Nuclear Weapons
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France will increase its nuclear warheads for ‘assured destructive power’It will be the first time France increases its nuclear arsenal since at least 1992. France is also the only nuclear power in the European Union.World12 hours
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U.S. says it wants new Russia nuclear arms treaty but with China involvedRussian and U.S. negotiators this week discussed the expiration of the New START treaty and agreed on the need to quickly launch new arms control talks, the Kremlin said Friday.WorldFeb 6
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U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control pact expires after half a centuryThe Kremlin said Thursday it regretted the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States that left no caps on the two atomic arsenals.WorldFeb 5
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Canada has no nuclear weapons. After Trump’s Greenland threats, should it?Wayne Eyre, the former chief of the defence staff, recently said Canada shouldn't rule out acquiring nuclear weapons, but experts and the defence minister dismiss the idea.CanadaFeb 4
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U.S. and Iran move to expert-level talks over Tehran’s nuclear programIran's rial currency plunged to over 1 million to a U.S. dollar earlier this month.WorldApr 19, 2025
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Nobel Peace Prize goes to Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ groupJørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the award was made as the “taboo against the use of nuclear weapons is under pressure.”WorldOct 11, 2024
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Putin says no current threat would warrant use of nuclear armsRussian President Vladimir Putin said use of nuclear weapons is only possible in “exceptional cases” and that he does not believe “such a case has arisen.”WorldJun 7, 2024
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Russia warns of nuclear weapon drills to ‘cool down’ West. Is it bluffing?The U.S. later said it would not be changing its nuclear posture in response, underscoring the continued belief that Russia is unlikely to actually use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.WorldMay 7, 2024
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Russia vetoes UN resolution to prevent nuclear arms race in spaceThe resolution led by the U.S. and Japan would have called on all countries not to develop or deploy nuclear arms or other weapons of mass destruction in space.WorldApr 24, 2024
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Who are the Yakuza and what is going on in U.S. nuclear trafficking case?A Yakuza boss allegedly tried to sell nuclear material to an Iranian general in exchange for weapons for a Burmese insurgent leader, according to U.S. law enforcement officials.U.S. NewsFeb 22, 2024
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