclear Weapon Threat: Germany
Germany said on Monday it was not deterred by Russian President Vladimir Putin's threats to relaunch production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons if the United States confirms its intention to deploy missiles to Europe.
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NATO To Deploy More Nuclear Arms Amid Growing Russia, China Risk: Report
NATO is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons, taking them out of storage and placing them on standby, in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, the head of the alliance said on Monday.
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Explained: Why Russia Is Holding Nuclear Exercises And What To Watch For
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons after what Moscow said were threats from France, Britain and the United States.
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Strategic Forces "Always On Alert", Says Putin During Victory Day Speech
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned his nuclear forces were "always" on alert and added that Moscow would not tolerate any Western threats, during an address on the annual Victory Day parade.
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Opinion | A Shaky World Order: Can India Navigate A Russia-China-Iran Axis?
India may find it hard to balance its deepening ties with the West and the emerging partnership between China, Russia and Iran. A Cold War-style confrontation can be detrimental to India's approach of multi-alignment and strategic autonomy.
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Opinion | Middle East Is Becoming A Nuclear Tinderbox, Thanks To A Dead Deal
The impact of US President Donald Trump's erroneous decision to withdraw from the JCPOA deal in 2015 was multi-layered. Beyond diplomacy and realpolitik, the issue of Iran's nuclearisation threatens to become more uncontainable than ever.
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Putin Didn't Threaten To Use Nukes, US Took Him Out Of Context: Russia
The Kremlin said on Thursday that comments on nuclear weapons that Russian President Vladimir Putin made in an interview with state media did not constitute a threat to use them.
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Nuclear Threat, AI: Why 'Doomsday Clock' Remains At 90 Seconds To Midnight
The symbolic "Doomsday Clock" was held at 90 seconds to midnight Tuesday, reflecting existential threats to humanity posed by potential nuclear escalation from the war in Ukraine and the multiplying impacts of the climate crisis.
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"Hundreds Of Our Missiles...": Putin Warns Over Nuclear Threat To Russia
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia had successfully tested a potent new strategic missile and declined to rule out the possibility it could carry out weapons tests involving nuclear explosions for the first time in more than three decades.
