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SIPRI warns global nuclear buildup is ending decades of disarmament gains

The era of international nuclear disarmament has definitively ended as countries deploy new warheads and a deepening geopolitical crisis accelerates a new arms race.

8 June, 06:36 PM

North Korea vows ‘exponential’ nuclear expansion as Kim tours new facility

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un said while visiting a new nuclear facility that he plans to sharply accelerate the expansion of the country’s nuclear forces and increase production of materials for nuclear weapons, CNN reported on June 4.

4 June, 03:04 PM

Russian propagandists present extreme war scenarios at St. Petersburg forum

Extreme scenarios involving a potential nuke strike were outlined by Russian ultranationalist Alexander Dugin and oligarch Konstantin Malofeev at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on June 3.

4 June, 12:44 PM

Non-nuclear countries must explore new deterrence options, Budanov says

Countries without nuclear weapons need to find new ways to guarantee their security, Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's Presidential Office, said on the sidelines of the international Architecture of Security Forum on June 1.

3 June, 04:39 PM

What recent Russian-Belarusian nuclear exercises mean for Ukraine

Recent Russian-Belarusian nuclear drills near Ukraine appear aimed more at intimidation and political signaling than at preparing an imminent nuclear strike, according to Ukrainian officials and analysts cited by NV on May 28.

28 May, 04:13 PM

Moscow tightens its grip on Belarus through joint nuclear exercises

Joint tactical nuclear exercises highlight Moscow’s deepening de facto control over the country and its ability to utilize Minsk for future military operations, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on May 21.

22 May, 10:38 AM

Vance denies plans to transfer Iran’s uranium to Russia

Washington and Tehran are not negotiating a transfer of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile into Russian custody, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on May 19, CNN reported.

20 May, 02:46 AM

U.S. strikes leave Iran’s nuclear timeline largely intact, intelligence finds

U.S. intelligence agencies believe attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites caused serious damage but did not significantly weaken Tehran’s nuclear program, leaving it potentially able to build a nuclear weapon within about a year, Reuters reported on May 4, citing three sources.

5 May, 01:52 PM

Finland moves to ease nuclear regulations

Finland will consider removing the long-standing ban on importing “nuclear devices” on its territory, the Finnish government said in a statement on March 5.

5 March, 10:39 PM

Russia claims France, UK plotting nuclear bomb for Kyiv as peace talks stall

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service claimed that France and the United Kingdom are preparing to arm Ukraine with a nuclear bomb, the Russian state news agency TASS reported on Feb. 24.

24 February, 03:19 PM

Russia fakes ISW report to claim only 30% of France’s nukes are functional

Russian propaganda is circulating a false report allegedly from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), claiming that only 30% of France’s nuclear forces are “operational,” Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) reported.

26 December 2025, 12:51 PM

Trump orders Pentagon to resume U.S. nuclear weapons testing

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to immediately begin testing American nuclear weapons, announcing the decision in a post on his social network, Truth Social.

30 October 2025, 10:17 AM

Iran’s nuclear recovery may take years, US envoy Witkoff claims

Iran’s nuclear program is “almost impossible” to restore following U.S. airstrikes, Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy for the Middle East, said in an interview with Fox News on June 25, adding that the strikes destroyed Iran’s capacity to produce nuclear weapons.

25 June 2025, 11:50 AM

Trump criticized Carlson’s views on the Israel-Iran war in a public clash

US President Donald Trump has publicly clashed with his longtime ally, controversial American blogger Tucker Carlson, over their differing stances on the Israel-Iran war on June 17.

17 June 2025, 04:04 PM

Russia threatens Europe with intermediate-range nuclear missiles

Moscow could lift its moratorium on deploying intermediate- and short-range nuclear missiles, which would pose a direct threat to European nations, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on June 9.

10 June 2025, 01:28 AM

No nuclear weapons or ‘Oreshnik’ in Belarus, Ukrainian intelligence says

Belarus does not possess nuclear weapons or the so-called Oreshnik system, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service chief Oleh Ivashchenko said in an interview with Ukrinform published on May 26.

26 May 2025, 01:18 PM

High alert in Tehran as Trump talks bombs, not diplomacy

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has placed the country’s armed forces on high alert in response to threats from the United States, Reuters reported April 6, citing a senior Iranian official.

7 April 2025, 12:45 PM

Ukrainians raise millions for ‘nuke’ after Trump clash

Ukrainians started pooling cash for nuclear weapons following a heated dispute between Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump. Monobank co-founder Oleh Gorokhovsky opened the fundraiser at users’ request, he announced on his Telegram channel on March 1.

1 March 2025, 08:25 PM

Kim Jong-un escalates nuclear readiness after North Korea’s missile test

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered full combat readiness for nuclear weapon use following a test launch of strategic cruise missiles on Feb. 26, state news agency KNCA reported on Feb. 28.

28 February 2025, 06:37 PM

Ukraine highly unlikely to reacquire nuclear arms, Trump's envoy Kellogg says

The chance of Ukraine regaining nuclear weapons as an alternative to NATO membership are “somewhere between slim to none”, Keith Kellogg, the U.S. Special Representative for Russia and Ukraine, said in an interview with Fox News on Feb. 6.

6 February 2025, 04:05 PM

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