In 2018, when Putin unveiled a bevy of new nuclear weapons, he warned: “You will listen to us now!”. Except many didn’t: four years later, his invasion of Ukraine was a wake-up call for those who had ignored him. Despite this, some in Russia undoubtedly fear that the threat of a nuclear strike has begun to ring hollow.

25 October 2020 Peace and Security In what leading campaigners are describing as “a new chapter for nuclear disarmament”, the ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Tactical weapons are often mounted on as missiles, air-dropped bombs, or even artillery shells that have a relatively short range, far less than the huge intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Russia will start deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus after special storage facilities are ready on July 7-8, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, Moscow’s first move of such bombs.

Arms Control Today Michael Krepon Ten years ago, the governments of India and Pakistan tested nuclear devices, prompting a global uproar, a united front by the five permanent members (P-5) of the UN Security Council, and stiff sanctions directed at New Delhi and Islamabad.

"China's assistance to Pakistan's nuclear program over the past 15 years may have been critical to Pakistan's nuclear weapon breakthroughs in the 1980s. China was believed to have supplied Pakistan with the plans for one of its earlier nuclear bombs and possibly to have provided enough highly enriched uranium for two such weapons."

11 Jun 2023. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said claims that Tehran may pursue a nuclear weapon are a false “excuse” that untrustworthy international.

The most powerful weapon, which we all know, is the nuclear weapon. And along with it, are the consequences that we have witnessed in human history. However, some people believe that it brings advantages to the world. I disagree with this viewpoint, and I will explain why in the following paragraphs.

Arms Control Today Michael Krepon Ten years ago, the governments of India and Pakistan tested nuclear devices, prompting a global uproar, a united front by the five permanent members (P-5) of the UN Security Council, and stiff sanctions directed at New Delhi and Islamabad.

The only current proliferation threat that even comes close to those of the Cold War is the problem of Russia’s uncertain control over its nuclear arsenal, materials, and technology.And in.