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Jul- 2023 -

20 July

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un (Photo: AFP)

North Korea Threatens Nuclear Response After US Sub Deployment

North Korea said a US nuclear-capable submarine in South Korea could meet the conditions under which Pyongyang would use its nuclear weapons.

18 July

The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737)

Staff Writer With AFP

US Nuclear-Armed Submarine Visits S. Korea for First Time in Decades

An American nuclear-armed submarine is making a South Korean port call for the first time in four decades, a White House official said, as the allies counter North Korea's growing military threats.

17 July

HMS Victorious, one of the Royal Navy's four strategic missile submarines. Departs HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, for a major refit at Devonport.

Rojoef Manuel

Babcock to Refit Royal Navy’s Second Vanguard Nuclear Submarine

The UK has contracted Babcock to refit the Royal Navy’s second Vanguard-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.

13 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Says F-16 Jets in Ukraine Will Be Seen as ‘Nuclear’ Threat

Russia said it will regard Western F-16 fighter jets sent to Ukraine as a "nuclear" threat because of their capacity to carry atomic weapons.

10 July

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Threatens to Down US Spy Planes Violating its Airspace

North Korea threatened to shoot down any US spy planes violating its airspace and condemned Washington's plans to deploy a nuclear missile submarine near the Korean peninsula.

Jun- 2023 -

22 June

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Staff Writer With AFP

Zelensky Claims Russia Preparing Radiation Leak at Nuclear Plant

Ukrainian President Zelensky said Moscow's forces were considering launching a "terror attack" at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

17 June

Russian officials give a presentation of the Iskander M missile

Staff Writer With AFP

Putin Says Sent Nuclear Warheads to Belarus

President Vladimir Putin confirmed Russia had sent nuclear arms to its ally Belarus which borders Ukraine.

12 June

Inder Singh Bisht

India Set to Induct Next-Gen Nuclear Ballistic Missile Following Trial

India successfully flight-tested its next-generation nuclear ballistic missile, paving the way for its induction.

12 June

Dongfeng-41 intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles group China

Staff Writer With AFP

China Expands Nuclear Arsenal as Global Tensions Grow: Study

The nuclear arsenals of several countries, especially China, grew last year, and other atomic powers continued to modernize theirs as geopolitical tensions rise, researchers said.

8 June