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Putin is using 'nuclear blackmail' — and Russia defeating Ukraine could spark global chaos and economic disaster, Jamie Dimon warns
If Russia defeats Ukraine, other countries might rethink their reliance on the US and embrace nucle…
Theron Mohamed
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NATO commander warns critical undersea cables and pipes 'under threat' from Russia and other foes
Deep sea cables and pipelines that are at risk of attack pose a security challenge for NATO countri…
Ella Sherman
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US satellites could face threat from Russia and China's 'unfriendly' space behavior, warn defense analysts
Russia and China are working on things that could be used to disable US satellites, raising alarms …
Ella Sherman
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US asked China and India for help to prevent Russia from carrying out a nuclear strike in 2022, report says
An official told CNN that input from the likes of India, China, and others in 2022 "may have had so…
Cameron Manley
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Russia is raising a stink about F-16s in Ukraine by saying they're nuclear-capable, even though the types of warplanes already deployed there can carry nukes
Ukraine already uses the Su-24, which even the Russian ally Belarus said in 2022 could be modified …
Matthew Loh
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US lawmakers were just briefed on intel that Russia is trying to put a nuclear weapon in space: reports
While warning of a serious threat, lawmakers said the intel is not cause for panic. "It's not going…
Matthew Loh
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Reports of Russia building nuclear space weapons have alarmed officials, but security experts aren't panicked — yet
CNN reported that US officials have been briefed on a sort of nuclear EMP device designed to "destr…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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US Navy wins against familiar and unprecedented Red Sea threats are being driven by defense decisions it made decades ago
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said weaponry used to defeat Houthi missiles and drones can b…
Jake Epstein
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The White House says it's tracking a new Russian space weapon that violates a nuclear arms treaty
The weapon, believed to be designed to target satellites instead of humans on Earth, is not an "act…
Matthew Loh
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Secret military files reveal when Russia would consider using nuclear weapons, including the destruction of 20% of its ballistic missile submarines: FT
One of the scenarios for using nuclear weapons included if 20% of Russia's ballistic missile submar…
Lloyd Lee,Matthew Loh
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Russia says its scientists created a new nuclear-blast simulator with flash and mushroom-cloud effects to train soldiers
State media said the simulator would be used in military exercises to prepare Russian ground forces…
Jake Epstein
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The time in 1978 when a Soviet nuclear-powered satellite crashed into Canada and scattered radioactive debris everywhere
Almost 50 years ago, a nuclear-powered satellite crashed, leading to an extensive cleanup effort. I…
Chris Panella
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Putin has made so many nuclear threats since he invaded Ukraine that people are increasingly shrugging them off
Putin's nuclear threats are widely viewed as an effort to deter the West from continuing to provide…
John Haltiwanger
Why Ukraine's nuclear waste is a major threat
Nuclear plants in Ukraine aren't at risk for a Chernobyl-style meltdown, but destabilizing the kind…
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Ex-KGB sleeper agent on Russia's nuclear threats: 'Putin is not a suicide bomber'
"He's still working on his legacy, and he pretty much knows that if he explodes a nuke — he's toast…
John Haltiwanger
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North Korea's showing off an underwater nuclear attack drone it says can cause a 'radioactive tsunami,' but the threat is likely 'exaggerated'
North Korea dropped new testing images this week. The reveal of the new weapon comes as Kim Jong Un…
Jake Epstein
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Zelenskyy says he doesn't think Putin is 'bluffing' over nuclear threats
"Maybe yesterday it was bluff. Now, it could be a reality," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
Natalie Musumeci
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US and South Korea will wargame a nuclear crisis just days after North Korea issued its latest threat
North Korea threatened "unprecedentedly" strong action against the US and South Korea Friday, warni…
Chris Panella
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Biden and Xi will sign a deal to keep AI out of control systems for nuclear weapons: report
The leaders of China and the US are due to meet Wednesday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…
Tom Porter
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McMaster says US should take Putin's nuclear threats 'seriously' but says if Russia uses a nuclear weapon 'it's a suicide weapon'
"We ought to not allow this to cow us in terms of the support for the Ukrainians," said H.R McMaste…