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RUSSIA

In apparent signal to US: Putin endorses strategy of using nukes against conventional strike

Russian President Vladimir Putin endorses a nuclear deterrent policy that allows the use of atomic weapons in response to a conventional strike on critical government and military infrastructure.

Novo-Ogaryovo state residence

INTERVIEWS

'US-North Korea reconciliation battle already lost'

An international lawyer believes that a recent US-North Korea agreement to resume nuclear talks is already a lost battle for Washington as the nuclear power refuses to disarm. 

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un

INTERVIEWS

‘Grave mistake to let Saudis bypass nuclear laws’

A political expert believes that the United States makes big mistake by allowing Saudi Arabia to dodge international norms on nuclear activities.

Saudi Arabia

INTERVIEWS

‘US nuclear policy escalates arms race in Mideast’

A political analyst believes that the United States is providing its Middle Eastern allies with nuclear technology in order to escalate arms race in the region.

US

RUSSIA

Putin says nuclear attack on allies, as attack on Russia

President Vladimir Putin warns any use of nuclear weapons against Russia's allies would be regarded a "nuclear attack" on Moscow and met with an "instant" response.

Putin

INTERVIEWS

US nuke policy reviving 'great power competition'

The new nuclear strategy could lead to more confrontation between the US, Russia and China, and could take the world back to the Cold War era’s arms race, an analyst says.

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POLITICS

Trump's nuclear strategy: A Hobbesian approach

A newly released 75-page nuclear strategy, known as the Nuclear Posture Review , emphasizes the development, deployment and expansion of low-yield US atomic weapons.

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