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A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb), to produce a nuclear explosion.

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Is Russia backtracking on threatening to use nuclear weapons? Putin's spokesman says Kremlin will only launch them if nation's existence is threatened - after previously placing nuke forces on high alert in row with Liz Truss over Ukraine

22/03/22 20:42

The comment, nearly four weeks after Russia sent its forces into Ukraine, came amid Western concern that the conflict there could escalate into a full-scale nuclear war. 'We have a concept of domestic security, and it's public. You can read all the reasons for nuclear arms to be used,' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. 'So if it is an existential threat for our country, then it can be used in accordance with our concept.' Peskov's comment came as CNN's veteran broadcaster and interviewer Christiane Amanpour pushed him on whether he was 'convinced or confident' that Putin would not use the nuclear option in the Ukrainian context. Peskov, who is a long-time ally of Russia's president Vladimir Putin, did not elaborate on what Russia would consider an existential threat. While the possibility of western countries invading Russia is unthinkable, the Kremlin has demanded that the NATO alliance pulls forces back from its eastern borders and for the prospect of Ukraine joining the group to be ruled out. Meanwhile, devastating Western sanctions have caused the value of the rouble to plummet and crippled Russia's economy. In February, Peskov blamed the UK's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss for ordering Russia's nuclear deterrent to be on high alert, claiming she made 'absolutely unacceptable' remarks about wider conflict with NATO....read

Nuclear missile convoy carrying up to six deadly warheads is spotted on motorway going through Glasgow on way to Royal Navy depot
20/03/22 20:43
The convoy was carrying up to six nuclear warheads only half a mile south of Glasgow city centre, heading to Royal Naval Armaments Depot Coulport on Loch Long for probable refurbishment.
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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Back to the 70s? For today's snowflakes the choice is between heating or tweeting
17/03/22 22:00
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Understandably, parallels are being drawn between the 1970s and the present day. Five decades on, it's Back To The Future IV.
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'We will have to start again from nothing': Pope Francis warns of 'final catastrophe' of 'atomic war' that will 'extinguish us' as he prays for God to 'stop the hand of Cain'
16/03/22 13:12
The 85-year-old Francis told the Biblical story of the Great Flood that God used to punish a sinful and corrupt humanity and which only Noah and his family survived to illustrate the horror of atomic war.
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Giant shadow of the Chinese dragon is looming over Ukraine's bloody battlefields, writes MARK ALMOND
15/03/22 23:00
MARK ALMOND: As the West sends vast quantities of military supplies to Ukraine, and as the sanctions beggar Russia, Vladimir Putin needs China as never before.
Brink of NUCLEAR war: Ex-RAF chief warns the world could be only 'a few steps' from atomic weapons being used as increasingly desperate Putin struggles to win his war in Ukraine
15/03/22 13:20
Air Marshal Edward Stringer said Russian president Vladimir Putin sanctioning the deployment of nuclear weapons was 'in the realms of possibility' and 'only a few steps away'.
Potassium iodide tablets SELL OUT in US over fears of nuclear war with Russia with $14 packets now selling for $149 on eBay
15/03/22 02:44
Americans are panic-buying potassium iodide tablets over fears of a possible nuclear war with Russia, despite warnings from CDC that taking too many of the anti-radiation pills can be deadly.
How to survive a nuclear war in 1980: Government leaflet told Britons to bring kitchen utensils, a radio, bucket and TOILET PAPER into a makeshift 'fall-out room' in the event of an attack
11/03/22 16:50
Amid the stand-off with the Soviet Union in the 1970s, the British Government produced a public information campaign that advised ordinary Britons on what to do in the event of a nuclear attack.
US confirms 'high-risk' Poland fighter jet deal is OFF as Kamala lands in Warsaw: Pentagon says it would cause a 'significant reaction' and 'escalation' as Republicans AND Democrats tear into 'tepid fear' and getting 'cold feet' in Putin face-off
09/03/22 22:33
The Pentagon said Wednesday a plan to have Poland provide fighter jets that would end up in Ukraine risked being 'escalatory,' as VP Kamala Harris landed in Warsaw.
North Korea claims Ukraine war 'is proof you need nukes to avoid being invaded'
09/03/22 14:58
One high-ranking North Korean official said Ukraine would never have been attacked if it had kept its cache of Soviet nuclear weapons, while another said only nuked prevent foreign invasions.
