Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s use of a nuclear-capable missile is a clear departure from Cold War doctrine of deterrence
Russia’s use of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile marks a decisive, and potentially dangerous moment in Moscow’s conflict ...
Putin Ally Claims Russia's New Nuclear Missile Is 'Impossible To Shoot Down'
"Bomb shelters will not help," former President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday, in a stark warning to the West over Russia's ...
What Is Russia’s Oreshnik Ballistic Missile?
The Pentagon says the Oreshnik is a tweak of Russia’s RS-26 Rubezh missile, an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that ...
South Korean leader meets Ukraine delegation and calls for response to North Korean troops in Russia
The Ukrainian delegation later met with Yoon’s national security adviser and defense minister and expressed hopes for a ...
What Russia's new nuclear weapons policy means
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes formally lowering the threshold at which his country can consider a ...
Four Changes in Russia's Nuclear Doctrine Raise Alarm
The decree lowers the threshold for using nuclear weapons and coincides with the U.S. changing policy on Kyiv's use of ATACMS ...
The US is in a nuclear race to keep up with China and Russia... it’s losing
Within a decade, it is expected that China will have as many nuclear warheads deployed as the United States. Pentagon ...
For Russia, Nuclear Weapons Are the Ultimate Bargaining Chip
The Ukraine war has not only shattered millions of lives and shaken Europe. It also has inured Washington to the use of ...
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 ...
Russia's Updated Nuclear 'Red Line' Adds Uncertainty: Experts
Russia's new nuclear doctrine reflects its hopes to deter Ukraine's allies from a greater role in the war by establishing red ...
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10 Reasons Why Minimum Nuclear Deterrence Is A Bad Idea
Deterrence is impossible if U.S. strategic offensive forces cannot target the full range of enemy nuclear forces, ...