Nuclear War
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‘Doomsday Clock’ hits 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it’s ever beenThe Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists made the annual announcement citing threats that include climate change, proliferation of nuclear weapons and instability in the Middle East.WorldJan 28, 2025
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Ukraine war prompted Canada to update its plans for a nuclear catastropheCanada is updating emergency protocols to deal with fallout from a possible tactical nuclear exchange in Europe or the spread of radiation from a Ukrainian power plant explosion.CanadaJul 19, 2023
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Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight amid ‘unprecedented danger’ of Russia’s warIn an update Tuesday, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reset the clock from 100 seconds to 90 seconds — the closest it has ever been to midnight.WorldJan 24, 2023
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Would Russian military follow order to use nukes? ‘Questionable,’ says ex-U.S. NATO envoyRussian forces likely know what consequences await them if they deploy a nuclear weapon, Kurt Volker told The West Block's Mercedes Stephenson in an interview.CanadaOct 16, 2022
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NATO group holds nuclear talks amid threats from RussiaNATO's secretive Nuclear Planning Group met Thursday as the military alliance presses ahead with plans to hold a nuclear exercise next week.WorldOct 13, 2022
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Russia readies to annex parts of Ukraine after ‘sham’ referendums. What happens next?"Sham" referendums being held in four areas of Ukraine could provide Russia a pretext to escalate the war in Ukraine. Here's what could happen next.WorldSep 28, 2022
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Ukraine says Russia flew missiles over Europe’s largest nuclear power plantUkraine's state-run atomic energy company said cruise missiles had flown over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant during an airstrike.WorldApr 26, 2022
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Surviving in style: Canadian demand for luxury bunkers through the roofIf there's going to be a nuclear war, Canadians want to survive the aftermath in comfort.LifestyleApr 2, 2022
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Canadian impacted by Chornobyl worries about another potential nuclear disaster in UkraineAlla Guelber came to Canada with her family when she was a young girl in the 1990s from Belarus. Shortly after Chornobyl, they visited Ukraine, not far from the nuclear plant.CanadaMar 24, 2022
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Here’s what Putin’s alert means for the risk of nuclear warRussian president Vladimir Putin on Sunday told his top defense and military officials to put nuclear forces in a “special regime of combat duty.”WorldFeb 27, 2022
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