Tag: Nuclear

Trump Says Biden Should Have Never Allowed Russia and China to Draw Close

Due to the failed leadership of the Biden administration, China and Russia are becoming close, and the risk of nuclear war is increasing. This was the key takeaway from former President Donald Trump’s CPAC speech on Saturday. Trump said that while he was in office, an important national security goal was to “never allow Russia…


Trump Says Biden Should Have Never Allowed Russia, China to Draw Close

Former President Donald Trump says that China and Russia are growing closer, and the risk of nuclear war is increasing as a result of the failed leadership of the Biden administration, he told an audience at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on March 4. Trump said during a nearly two-hour speech in National Harbor, Maryland, that…


Russia Won’t Be First to Test Nuclear Device: Deputy Foreign Minister

GENEVA—Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday Russia would not be the first to test a nuclear device, following Moscow’s suspension of the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States. Addressing reporters at the Russian mission in Geneva after a disarmament conference, Ryabkov said Moscow would not carry out tests…


Putin Signs Bill to Suspend Last Nuclear Arms Treaty With US

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a measure to formally suspend the last remaining nuclear arms pact with the United States amid high tensions over the war in Ukraine. Russia will no longer take part in the New START treaty, according to the bill he signed that was published by the Kremlin. The document says…


UK Won’t Be Deterred by Putin’s Nuclear Threats, National Security Adviser Says

The UK will not be deterred from supporting Ukraine by Russia’s nuclear threats and will push back against “reckless escalation language,” national security adviser Sir Tim Barrow said on Wednesday. Speaking to lawmakers at a National Security Strategy Joint Committee hearing, Barrow said allies need to ramp up support for Ukraine so it can defend…


Only ‘A Matter of Weeks’ Before Iran Could Be Able to Manufacture Nuclear Weapons: CIA Chief

It could “only be a matter of weeks” before Iran is capable of enriching uranium to 90 percent purity, at which point the country could manufacture nuclear weapons, according to CIA Director William Burns. “To the best of our knowledge, we don’t believe that the supreme leader in Iran has yet made a decision to resume…


Biden Says US ‘Less Safe’ After Russia Suspends Nuclear Treaty but ‘No Evidence’ of Putin’s Plans to Use Weapons

President Joe Biden on Feb. 22 branded Russia’s decision to suspend its participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States a “big mistake” but stressed that there is so far no evidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin is looking to use nuclear weapons. Biden made the comments in an interview with ABC…


Biden: No Evidence Putin Plans to Use Nuclear Weapons

President Joe Biden on Feb. 22 branded Russia’s decision to suspend its participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States a “big mistake” but stressed that there is so far no evidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin is looking to use nuclear weapons. Biden made the comments in an interview with ABC…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Russia Deploys Nuclear Armed Ships; China Nears Red Line on Arming Russia

For the first time in close to 30 years, Russia has deployed ships armed with tactical nuclear weapons. The claim comes from an annual report from the Norwegian Intelligence Service, and was reported by the Independent. The ships from Russia’s Northern Fleet were allegedly deployed to the Baltic Sea. The incident comes as Russia also…


LIVE: Russia Deploys Nuclear Armed Ships; China Nears Red Line on Arming Russia

For the first time in close to 30 years, Russia has deployed ships armed with tactical nuclear weapons. The claim comes from an annual report from the Norwegian Intelligence Service, and was reported by the Independent. The ships from Russia’s Northern Fleet were allegedly deployed to the Baltic Sea. The incident comes as Russia also…