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'This is about lives... send us planes': Zelensky tells Biden to broker deal for Ukraine to get Polish Mig-29s and stop playing 'ping pong' as VP heads to Warsaw amid fears Putin could use nukes
09/03/22 13:16
Zelensky accused the U.S. of playing games with people's lives after the Pentagon poured cold water on plan to get fighter jets to Ukraine hours before Kamala Harris departed for Poland.
US officials fear 'desperate' Putin could use a tactical nuke on a Ukrainian city in effort to win floundering war because he 'cannot afford to lose': Kremlin officials 'privately denounce' despot's 'clusterf**k invasion'
09/03/22 00:25
US intelligence officials on Tuesday warned that Vladimir Putin was angry, surrounded by 'yes men' and potentially liable to use small tactical nuclear weapons he has been building up.
56% of Americans blame Biden's chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal for Putin's invasion of Ukraine and more than half believe the Russian leader will use nuclear weapons, new poll shows
08/03/22 18:38
Fifty-six per cent of Americans believe President Joe Biden's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan emboldened Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine.
'This will be Putin's end': Ben Wallace declares the Russian President is a 'spent force in the world' and 'he is done' after invading Ukraine as the Defence Secretary again rules out the UK enforcing a no-fly zone despite requests from Kyiv
08/03/22 10:07
Ben Wallace today declared Vladimir Putin is a 'spent force in the world' and the invasion of Ukraine will be the Russian President's 'end'.
'We cannot let Putin dictate our readiness': Republicans criticize Biden's 'hollow gesture' to cancel nuclear missile test because deterring Russia means 'projecting strength and resolve'
03/03/22 17:11
Republicans lambasted Biden for allowing Putin to dictate U.S. readiness after Pentagon canceled nuclear missile testing, claiming it's a 'hollow gesture' showing weakness.
UN warns 'ALL of humanity' is at risk from heightened nuclear threat levels amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine
03/03/22 15:08
The UN human rights chief on Thursday slammed Russia's attack on Ukraine, cautioning that heightened nuclear threat levels showed all of humanity was at risk from the war.
Biden CANCELS test of Minuteman III nuclear missiles to 'demonstrate restraint' and avoid angering Putin after his nuclear threat as Air Force puts on a show of force in Japan to deter China
02/03/22 20:45
The Pentagon announced Wednesday it will delay its test of intercontinental ballistic missiles scheduled for this weekend to avoid any misunderstanding on Vladimir Putin's part.
Meet Putin's loyal attack dog: Gruff Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who was wheeled out to issue dire warnings of nuclear war, is a career civil servant who 'bankrolled his secret mistress and owns property worth hundreds of millions of dollars'
02/03/22 17:47
For many, Russia's top diplomat likely represents Putin's harbinger of doom, delivering the President's messages to the world with a brutal, no-nonsense style seldom associated with a negotiator.
America's $200m 'Doomsday' plane that protects VIPs in the event of a nuclear conflict was sent on-four hour training flight hours after Putin's threats
02/03/22 16:37
Air Force One's little-known sister aircraft the 'Doomsday Plane' - designed to protect high-ranking government officials from a nuclear attack - was sent on a four-hour training flight.
Russia's foreign minister warns: 'A third world war will be NUCLEAR and destructive'
02/03/22 10:52
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that a third world war 'will be nuclear and destructive' as the fallout of his nation's invasion of neighbour Ukraine intensifies.
Frightening graphic reveals the horrific carnage a nuclear bomb would cause in Australia's biggest cities - as Vladimir Putin's nuclear sabre-rattling sparks global fears
02/03/22 01:33
Ruthless Russian President Vladimir Putin has put his nuclear arms on high alert after Ukraine troops held off his invading forces, sending a chill through the West.
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MARK ALMOND: A rat with nuclear weapons... That's why we mustn't drive Vladimir Putin so far into a corner he will do anything to save his own skin
01/03/22 22:14
Vladimir Putin likes to tell a story about how, as a boy from in Leningrad (now St Petersburg), he used to hunt and kill rats in the basement of the flats they lived in, writes MARK ALMOND.
Nancy Pelosi says 'raging bully' Putin could have 'brain fog' or 'cancer' and insists Biden's State of the Union is important because voters need to 'know' about his 'accomplishments'
01/03/22 19:19
Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she's heard speculation that Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancer or brain fog from Covid-19, but also that he could just be a 'raging bully.'
