All news on the topic: Nuclear weapons

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New documentary tells the story of nuclear weapons tests around the world
'A Thousand Cranes' will compare the stories of Britain's nuclear veterans and indigenous victims of atomic testing, but needs £100,000 to continue filming
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Russia tests massive nuclear attack on the West amid Putin health rumours
State television showed Vladimir Putin directing the exercise via video call with top military officials as Russia’s Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu said the purpose of the drills was " in response to a nuclear strike by the enemy"
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Iran bans UN nuclear inspectors as fears grow it is creating terrifying nukes
There are fears Iran is arming itself with nuclear weapons and now it has banned UN inspectors from monitoring the country's atomic programme which it insists is entirely peaceful
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Fears as North Korea unviles 'deadly nuclear attack submarine "Hero Kim Kun Ok"'
Kim Jong-un's tyrannical regime claims it has developed a nuclear attack submarine bizarrely dubbed 'Hero Kim Kun Ok' - North Korea's Korean Central News Agency claims it can launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater
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Fears Kim Jong-un will exert nuclear tech from Putin as US tries to halt talks
The warning came after it emerged Kim Jong-un is likely to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin within weeks and they will discuss Ukraine, as Russia is running short of missiles
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North Korea 'launched fake nuclear missile attack' in bid to send message to US
Kim Jong Un's military launched two cruise missiles laden with mock nuclear warheads to simulate a real "tactical nuclear attack" after the US and South Korea held joint military drills in the region
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Calls for King to present nuclear medals to weapons test heroes
The government has been urged to ensure the King delivers new medal personally, and to compensate victims of the testing
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Doomsday cult Brits tried to build 'nuclear dirty bomb' for 'radioactive attack'
Austrian police have arrested two Brits and an accomplice after medics called to their home in Ruden found a huge stash of weapons and explosives and raised the alarm
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North Korean nukes capable of destroying US cities built 'with Russian help'
North Korea has recently had a successful test launch of a new missile which has the capability to deliver multiple thermonuclear warheads as far as Washington and evade US missile defences
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UFOs 'took over Russian nukes' and 'entered launch codes' nearly triggering WW3
Journalist George Knapp told Congress that the Russian military has had a number of run-ins with UFOS since the late 1960s including a terrifying incident at a missile silo in Ukraine
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Kim Jong-un ready to detonate new nuke amid fears site can't contain radiation
North Korean experts believe the country's leader is ready to give the orders to detonate the nuke despite fears his underground site isn't safe
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US deploys nuclear submarine to South Korea in show of force against Kim Jong-un
The USS Kentucky, an Ohio-class submarine, arrived at the South Korean port of Busan on Tuesday afternoon. The US have warned any use by North Korea of nuclear weapons in combat would result in the end of the regime
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'I have a secret nuclear bunker - if Putin strikes, I'm going underground'
Mike Parrish, from Kelvedon Hatch in Essex, claims his family will be able to survive in the former Government bunker for up to 30 years if the Russian president and the UK become embroiled in a nuclear conflict
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Nuked blood: Rishi Sunak is urged to uncover the truth on missing health records
The PM has been told to fix his "broken promises" as MPs urge an investigation into missing blood records of nuclear veterans
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Kim Jong-un vows to ramp up nuclear power as he tests 'most powerful weapon yet'
North Korea made one of its most aggressive boasts yet after launching the Hwasong-18 - an intercontinental ballistic missile which Kim Jong-un claims could fly to the US if launched at the right trajectory
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MoD 'doesn't know' how many veterans are infertile after radiation experiments
Yet another veteran of the Cold War has died alone without family, with friends desperately trying to trace distant relatives in the hope they can attend his funeral
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World on brink of catastrophe if Wagner gets nuclear weapons, Putin ally says
Dmitry Medvedev said Russia would never allow Wagner's 'crazy criminals' to succeed, prior to the mercenary group's dramatic U-turn on Sunday
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Furious nuclear test veterans still waiting for medals threaten Cenotaph protest
Veterans of the nuclear tests waged a long fight for official recognition, but a year on from meeting the Prime Minister they're being told the medals are delayed
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Belarus receives nuclear weapons more powerful than Hiroshima bomb from Russia
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told Russian state TV that his country has begun receiving some of the weapons which are three times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima
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Iran shows off hypersonic missile it claims can travel 15 times speed of sound
Iranian state TV claimed that the Fattah missile, which means "Conqueror" in Farsi, has a range of 870 miles and that it can swerve any country's missile defence system, which is highly unlikely
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The eye-witness account of an atomic bomb that has haunted a family for 66 years
Neil Haberman wrote a first-hand account of a nuclear explosion and his family later suffered a litany of health problems, reports Susie Boniface. But his daughter fears the British government is still hiding the truth about what happened
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Photos of new bomb which can penetrate nuclear bunkers quickly taken down
The US Air Force posted pictures of a powerful bomb designed to penetrate deep into the earth and destroy underground facilities that could be used to enrich uranium
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Nuclear heroes win £250,000 documentary project
Veterans of the British nuclear tests are being sought for a £250,000 project to create a documentary with the British Library, and to be taught to A-level students
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US issues chilling 'end of regime' threat to North Korea over nuclear weapons
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