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30-strong Japan A-bomb Delegation To Collect Nobel Prize

Japanese atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo said Monday a 30-strong delegation will collect its Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo after a crowd-funding campaign to pay their travel costs.

International Business Times

UFO expert not ruling out Russia or China links to drones seen at RAF bases

Sightings over three airbases in East Anglia could relate to foreign powers’ concerns about possible nuclear weapons

The Guardian - UK

Iran says it could end ban on possessing nuclear weapons if sanctions reimposed

Comments made after nuclear inspectorate board passed motion censuring Iran for building uranium stockpile

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Deserter Says Russia Was Prepared To Launch Nukes On Day Of Ukraine Invasion

Anton told the BBC that nuclear weapons were 'fully in place" at a top secret base inside Russia

International Business Times

Fears for ‘target’ Trident as Vladimir Putin lowers threshold for nuclear weapons

HOSTING nuclear submarines in the Clyde isn’t a deterrent but makes Scotland a “target” amid escalating tension between Russia and the UK,…

The National (Scotland)

I survived Nagasaki bombing – Putin has no idea of the horrors of nuclear war

INTERVIEW: Exclusive: Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning group representing survivors of the US atomic bomb attacks in 1945, tells Adam Withnall in Tokyo that civilisation as we know it is in imminent danger as Russia ramps up its sabre-rattling against the West over the invasion of…

The Independent UK

Russia's Nuclear Doctrine: New Revisions And Potential Triggers

Russia's updated nuclear doctrine allows for potential nuclear response to conventional attacks supported by nuclear powers, emphasizing deterrence and sov...

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The Kremlin has revised its nuclear policy. Does that make the use of atomic weapons more likely?

The 4-year-old document is known as Russia nuclear doctrine and President Vladimir Putin has signed a revamped version lowers the bar on when he could use Moscow’s atomic arsenal, the world's largest

The Independent UK

Ukraine marks 1,000 days of war with pledge to ‘never submit’ to Russia

Kyiv warns against appeasement of Moscow; Russia insists victory coming, lowers threshold for use of nuclear weapons.

Al Jazeera

Starmer and Healey underline UK commitment to Ukraine on 1,000th day of war

Vladimir Putin used the anniversary to lower the threshold for Russian use of nuclear weapons.

Evening Standard

Xi says China is ‘ready to work’ with Trump in final meeting with Biden

The two leaders also agreed humans, not artificial intelligence, should maintain control over nuclear weapons use in last meeting before Trump assumes US presidency

The Guardian - US

Liz Truss spent final days in office ‘preparing for Putin to fire nuclear weapons’

Truss spent hours studying weather data and wind directions amid fears the wrong weather conditions could have a ‘direct fall-out effect on Britain’, book claims

The Independent UK

North Korea tells UN it is speeding up nuclear weapons programme

Pyongyang’s envoy to the United Nations says buildup is to counter threat from ‘hostile nuclear weapons states’

The Guardian - UK

Iran Considers Increasing Missile Range Amid Tensions

Iran considers expanding missile range, Israel vows to prevent nuclear weapons acquisition, amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East.

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Netanyahu Emphasizes Preventing Iran From Acquiring Nuclear Weapons

Prime Minister Netanyahu reiterates Israel's commitment to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons through strategic strikes and ongoing efforts for re...

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Putin launches drills of Russia's nuclear forces featuring retaliatory strikes

Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a massive exercise of the country’s nuclear forces featuring a simulation of a retaliatory strike

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Russia's Nuclear Arsenal: Strength, Strategy, And Future Developments

President Putin strengthens Russia's nuclear arsenal, modernizes forces, and raises concerns about arms control and international security.

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Russia flaunts its many doomsday weapons to keep the West from ramping up support for Ukraine

This year has seen President Vladimir Putin repeatedly brandish the nuclear sword, reminding everyone that Russia has the world’s largest atomic arsenal in order to deter the West from ramping up support for Ukraine

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Nobel peace prize was another win for anti-nuclear activists, but much work remains

The 2024 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese grassroots organisation created by survivors of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Nihon Hidankyo has provided thousands of witness accounts and public appeals by survivors, who are known as hibakusha, and has sent…

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says North Korea providing personnel to Russia’s army

Increasing alliance between Russia and North Korea goes beyond transferring weapons, Ukraine leader says; Belarusian president says Putin’s nuclear weapons threat will ‘cool the ardour’ of Western adversaries. What we know on day 964

Al Jazeera

Risk of nuclear war rising amid global conflicts, Nobel peace laureate says

‘Path to self-destruction’: Survivors recall horrors of nuclear bombings as they draw parallels to ongoing wars.

The Conversation

Nobel peace prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group for its efforts to free the world of nuclear weapons

The 2024 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese grassroots organisation created by survivors of the two US atomic bombs that were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.

The Independent UK

Nobel prize for A-bomb survivors' group boosts hope for Japanese seeking a nuke-free world

For many Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their relatives, Friday’s awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Japanese organization against nuclear weapons gives them hope for a new momentum to push for a nuclear-free world

International Business Times

Tears, Warnings After Japan Atomic Survivors Group Win Nobel

A grassroots group of survivors formed after the 1945 atomic bombings in Japan reacted with tears and dire warnings on Friday after winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

International Business Times

'Unspeakable Horror': The Attacks On Hiroshima And Nagasaki

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors who are advocating for "a world free of nuclear weapons".

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