How Many Nuclear Warheads Does Russia Have?
An estimated 1,710 of the warheads that can be used by the Russian military are deployed on the likes of intercontinental ballistic missiles or at strategic bomber bases, the organization said. The U.S. has approximately 1,670 deployed strategic warheads, according to the FAS.
Reaction to Putin's approval of a new Russian nuclear doctrine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new nuclear doctrine, lowering the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a broader range of conventional attacks.
Putin fine-tunes Russia’s nuclear doctrine after Biden’s arms decision on Ukraine, in clear signal to West
President Vladimir Putin has updated Russia’s nuclear doctrine, two days after his US counterpart Joe Biden granted Ukraine permission to strike targets deep inside Russia with American-made weapons.
Putin Lowers Russia’s Threshold for Using Nuclear Arms
A decree signed by the Russian leader, though long planned, came days after President Biden authorized the use of U.S.-supplied missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia.
Changing of Russian nuclear doctrine is just rhetoric, says French foreign minister
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Wednesday dismissed President Vladimir Putin's decision to lower the threshold for a nuclear strike as just "rhetoric".
What’s Russia’s nuclear doctrine and how did Putin change it?
Irrespective of whether Putin is prepared to go nuclear, the threat is intended to show the world that Russia remains a major power and that Washington and its allies should limit their support for Ukraine.
Russia Does Not Want to See a Nuclear War, Lavrov Says
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says "we are strongly in favor of doing everything not to allow nuclear war to happen." This after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a doctrine to lower the threshold for using atomic weapons.
Is Russia more likely to use nuclear weapons now?
The U.S. has seen no change to Russia’s nuclear posture, according to a U.S. National Security Council official who was not authorized to comment publicly and requested anonymity. As a
Nuclear threat in Russia-Ukraine war? Who's saying what
Russian President Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for using nuclear weapons, a move that has sparked global concern, after Ukraine's use of US-supplied missiles to strike targets within Russian territory.
Russia has revamped its nuclear doctrine. Here's what that could mean
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a revised doctrine lowering the bar for Moscow's use of its atomic arsenal, including in response to conventional weapons. Does it change the likelihood of Russia using its nuclear capabilities?
Russia-Ukraine War: Russia Says, 'Ukraine Could Not Have Fired ATACMS Without US Help'
Russia warned on Tuesday that it would respond accordingly after Ukraine fired long-range US missiles into Russian territory for the first time, and this as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear t
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UN watchdog meets to discuss condemning Iran over nuclear program, AP explains
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World's new fastest supercomputer is built to simulate nuclear bombs
The vast computational power of the El Capitan supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California will be ...
Iran Sharply Expands Stockpile of Nuclear Fuel Ahead of Trump’s Return
Advances in its nuclear program could complicate the president-elect’s efforts to contain Iran.
The Kremlin has revised its nuclear policy. Does that make the use of atomic weapons more likely?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a revamped version of his country's nuclear doctrine that lowers the bar on when ...
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Deterring the Nuclear Dictators
For more than three decades after the end of the Cold War, the United States and its allies faced no serious nuclear ...
Stock Market Today: Dow ends lower for 4th straight day, Nasdaq pops 1% as Wall Street shakes off Russia's nuclear shift
This Fed-based market signal is flashing a warning for the first time in over a decade. Here’s why it matters.