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Friday, Jun 14

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Iran installing and starting cascades of advanced centrifuges as tensions high over nuclear program

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Since the collapse of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers following the US’ unilateral withdrawal from the accord in 2018, it has pursued nuclear enrichment just below weapons-grade levels.

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Texas A&M System Part of BWXT-led Team Awarded $30 Billion Management and Operating Contract for National Nuclear Security Administration’s Pantex Plant

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BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas —The Texas A&M University System was chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration as part of a group to manage and operate the Pantex Plant, which maintains the safety,…

Iran defies Biden, UN by enriching uranium for nuclear weapons program

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The Islamic Republic of Iran snubbed the U.S., France, Germany and the UK by advancing its atomic process to generate weapons-grade uranium for an atomic bomb.

Russia Protest Demands Nuclear Weapons Be Aimed at US Cities

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Members of a pro-Kremlin group recently called for Russia to aim nuclear warheads at U.S. cities during a protest.

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Russian nuclear-powered submarine arrives in Cuba

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The submarine Kazan, which Cuba says is not carrying nuclear weapons, was accompanied by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, as well as an oil tanker and a salvage tug.

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Iran installing and starting cascades of advanced centrifuges as tensions high over nuclear program

www.bostonglobe.com

Spinning up new centrifuges further advances Iran's nuclear program, which already enriches uranium at near-weapons-grade levels and boasts a stockpile enough for several nuclear bombs if it chose to pursue them.

Thursday, Jun 13

15

Inside 'Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0' as Putin sparks Nato showdown with hypersonic weapons

www.mirror.co.uk

Russia has been playing war games off the coast of the country of its historic chum, Cuba, which issued a statement to say the presence of the warships was "not a threat to the region" and that they were not carrying nuclear weapons

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Russia carries out military drills of tactical nuclear weapon strikes against the West - as Putin adviser rants about 'inflicting maximum harm' on 'the USA and their f***ing allies'

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The unsettling footage comes as deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev issued a scathing condemnation of the West and called on Moscow to inflict 'maximum harm'

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Experts rule out Washington supplying Ukraine with nuclear arms

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"We would never in a million years give Ukraine a nuclear weapon and I'll just throw in another reason why: NATO has a nuclear doctrine," Scott Ritter stressed

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Vladimir Putin conducts 'full nuclear strike on the West' in chilling tactical drill

www.mirror.co.uk

Naval forces have been seen practising nuclear strikes on Ukraine and the West with weapons from a vessel in what's believed to be the Baltic Sea in Vladimir Putin's latest threat

Russia practised electronic missile launches during nuclear drills

www.bangkokpost.com

MOSCOW - Russia practised the electronic launch of missiles as part of a second stage of drills on how to deploy tactical nuclear weapons, the defence ministry said.

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NATO's latest moves reflect growing role of nuclear weapons in planning — Russian diplomat

tass.com

Alexander Grushko noted that accusations against Russia of a nuclear threat were "another move to turn things upside down"

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Russia holds tactical nuclear weapon drills with Belarus

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MOSCOW >> Russia said on Tuesday its troops had started the second stage of drills to practice the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons alongside Belarusian troops after what Moscow said were threats from Western powers.

Wednesday, Jun 12

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Russia reignites Cold War diplomacy as Putin sends nuclear submarine and warships to Cuba

www.express.co.uk

The Russian navy is conducting an "exercise on the use of high-precision missile weapons in the Atlantic Ocean", according to the country's Defence Ministry.

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Russian nuclear-powered submarine arrives Cuba

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A Russian nuclear-powered submarine and other naval vessels arrived in Cuba Wednesday for a five-day visit to the communist island off Florida’s coast in a show of force amid spiralling US-Russian tensions. The submarine Kazan, which Cuba…

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Supporters of Nuclear Cuts Are Living in a Dreamworld | Opinion

www.newsweek.com

Picture the day when China, Russia, and North Korea finally lay down their atomic weapons.

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Russia and Belarus Begin Second Stage of Tactical Nuclear Weapons Drills

www.tv360nigeria.com

Russia and Belarus have begun the second stage of tactical nuclear weapons drills, part of Moscow’s efforts to discourage the West from ramping up support for Ukraine. Russia announced the exercises last month, after French President…

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Where to find shelter if the UK comes under attack from nuclear weapons

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That's if you don't fancy sprinting into the mushroom cloud to avoid the nuclear hellscape that follows

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Russian State TV Discusses Nuclear War Prospects

www.newsweek.com

"Nuclear weapons are needed for containment" of the West, said Alexander Dugin, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia, Belarus Begin Second Stage Of Tactical Nuclear Drills

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Russia and Belarus have begun the second stage of tactical nuclear weapons drills, part of Moscow’s efforts to discourage the West from ramping up support for Ukraine. Russia announced the exercises last month, after French President…