nuclear weapons

Former U.S. spy Markus Garlauskas has voiced fears that Kim Jong Un is most likely to resort to nuclear weapon use if it feels that China has turned against North Korea. What Happened: Garlauskas, the current director of the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative at the...

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden expressed his willingness to provide assistance to individuals affected by radiation exposure during nuclear weapons tests, particularly in New Mexico, where the first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945. What Happened: During his visit to a wind tower factory in...

The United States, on Thursday, issued a warning to Kim Jong Un cautioning North Korea against making threats of nuclear weapons, while Washington concurrently seeks the release of an American soldier, Travis King, who crossed into North Korea on foot. What Happened: Deputy Pentagon press...

Washington-based analyst monitoring North Korea on Tuesday said the Kim Jong Un regime has expressed disinterest in engaging in nuclear talks with the U.S. despite Washington repeatedly making efforts.  What Happened: According to Victor Cha, senior vice president for Asia and Korea Chair...

The Russian envoy to the U.S. responded on Thursday after U.S. senators warned about Moscow’s possible use of tactical nuclear weapons.  What Happened: Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov called the bipartisan draft resolution "absurd" and “cheap.” See...

In a remark aimed at threatening the U.S., Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said his country has begun receiving shipments of Russian tactical nuclear weapons. What Happened: Lukashenko, in an interview with the Rossiya-1 Russian state TV channel, said some of these weapons are three times...

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who has close historical ties with Russia, declined Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's offer of nuclear weapons for nations willing “to join the Union State of Russia and Belarus.” What Happened: Kazakhstan, which has refused to...

Defense experts believe that Taiwan's call to join U.S. nuclear umbrella could be helpful for Taipei to deter Xi Jinping, but it’s unlikely for Beijing to use nuclear weapons against the island nation if a war breaks out.  What Happened: Amid U.S.-China tensions over Taipei, Taiwan has...

Despite the increasing competition between the U.S. and China, it is "unlikely" that a war will break out between the two countries, the ex-chief of the U.N. Security Council said. What Happened: Kishore Mahbubani, former president of the U.N. Security Council, during a Singapore Chamber of...

A Chinese expert warned that U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol‘s decision to deploy nuclear weapons in Seoul could trigger another nuclear crisis in the Korean Peninsula. What Happened: Lü Chao, an expert on Korean Peninsula issues at...

The adviser to the head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s office said Washington's “wrong” nuclear policy led to war in Europe. What Happened: Mykhailo Podolyak took to Twitter to say the U.S. and other Western nations encouraged Ukraine to give up nuclear weapons as...

Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton on Tuesday said Washington should redeploy tactical nuclear weapons to the Korean Peninsula to make its deterrence against Kim Jong Un “credible.” What Happened: Bolton, at a security conference in Seoul, said Washington should make it...

The U.S., Japan and South Korea have discussed the possibility of the “regularization of missile defense exercises and anti-submarine exercises” to deter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. What Happened: To prevent and counter Kim Jong Un’s nuclear and missile...

Vladimir Putin in December said that Russia has an "advanced and modern" form of nuclear weapons than any other nation, but he is not planning to use them for the Ukraine war.  What Happened: The Russian President, in a televised meeting, told loyalists that the war in Kyiv, set...

Xi Jinping-led China has shown no interest in discussing steps to reduce the risk posed by nuclear weapons, senior U.S. officials said on Tuesday. What Happened: U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance Alexandra Bell told an Atlantic Council that...