'Biden needs to get his act together': Tearful Ukrainian-born GOP Rep. tells President the 'blood of Ukrainians will be on his hands' if he doesn't do more, civilians are being 'slaughtered like animals' and calls Putin's invasion 'genocide'
01/03/22 17:39
Ukrainian-American GOP Representative Victoria Spartz called on President Joe Biden to do more to exercise power against Russia as she claims Moscow is carrying out a 'genocide' in Ukraine.
Trump impeachment witness and Russia expert Fiona Hill insists Putin WOULD use nuclear weapons: Warns strongman wants to recreate the Russian 'imperium' and US needs to figure out how to stop him using warheads
01/03/22 16:58
Former Donald Trump impeachment witness Dr. Fiona Hill, a Russia expert who served on the NSC, said Vladimir Putin is willing to use nuclear weapons.
Who could replace Putin if he is toppled in a coup? The rogues' gallery of henchmen including spy chief who 'approved' Litvinenko poisoning who could assume control of Russia if president is overthrown
01/03/22 14:51
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has raised fears over the mental stability of President Vladimir Putin. If he is toppled from within his inner circle, who could replace him as Russia's premier.
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Russia tells US to stop building nuclear bases in former Soviet nations as Congress prepares to send $10 BILLION in military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine: Kremlin issued another warning ahead of Biden's State of the Union TONIGHT
01/03/22 14:38
The warning comes as Biden prepares to deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday evening where he will take credit for leading the global response to Russia attacking Ukraine.
Putin's 'love child', 18, is trolled online over Ukraine war, as followers ask her: 'Are you sitting in the bunker like a rat?'
01/03/22 13:27
Luiza Rozova, 18, who has 84,000 followers, stopped publicly posting five months ago, triggering the suspicion that her alleged father Putin had gagged her - though her account remains visible.
World turns its back on Russia: Astonishing moment diplomats WALK OUT as Kremlin minister tells disarmament conference Russia was forced to invade Ukraine to 'stop them getting nuclear weapons'
01/03/22 12:42
Diplomats from countries including UK, U.S. and France stood up and filed out of the room when Sergei Lavrov's pre-recorded video message to the U.N. Human Rights Council began to play.
Putin 'moves family members to Siberian "underground city" designed to survive a nuclear war', says Russian professor who also claimed Vladimir is suffering from secret illness
01/03/22 09:49
Formerly a professor at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) - attended by future top diplomats and spies, Solovey has previously alleged Putin suffers medical problems
Fugitive ex-soldier is charged with murdering ex-Kentucky state rep's daughter as she slept at her parents' $6.2million mansion with a nuclear bunker: Captured after six-day manhunt
28/02/22 21:42
Shannon Vince Gilday, 23, was arrested Monday and charged with the murder of former state Rep. Wesley Morgan's daughter, Jordan Morgan, a week after he allegedly broke into the home and shot her.
Biden says Americans should NOT be worried about nuclear war with Russia and Jen Psaki reveals America has not changed alert level of its missiles trained on Moscow after Putin readied his warheads
28/02/22 14:46
New guidance comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin escalated tensions with the West on Sunday by ordering Russian nuclear forces be put on high alert amid his invasion of Ukraine.
Ben Wallace says he has reassured his 12-year-old son there WON'T be a nuclear war accusing Putin of 'distraction' tactics - but senior Tory MP warns Russia could use battlefield nukes
28/02/22 10:23
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace admitted the 12-year-old had asked him about the risk, but insisted the president was trying to 'distract' from the stalled Ukraine invasion.
Kremlin blames LIZ TRUSS for its nuke threat: Putin stooge says Foreign Secretary's 'unacceptable' statement about risk of NATO conflict prompted Russian ruler to put nuclear arsenal on 'alert
28/02/22 08:18
Vladimir Putin said he had placed Moscow's nuclear forces on a 'special regime of combat duty' in response to 'aggressive statements' from members of the Nato defence alliance.
How Australia sold nuclear fuel to Russia despite fears Vladimir Putin would use it in BOMBS - and now warmonger leader is threatening to unleash his atomic weapons
28/02/22 05:41
Australia just a decade ago was exporting uranium to Russia despite its history of aggression towards its neighbours. Vladimir Putin also came to Sydney in 2007 and did a yellowcake deal.
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