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Putin
Russia May Have Tested Nuclear-Powered Doomsday Missile from TU-95 Bomber – Not Ground Site
The revelation came during a Sunday broadcast on Rossia-1 TV channel, showing what appeared to be a covered missile being loaded onto a Tu-95 at the air base in Amur Region.
Oct. 27, 2025
Putin
OPINION: Bad Tech: Russia’s Pursuit of a Nuclear-Powered Doomsday Missile
Vladimir Putin called the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile “invincible” – but is it? Well, not so much.
Oct. 27, 2025
Russia
How Dangerous Is Russia’s Burevestnik Cruise Missile?
In an interview for German newspaper Tagesspiegel, Andreas Umland answers questions about the Kremlin’s latest nuclear-capable wonder-weapon announcement.
Oct. 27, 2025
Hungary
Moscow Insists Its Invasion of Ukraine Did Not Violate Budapest Memorandum
“These guarantees say that nuclear weapons will not be used against non-nuclear states that are parties to the Treaty,” Lavrov said, omitting the clauses in the accords about respecting sovereignty.
Oct. 27, 2025
Putin
‘Sounds Like a Good Idea’ – Trump Says US Is OK With Renewed Nuke Treaty as Kremlin Suggests
Citing a UN test ban treaty not ratified by the Senate in the 1990s, yet followed by Russia and the US, Putin says he is willing to extend the bilateral New START agreement amid strained relations.
Oct. 6, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: Why Has Putin Raised Nuclear Specter Again Now?
Speaking to Russia’s Security Council on Monday, Russia’s president said the country’s nuclear forces were ready to respond to threats from the West which was the cause of unstability.
Sept. 22, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: Nuclear Latency: Ukraine’s Best Security Guarantee
Possessing all the technology, expertise and infrastructure needed to quickly develop nuclear weapons, without actually doing so, is known as “nuclear latency.” This might be Ukraine’s best option.
Sept. 20, 2025
Nuclear weapons
North Korea to Boost Nuclear Arsenal, Conventional Military: State Media
Kim Jong Un announced that North Korea will expand its nuclear arsenal and modernize its military, deepening defense cooperation with Russia.
Sept. 13, 2025
Russia
Skyfall Rising: Putin’s ‘Unlimited Range’ Missile Poised for Trial
Airspace was closed near Novaya Zemlya as Russia readies a possible Burevestnik missile test, sparking fears of radioactive emissions in the Arctic.
Aug. 8, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russia Ditches Moratorium on Deploying Short and Medium-Range Missiles
The Kremlin said Monday that everyone should be “very, very careful” about nuclear rhetoric, responding to a statement by Trump that he had ordered a repositioning of US nuclear submarines.
Aug. 5, 2025
Nuclear weapons
Ukraine’s HUR Dumps Trove of Top-Secret Info on Internet About Russia’s Latest Nuclear Missile Sub
Kyiv’s spooks published engineering schematics, damage control and combat SOPs, warship weak points, even individual names and PT scores of crew aboard the Kremlin’s newest nuclear submarine.
Aug. 4, 2025
US
‘We Just Have to Be Careful’ – Trump Warns Kremlin With Nuclear Sub Deployment After ‘Walking Dead’ Threat
In his most explicit nuclear threat yet, Trump says he repositioned two US submarines in “appropriate regions” following ominous language from top Kremlin official Dmitry Medvedev.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2025
Russia
US Senator Warns of Escalating Nuclear Threat From Russia, Urges Arms Control
Senator Peter Welch: “Vladimir Putin is recklessly threatening to use tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine. That’s the equivalent of a Hiroshima bomb.”
July 23, 2025
Russia
US Dismisses Russia’s ‘Reckless and Unhelpful’ Nuclear Rhetoric Amid Trump’s Deadline
White House details “steep tariffs,” secondary sanctions for Russia if no Ukraine peace deal.
July 18, 2025
Russia
Satellite Images Show Russia Expanding Nuclear Sites Across Europe and Arctic
Four out of five spotted locations are in or near Europe – including Belarus, Kaliningrad, and Russia’s Arctic coast – and one is near the Pacific Ocean, close to Alaska.
July 15, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Putin’s Nuclear Blackmail
The US and Europe have benefited dramatically from containing a rogue Putin. Why are some now urging that he keep the loot and be let loose again?
July 6, 2025