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2 November

Putin Revokes Russia’s Ratification of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law revoking Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

Oct- 2023 -

30 October

Joe Saballa

US to Build New, ‘Highly Destructive’ Nuclear Gravity Bomb

The US Department of Defense has announced plans to build a more sophisticated variant of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb.

20 October

Aerial view of SM-1 nuclear reactor and plant circa the 1960s. SM-1 was the first nuclear power plant to successfully provide power to the commercial grid when it came online in April 1957. While SM-1’s reactor was initially deactivated in 1973, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of planning for the reactor’s decommissioning and dismantlement of the facility.

Rojoef Manuel

Amentum, Aptim to Decommission US Army Nuclear Facility in Alaska

The US Army has awarded Amentum and Aptim a contract to decommission and dismantle the SM-1A Reactor Facility in Fort Greely, Alaska.

20 October

Staff Writer With AFP

China Says Nuclear Weapons Only Intended for ‘Self-Defense’

Beijing stressed its nuclear program was only intended for self-defense, insisting nations had nothing to fear as long as they did not threaten China.

17 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Moves to Revoke Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Russian lawmakers voted to revoke Moscow's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, moving closer to abandoning an agreement that outlaws nuclear weapons testing.

17 October

Staff Writer With AFP

US B-52 Bomber Lands at South Korean Air Base

A nuclear-weapons-capable B-52 bomber landed in South Korea, in the latest show of US support for longtime ally Seoul in the face of North Korean military threats.

16 October

Juster Domingo

Congressional Commission Says US Must Be Ready for Simultaneous Wars

A US congressional commission has called for the US to prepare for a “new reality” of facing two nuclear peer adversaries with “ambitions to change the international status quo.”

4 October