The Kremlin has revised its nuclear policy. Does that make the use of atomic weapons more likely?

The 4-year-old document has a bland, bureaucratic title — “Basic Principles of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence” — but its contents are chilling, especially with its newest revisions. Better known as Russia's nuclear doctrine, the revamped version that was signed Tuesday by...

Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden's arms decision for Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with American-supplied longer-range missiles. The new...

Russian leader Putin signs a new doctrine that lowers the threshold for using nuclear weapons

North Korean leader calls for expanding his nuclear forces in the face of alleged US threats

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un renewed his call for a “limitless” expansion of his military nuclear program to counter U.S.-led threats in comments reported Monday that were his first direct criticism toward Washington since Donald Trump’s win in the U.S....

South Korean military says North Korea appears poised to conduct nuclear and ICBM tests

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military intelligence agency told lawmakers Wednesday that North Korea has likely completed preparations for its seventh nuclear test and is close to test-firing a long-range missile capable of reaching the United States. In a closed-door...

North Korea's top diplomat set to hold talks in Moscow amid reports of troop deployment

MOSCOW (AP) — North Korea's top diplomat is set to hold talks in Moscow on Wednesday following reports that Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its action in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui's arrival followed the Pentagon's statement that North Korea...

Today in History: October 30, Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman in the “Rumble in the Jungle”

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 30, the 304th day of 2024. There are 62 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a scheduled 15-round bout known as the “Rumble in the Jungle,” in Kinshasa,...

Putin launches drills of Russia's nuclear forces simulating retaliatory strikes

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday launched a massive exercise of the country's nuclear forces featuring missile launches in a simulation of a retaliatory strike, as he continued to flex the country's nuclear muscle amid spiraling tensions with the West over Ukraine. ...

Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack at 2 secretive Iranian military bases

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Israeli attack on Iran damaged facilities at a secretive military base southeast of the Iranian capital that experts in the past have linked to Tehran's onetime nuclear weapons program and at another base tied to its ballistic missile program, satellite...

Two Israeli officials say Israeli strikes on Iran are not targeting nuclear or oil facilities