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May- 2024 -

27 May

Royal Navy’s Most Advanced Nuclear Attack Sub Nears Active Service

The Royal Navy’s fifth Astute-class submarine is near deployment duties after completing trials off the US East Coast and in the Caribbean Sea.

13 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Swedish PM Says Open to Hosting Nuclear Weapons in Wartime

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he was open to allowing nuclear weapons on Swedish soil in wartime.

10 May

Joe Saballa

Russia Mulls Lowering Threshold for Activating Nuclear Weapons

Russia is considering lowering the threshold for activating its nuclear weapons, a top foreign ministry official has revealed.

6 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Putin Orders Nuclear Drills With Troops Near Ukraine

President Putin has ordered the Russian military to hold nuclear weapons drills involving the navy and troops based near Ukraine, the defense ministry said.

Apr- 2024 -

29 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Macron Ready to ‘Open Debate’ on Nuclear European Defense

French President Macron is ready to "open the debate" about the role of nuclear weapons in a common European defense, he said.

26 April

French Navy’s third Barracuda-class attack submarine, SNA Tourville (S637)

Rojoef Manuel

Nuclear Ignition of France’s Third Barracuda Submarine Tested

Naval Group and TechnicAtome have conducted the first live test of the boiler room for the French Navy’s third Barracuda-class attack submarine, SNA Tourville.

23 April

Staff Writer With AFP

N. Korea’s Kim Oversees Drill Simulating ‘Nuclear Counterattack’: KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a drill simulating a "nuclear counterattack," the latest in a volley of tests by Pyongyang this year.

22 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Poland ‘Ready’ to Host Nuclear Weapons: President

Poland is ready to host nuclear arms if NATO decides to deploy the weapons in the face of Russia reinforcing its armaments in Belarus and Kaliningrad, President Duda said.

Mar- 2024 -

18 March

John F. Kennedy meeting with Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna, 1961

Pravin R. Jethwa

Nuclear Strategy and ‘the Delicate Balance of Terror:’ A Retrospective

Technological advancements and the establishment of a robust superpower balance rendered concerns about the vulnerability of America’s nuclear deterrent less pertinent over time.

14 March