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tactical nuclear weapons

A Pakistani-made Shaheen-III missile, that is capable of carrying nuclear warheads, are displayed during a military parade to mark Pakistan National Day, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
June 17, 2024, 9:36 am
Nuclear arms spending soars as global tensions ratchet up, studies show
NATO in talks on deploying more nukes, citing threat from Russia and China; Iran steps up its uranium enrichment while Saudis eye civilian nuclear program
By Agencies and ToI Staff
FILE - In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry on March 19, 2024, a Russian tank fires at Ukrainian troops from a position near the border with Ukraine in Russia’s Belgorod region. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
May 6, 2024, 1:07 pm
Russia to hold nuclear weapon drills after ‘provocative statements’ about Ukraine
Announcement from Moscow appears to be warning to Ukraine’s Western allies about becoming more deeply involved in the over-two-year-old war
By AP
This photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, shows a Russian Iskander-K missile launched during a military exercise at a training ground in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
June 9, 2023, 6:17 pm
Putin says Russian tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus next month
Belarusian opposition decries move as an attempt to blackmail the West as Ukraine steps up offensive
By AP
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2022. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP
December 8, 2022, 10:38 am
Washington slams ‘loose talk’ on nuclear weapons after Putin musings
State Department spokesman blasts ‘dangerous’ comments by Russian leader, who hinted at use of tactical nukes, told Kremlin ‘such a threat is rising’
By AFP
In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on October 26, 2022, a Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber is seen on a training mission as part of Russia's nuclear drills. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
November 2, 2022, 4:31 pm
Senior Russian leaders said to discuss using nuclear weapon in Ukraine
Alarm in Washington as intelligence shows top generals examined various scenarios for a strike, officials tell NY Times — but Putin was not involved
By ToI Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds binoculars while watching the military exercises Center-2019 at Donguz shooting range near Orenburg, Russia, in Sept. 20, 2019. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
October 6, 2022, 5:26 am
Will Putin pull the trigger? Nuclear analysts try to get into Russian leader’s head
Kremlin watchers believe nuclear action is unlikely, but also note that brinkmanship could escalate even before a bomb is used
By John Leicester
A 14-kiloton atomic explosion, from a 1951 US nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site (illustrative photo: US/Nevada Site Office Photo Library)
September 29, 2022, 9:33 am
What are tactical nuclear weapons and what would happen if Putin used them?
The Russian president has threatened to use battlefield nukes in Ukraine, but such a move would achieve little and could set in motion unstoppable full-scale nuclear war with West
By Nina Srinivasan Rathbun
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