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Friday, Jun 21

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World War Three fears: The hotspots that could spark nuclear Armageddon

www.mirror.co.uk

The world is locked in a new nuclear arms race and unlike the Cold War, there are many more countries with weapons and unstable leadership. Experts predict where a conflict may start

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Russia to upgrade nuclear weapons

www.rt.com

Moscow has said it will further modernize its nuclear arsenal to ensure strategic deterrence and maintain the global balance of power Read Full Article at RT.com

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Putin to bolster nuclear arsenal to become triple threat over land, sea and air - days after new deal with North Korea

www.mirror.co.uk

Vladimir Putin was speaking in the Kremlin at a ceremony attended by graduates of military, police and intelligence service academies - and vowed Russia would keep developing its arsenal of nuclear weapons

U.S. And China Hold Informal Nuclear Talks

www.kurv.com

The U.S. and China are holding informal talks about nuclear arms. Reuters says delegations from Washington and Beijing met for the first time in five years last March at a hotel conference room in Shanghai to hold informal nuclear arms…

Iran expands nuclear ‘bunker’ sparking fears of weapon development

inews.co.uk

Inspectors with the UN nuclear watchdog have confirmed major new construction at a fortified nuclear facility built in a mountainside

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Opinion: The great powers are itching for another nuclear arms race. Who will stop them?

www.latimes.com

More deployed nuclear weapons are an existential danger to us all. Don't leave it to generals, bureaucrats and politicians to decide your fate.

11

How US Nuclear Arsenal Looks as Washington Increases Spending

www.newsweek.com

Washington has moved into an expensive phase of its drawn-out, extensive programs for nuclear weapons upgrading.

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Putin reconsiders nuclear weapons doctrine after state visit to Vietnam

www.euronews.com

Putin's state visit comes as Moscow seeks to bolster ties in Asia to offset its growing international isolation over its military actions in Ukraine.

03

Spending By World Nuclear Powers Soared To $91.4 Billion in 2023

oilprice.com

The world’s leading nuclear powers spent a record $91.4 billion on their nuclear defense systems in 2023--good for a 13.4% increase over 2022 spending--the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapon (ICAN) has revealed. In its fifth…

Thursday, Jun 20

23

Putin floats sending weapons to North Korea, sparking concern from U.S.

globalnews.ca

Putin suggested after a visit to North Korea this week that such weapons supplies to the isolated nuclear-armed country would be a mirror response to the Western arming of Ukraine.

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Putin, North Korea Nuclear Weapons 'Deeply' Concerning: Ex-NATO Commander

www.newsweek.com

Putin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday marking the Russian president's first visit to the country in 24 years.

15

Where the World Plans to Test Nuclear Weapons Next

www.nytimes.com

Let’s not make it the future, too.

Wednesday, Jun 19

20

Trump national security adviser calls for first nuclear weapons tests since 1992 and wants to send the 'entire' US Marine Corps to Pacific to counter the threat from China

www.dailymail.co.uk

If Donald Trump wins reelection he should restart nuclear testing after a 30-year-pause, decouple the economy from China and deploy the entire U.S. Marine Corps to the Pacific.

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Tsirkon hypersonic weapons in service with Russian naval ships — defense firm

tass.com

The Tsirkon underwater modification was test-fired from the nuclear-powered submarine Severodvinsk in its surface position

16

US-South Korea joint nuclear planning targets Russia, China — diplomat

tass.com

"Working out scenarios of geopolitical armed conflict with the use of nuclear weapons provokes further escalation of tensions, undermines peace and stability, pushes this subregion to the brink of nuclear catastrophe," Maria Zakharova…

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Russia demands US remove its nuclear weapons from Europe — diplomat

tass.com

Maria Zakharova pointed out that said missions are based on the forward deployment of US weapons in Europe "thousands of kilometers away from the US national territory and within operational reach of Russian territory"

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Opinion: You know what might cool off North Korea's nuclear program? Balloons carrying K-pop

www.latimes.com

Kim Jong Un is terrified of South Korean news, music and TV shows reaching citizens of the North, so much so that he might pause some weapons programs to avert an influx of USB drives.

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‘Discharge of a nuclear weapon’: Car insurance expert reveals the loopholes your policy has to avoid paying you out

www.dailydot.com

Car insurance can be a lofty expense at the best of times, so with that in mind, you'd usually expect a swift payout. However, getting a car insurance payout isn't as easy as you'd expect it to be. In fact, the lengths some car insurance…

Tuesday, Jun 18

23

Trump's ex-national security advisor wants to restart US nuke testing. Nuclear experts warn that's not a good idea.

Robert O'Brien's call to restart nuclear weapons testing was met with resounding criticism from experts, who called it ignorant and dangerous.

New Report Highlights Rising Investments in Nuclear Arsenals

oilprice.com

The nine nuclear-armed nations in the world continue to modernize their nuclear arsenals amid growing reliance on them as deterrence in 2023, a fresh report issued on June 17 by a Swedish think tank said. "While the global total of nuclear…