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Poland's leader says Russia's moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, shifting regional security

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda says that Russia already is in the process of shifting some short-range nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus

The Independent UK

Russia’s Lavrov says West needs continual reminder of risks of nuclear war

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says US and NATO risk ‘a situation of direct armed confrontation of nuclear powers’.

Al Jazeera

Russia’s closest ally holding Putin's nukes warns it won't hesitate to use them in response to any threat from the West

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said his country would “deliver an unacceptable strike” if it perceived any threats to its territory.

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Is Belarus the next serious threat to the West?

Belarus would be willing to use nuclear weapons in the face of foreign “aggression”, said the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko.

The Week

Trump says Biden’s gaffes will lead to nuclear war: ‘He can’t speak, he can’t walk’

‘He’s telling us about energy, he’s telling us about Russia and nuclear weapons. This guy is gonna get us into a nuclear war,’ Trump says

The Independent UK

China's defense minister promises to boost cooperation with Russian ally Belarus

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu on Thursday visited Belarus and said his country would increase military cooperation with Russia’s neighbor, where Moscow is deploying tactical nuclear weapons

The Independent UK

China’s current nuclear expansion underlines quest for status, says UK forum

A quest for status, changing views of deterrence and the desire to get Taiwan back are among the drivers of China’s current nuclear expansion, according to experts at The Democracy Forum’s (TDF) August panel discussion, which focused on what has led to this momentous build-up, as well as aiming to…

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Biden wants to compensate New Mexico residents sickened by radiation during 1945 nuclear testing

President Joe Biden says he’s open to granting assistance for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing, including in New Mexico, where the world’s first atomic bomb was tested in 1945

The Independent UK

Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons

Nagasaki has marked the 78th anniversary of the U

The Independent UK

Scotland must rid itself of 'moral disgrace' of nuclear weapons post-indy, say Greens

AN independent Scotland would rid itself of the “moral disgrace” of nuclear weapons, according to the Scottish

The National (Scotland)

Scotland marks 78th anniversary of nuclear bombings with vigil events

VIGILS are being held around Scotland today to mark the 78th anniversary of the horrific nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The National (Scotland)

Japan’s PM deplores ‘Russia’s nuclear threat’ on 78th anniversary of Hiroshima

Mayor of city where Little Boy atom bomb was dropped says nuclear deterrence is ‘folly’

The Guardian - AU

Hiroshima mayor calls nuclear deterrence 'folly' as city marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing

Hiroshima officials are criticizing growing support for nuclear weapons as a deterent from uneasiness over Russia's war on Ukraine and tensions in the Koreas

The Independent UK

The lessons of Hiroshima must not drift away

In the years since Hiroshima, the world has witnessed the rise and fall of nuclear threats, its newest one being Russia raising the spectre of nuclear Armageddon in Europe

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World's medical journals warn of growing nuclear weapons threat

More than 100 medical journals across the world issued a rare joint call on Thursday for urgent action to eliminate nuclear weapons, warning that the threat of nuclear catastrophe was "great and growing".

The Independent UK

Nuclear catastrophe threat is ‘great and growing’, warn over 100 top medical journals

Even ‘limited’ nuclear war with 250 of 13,000 nuclear weapons could kill 120 million people outright, op-ed says

Newcastle Herald

As long as I can remember, I've been folding paper cranes and wishing for peace

We are opposed to the AUKUS agreement and investing $368bn for eight nuclear powered submarines.

The Hindu

Pakistan ready for talks if India willing to address serious issues: Shehbaz Sharif

Pakistan is ready to talk to India on bilateral problems if India is willing to address “serious matters”, said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Inaugurating the Pakistan Minerals Summit in Islamabad, Mr Sharif said that the two countries can no longer settle disputes through war.

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The Conversation

Nuclear war would be more devastating for Earth's climate than cold war predictions – even with fewer weapons

Christopher Nolan’s biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer has revived morbid curiosity in the destructive power of nuclear weapons. There are now an estimated 12,512 nuclear warheads.

The Conversation

The nuclear arms race's legacy at home: Toxic contamination, staggering cleanup costs and a culture of government secrecy

Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer” has focused new attention on the legacies of the Manhattan Project – the World War II program to develop nuclear weapons. As the anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, 1945, approach, it’s a timely moment to look further…

Salon

Oppenheimer & nuclear-industrial complex

What Oppie began became a full-scale nuclear-industrial complex on planet where destruction lurks around the corner

Zenger

The United States, Iran, And The Lessons Of The Last War

The disillusionment of the United States after the most recent wars, and the consequent desire to avoid repeating them

The Conversation

Hiroshima attack marks its 78th anniversary – its lessons of unnecessary mass destruction could help guide future nuclear arms talks

It was 8:15 on a Monday morning, Aug. 6, 1945. World War II was raging in Japan and across Europe.

The Independent UK

US Senate votes to expand radiation-exposure compensation, from Guam to original A-bomb test site

The U.S. Senate has endorsed a major expansion of a compensation program for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during the Cold War

The Independent UK

Bluffing or not, Putin’s declared deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus ramps up saber-rattling

Sometime this summer, if President Vladimir Putin can be believed, Russia moved some of its short-range nuclear weapons into Belarus, closer to Ukraine and onto the doorstep of NATO’s members in Central and Eastern Europe

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