nuclear weapons
Team Trump mustn't buy Putin's nuke threats: We're not on the verge of WW III
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin is beating his chest again, hinting he may use nuclear weapons, but no one — particularly President-elect Donald Trump and his team should buy his bluffs.
Putin's scary moves aren't the start of WWIII — they're acts of desperation before Trump takes office: experts
Far from being on the brink of global armageddon, experts tell The Post these moves amount to the same old irresponsible nuclear saber-rattling Putin has long been known for.
How the US and Ukraine may have worked to surprise Russia with ballistic missile strike: 'Strategic ambiguity'
It's possible that the reports on the ATACMS strike being limited to Russia's Kursk region were an intentional "misdirection," Institute for the Study of War's George Barros told The Post.
Russia starts building nuclear-resistant bomb shelters as threats of WWIII ramp up
Russia has started mass-producing mobile bomb shelters capable of withstanding nuclear weapons days after President Joe Biden gave Ukraine the go-ahead to deploy US long-range missiles deep into Russia.
Putin issues warning to United States with new nuclear doctrine after Biden allows Ukraine to use long-range US missiles
The previous doctrine, set out in a 2020 decree, said Russia may use nuclear weapons in case of a nuclear attack by an enemy or a conventional attack that threatened...
Israeli counterattack hit component of Iranian nuclear program, Netanyahu confirms
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel's retaliatory strike against Iran last month hit an active component of Tehran's nuclear program, despite the US urging to avoid...
Trump's choice of Elise Stefanik for UN envoy offers hope for US global leadership
Donald Trump made a fantastic choice in tapping Rep. Elise Stefanik as US ambassador to the United Nations.
US Space Force to test Minuteman III missile tonight as nuclear deterrent
The US Space Force was set to launch an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental missile on election night -- testing America’s nuclear-deterrent strategy during heightened tensions with the Mideast and Russia.
Here are Israel's post-election options on Iran's dangerous nuclear program
Israel lost a perfect opportunity to cripple Iran’s nuclear-weapons program during its strike against Iran this week. The targets actually selected, air defense and missile-production facilities, were entirely legitimate. Undoubtedly,...
Putin orders massive nuclear training exercise in Russia
The Russian president ordered his troops to hold a large-scale exercise of the Kremlin's nuclear forces, including practice missile launches as tensions boil over the Ukraine war.
Nobel Peace Prize winner revealed
Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
US still believes Iran has not decided to build a nuclear weapon: officials
President Joe Biden said after that attack he would not support an Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites, but did not explain why he had reached that conclusion.
Harris brands this country — not China — as America's No. 1 adversary
The US for six consecutive years has held that China represents its biggest threat.
Trump urges Israel to take out Iran nuclear facilities, rips Biden for urging Jewish state to show restraint
"I think he's got that one wrong, isn't that the one you're supposed to hit," Trump said.
Biden says he opposes Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear weapons sites
President Biden said that he does not support any pre-emptive Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear sites as clashes — both direct and through proxies — escalate between the two countries....
Biden says he opposes Israel destroying Iran's nuclear weapons sites as tensions grow: 'Answer is no'
Biden said that he does not support any pre-emptive Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear sites as clashes — both direct and through proxies — escalate between the two countries.
China expert sounds alarm over 'war signals': 'Xi Jinping is about to do something truly horrendous'
Chinese President Xi Jinping may be on the verge of doing something "horrendous" after sending two "war signals" within 10 days of each other, says one expert.
Jew-hate wins again, the filibuster must remain and other commentary
The annual New York State Writers Institute literary festival was “disrupted,” marvels The Free Press’ Joe Nocera.
Iran's Guard bans communications devices after strike on Hezbollah pagers, radios that killed 39 people, wounded over 3K
"This includes scrutiny of their bank accounts both in Iran and abroad, as well as their travel history and that of their families."
US, UK fears Russia may be helping Iran's nuclear weapons program: report
American and British leaders are growing concerned that Russia may be sharing nuclear secrets with Iran to bolster its weapons program in exchange for ballistic missiles to bomb Ukraine, according...