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Trump says Iran agreed to unlimited nuclear inspections; Tehran denies

U.S. President Donald Trump insisted that Iran had agreed to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit the country “into infinity” and said Tehran was wrong to deny making the commitment, CNN reported on June 23.

24 June, 02:50 AM

Finland lifts nuclear arms ban

The Finnish parliament approved several bills lifting the country’s ban on nuclear weapons, Bloomberg reported on June 17.

17 June, 08:44 PM

U.S. weighs expanding nuclear arsenal in Europe to offset troop cuts

The United States is discussing the possibility of deploying additional nuclear weapons in Europe as a way to reassure allies worried about further U.S. troop withdrawals, the Financial Times reported on June 2, citing unnamed sources.

3 June, 02:12 AM

Russia may place nuclear missiles on seafloor — report

NATO is monitoring Russia’s Northern Fleet activity that could indicate plans to deploy nuclear-capable missiles on the ocean floor, German broadcaster Tagesschau reported on May 21, citing intelligence and investigations by public broadcasters WDR and NDR.

21 May, 08:36 PM

Minsk announces start of joint nuclear training with Russia

Belarus had begun planned drills involving the combat use of nuclear weapons and nuclear support operations with Russia, insisting the exercises were not directed against third countries and posed no threat to regional security on May 18.

18 May, 12:32 PM

Trump dismisses Iran's latest plan to lift U.S. naval blockade

U.S. President Donald Trump is dissatisfied with Iran's latest proposal regarding the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the end of the war, he told his advisors, The New York Times wrote on April 27.

28 April, 08:50 AM

U.S. offers Iran $20 billion for its enriched uranium stockpile

The United States has offered to unfreeze $20 billion in Iranian assets in exchange for Iran’s enriched uranium as part of talks to end the war, Axios reported on April 17, citing unnamed sources.

18 April, 02:43 AM

Poland will eventually seek its own nuclear weapons, PM says

As the United States wavers in its commitment to European security, Warsaw will ultimately aim to develop an independent nuclear deterrent, Polish PM Donald Tusk said on March 3, Bloomberg reported.

4 March, 12:36 AM

Norway open to discuss European nuclear deterrent policy with France

Norway is ready to begin talks with France about how French nuclear weapons could shore up European security, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on March 3.

3 March, 08:31 PM

Kyiv would gladly accept nukes, but none were offered, Zelenskyy jokes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joked that he would accept nuclear weapons from France or Britain “with pleasure,” before reiterating that no such offers had been made.

28 February, 12:39 AM

Budapest Memorandum was mistranslated into Ukrainian, Kyslytsya said

The English-language text of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum does not mention “security guarantees,” Serhii Kyslytsya, Presidential Office deputy head and former Ambassador to the UN, told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on Feb. 27.

27 February, 09:19 PM

France rejects Russia’s ‘dirty bomb for Ukraine’ claims

France made no plans and received no requests to provide Ukraine with nuclear weapons or a “dirty bomb,” French Defense Ministry said on Feb. 26, as reported by Reuters.

26 February, 08:52 PM

Estonia ready to host allied nuclear weapons if needed – Foreign Minister

Margus Tsahkna said Estonia is ready to host allied nuclear weapons on its territory if necessary, according to ERR on Feb. 18

18 February, 12:48 PM

Russia behind recent drone incidents in Belgium, authorities believe

Belgium’s security services believe a foreign state, most likely Russia, is behind a series of recent drone incidents that disrupted air traffic and military operations in the country, Belgian news agency Belga reported on Nov. 5, citing unnamed officials.

6 November 2025, 02:37 AM

Drones detected over Belgian air base housing U.S. nuclear weapons

Unidentified drones were spotted overnight on Nov. 1 over Belgium’s Kleine-Brogel Air Base in Peer, which stores U.S. nuclear weapons, HLN reported on Nov. 2.

2 November 2025, 03:45 PM

Kremlin woos Trump with nuclear compromise while Ukraine war talks deadlock

While negotiations over Ukraine have reached an impasse, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is moving to meet U.S. President Donald Trump halfway on nuclear disarmament, Swiss outlet Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) wrote on Sept. 22.

23 September 2025, 12:23 PM

France deployed nuclear-capable jets to Poland, report says

The three Rafale aircraft France deployed to Poland in response to the recent Russian drone attack appear to be nuclear-capable variants rather than conventional air superiority fighters, Ukrainian outlet Defense Express reported on Sept. 15.

16 September 2025, 12:42 AM

Russia moves to test nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile after 11 failures

Russia is preparing to test its new 9M730 Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile (NATO name SSC-X-9 Skyfall) at the Pankovo test site in the Barents Sea despite upcoming talks with the United States in Alaska, Reuters wrote on Aug. 13.

14 August 2025, 12:40 PM

Medvedev denies plans to supply Iran with nuclear weapons

Moscow has no plans to transfer nuclear weapons to Iran, Russia’s former president and Deputy Security Council Chair, Dmitry Medvedev, said on June 23.

24 June 2025, 12:36 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

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