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Belarus units complete training on Russian tactical nuclear missile systems

Units from Belarus returned home from Russia on Saturday after training on how to use the Iskander tactical missile system to launch nuclear weapons, the Belarusian defence ministry said.

Reuters

Political Pulse / Taiwan contingency war game highlights Japan's critical importance

In 20XX, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) deploys warships, including aircraft carriers, and fighter jets around Taiwan to blockade the island. Strongly opposed to the United States' planned arms sales to Taiwan, China tries to prevent the sale by taking military action and ultimately bring Taiwan to its knees.…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

North Korea lambasts G-7, says its nukes are 'stark reality'

North Korea’s foreign minister has called the Group of Seven wealthy democracies a "tool for ensuring the U.S. hegemony” as she lambasted the group's recent call for the North’s denuclearization

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North Korea criticises G7 over call for denuclearisation

North Korea's position as a nuclear weapons state will remain an undeniable reality as it builds up its forces until military threats from the United States and its allies are eliminated, state news agency KCNA said on Friday.

Reuters

Commentary: The problem with Biden’s hawkish Iran approach

For President Joe Biden, preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon is a core national security objective. Biden administration officials across the government frequently state that the U.S. will do whatever is required to accomplish this goal and that all available options are on the table to ensure Tehran never…

Chicago Tribune

Oppenheimer: Everything we know about the atomic bomb creator's epic new biopic

Christopher Nolan’s next movie will study the man who developed the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer. Here’s the release date, plot, trailers & more.

LiveScience

Israel Seeks China’s Help in Preventing Iran from Developing Nuclear Bomb

Israel requested China’s help in confronting any Iranian attempt to develop nuclear capabilities, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that his country would continue its fight to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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US urges NATO vigilance for signs Russia could use nuclear weapon in Ukraine

The U.S. and its NATO allies must remain alert for signs Russian President Vladimir Putin could use a tactical nuclear weapon in a "managed" escalation of his war in Ukraine, the second-highest U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin visit dubbed ‘special tour of mass murders’

Russia is stepping up artillery bombardments and air strikes on Bakhmut

The Independent UK

G7 ministers pledge to intensify Russia sanctions, slam China

Diplomats also urge warring sides in Sudan to end hostilities and demanded Taliban reverse ban on women working for UN.

Al Jazeera

Putin visits two regions in Ukraine, Russia presses assault on Bakhmut

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met his commanders in two regions of Ukraine that Moscow claims to have annexed, while Russian forces stepped up heavy artillery bombardments and air strikes on Tuesday on the devastated Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Reuters

Hibakusha: Mistake must not be repeated

HIROSHIMA -- At a symposium held in Hiroshima on Saturday, a hibakusha survivor of the city's atomic bombing and researchers expressed their hope for the abolition of nuclear weapons and expectations for the upcoming Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Symposium explores how to realize N-free world

HIROSHIMA -- Experts discussed ways to realize a world free of nuclear weapons at a symposium in Hiroshima held Saturday by The Yomiuri Shimbun ahead of a Group of Seven summit in the city in May.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Finland joins NATO: Big shift in Europe

Finland was a model of successful neutrality for 75 years. This tectonic shift signals a dangerous new world

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The Independent UK

Russia trained Belarusian pilots in nuclear weapons use

Belarusian air force crews have completed their training in the use of tactical nuclear weapons as part of Russia’s plan to deploy the weapons to its ally Belarus amid the fighting in neighboring Ukraine

The National (Scotland)

MoD accused of 'cover up' in not releasing nuclear safety reports

THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been accused of a “cover-up” for not releasing annual safety assessments of nuclear weapons on the Clyde.

Reuters

Kremlin: Putin and Lukashenko did not discuss placement of strategic nuclear weapons - Interfax

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not discuss the placement in Belarus of Russian strategic nuclear weapons - meaning intercontinental ballistic missiles - in talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow on Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to the Interfax agency.

The Independent UK

Putin, Lukashenko hold talks on defense, economic ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart are holding talks on expanding their economic cooperation and bolstering defense ties that include a plan to deploy Russia’ nuclear weapons to its neighbor and ally amid the fighting in Ukraine

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Kremlin: Nuclear deployment to Belarus is response to NATO expansion

The Kremlin on Wednesday defended its decision to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, rejecting criticism of the move by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

Fortune

Bill Clinton feels ‘terrible’ about the role he played in denuclearizing Ukraine

The Ukraine war has cast a shadow over a 1994 denuclearization agreement between Ukraine and Russia brokered by the U.S.

Reuters

Russia's Belarus nuclear threat shows "empty promises" of China statement: Stoltenberg

Russia's announcement that it will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus shows that a Russia-China joint statement days earlier amounted to "empty promises", NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Pakistan bound for crisis amid changed reality

Last year US President Joe Biden called Pakistan "one of the most dangerous countries in the world", presumably because of its potentially lethal cocktail of nuclear weapons and unstable politics. But somehow it staggers on endlessly, never resolving its permanent political crisis but never quite exploding either.

The Guardian - US

‘Damaged nuclear bomb’ at Dutch base was dummy weapon, Pentagon says

US defence department releases statement saying object was used in training after photo emerged of military inspection

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – latest: Putin vows to respond on border if Nato troops deployed to Finland

Ambassador to Belarus says a storge facility will be completed by July

The Guardian - AU

US ‘pushing hard’ for Wall Street Journal reporter’s release, says White House – as it happened

US government ‘keenly, strongly, closely’ tracking Evan Gershkovich’s detention; IAEA chief Rafael Grossi expected to visit on Wednesday

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