"We've made clear we're prepared to further augment our [nuclear] posture if Russia continues to violate New START and refuses to engage" per Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer
Putin: IRBM Oreshnik range is up to 5500kms, claims "missile defense in Poland cannot intercept it"
Rearmament of Russia's ground-based strategic nuclear forces completed, - Chief of General Staff reports
Further cooperation in the field of nuclear disarmament with states unfriendly to the Russian Federation has become politically unacceptable, said Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Ryabkov.
1 month agoWhite House @PressSec Karine Jean-Pierre: We are aware of Russia's launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine. We briefed Ukraine and our close allies partners in recent days to help them prepare
Russia fired an intermediate-range missile, not ICBM, at Ukraine, U.S. officials say
1 month agoPresident Zelensky commenting on the ballistic missile strike in Dnipro city says all characteristics of the missile, including speed and altitude, point that it was ICBM
1 month agoUkrainian air defense shot down 6 cruise missiles. According to Ukrainian air forces Russia also launched Kh-47m2 Kinzhal missile and ICBM from Astrakhan region towards Dnipro city
Macron at G20: China has important role in avoiding nuclear escalation
A NSC spokesman says the White House is "not surprised by Russia’s announcement that it would update its nuclear doctrine; Russia had been signaling its intent to update its doctrine for several weeks. Observing no changes to Russia’s nuclear posture
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council: Russia will use nuclear weapons if its existence is threatened
2 month ago"We have never said that we want to create nuclear weapons," — Zelensky
2 month agoEither Ukraine will have nuclear weapons to protect itself or NATO. Now we are choosing NATO, — President of Ukraine Zelenskyi
State Secretary Blinken says Putin's comments on nuclear threat "Totally irresponsible" - MSNBC interview
Kremlin: Putin chairs Russian Security Council meeting on nuclear deterrence
Kremlin: West collectively at war with Russia
Ukrainian Foreign Minister: According to Ukrainian intelligence, Kremlin is preparing strikes on Ukrainian nuclear energy critical objects ahead of winter. In particular, it concerns open distribution devices at NPPs and transmission substations, critical for the safe operation of nuclear energy
US Air Force Secretary: US Will View Russia as Threat Regardless of Outcome of Ukraine Conflict
US State Department: We have been clear that we will not be a party to this war, but we will continue to help Ukraine defend itself
3 month agoRussian envoy to UNSC says lifting restrictions on the western weapons in Ukraine would mean the war between NATO countries and Russia
3 month agoPutin said that strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Russia with high-precision Western weapons would mean direct participation of the US and NATO in military operations
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Burns says that in autumn 2022 there was a "genuine risk" of a tactical nuclear weapon release by Russia
Russia is building a deployment facility likely for the operation of the Burevestnik nuclear cruise missile at a nuclear warhead storage facility outside Vologda
Russia will change its nuclear doctrine based on an analysis of recent conflicts and the West's actions, - Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov
Chinese Foreign Ministry: US is the world's biggest source of nuclear risks
Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Ryabkov threatens to deploy nuclear warheads on intermediate range missiles in the response to deployment of U.S. missiles in Germany
NATO leaders vow at least 40 billion euros of military aid for Ukraine within the next year
Putin: We are ready to start production of medium-range missiles
Washington Post: Indications that Iran is expanding work inside the Natanz facility, which could nearly triple the site's production of enriched uranium
During the second stage of the exercise of non-strategic nuclear forces, Russian missilemen conducted electronic launches after secretly advancing to a given area, - the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
