Armageddon’s New Arms Race: The 2025 Nuclear Buildup
It has been over three decades since the Cold War ended, yet global nuclear arsenals are once again on the rise. Nuclear-armed
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Russia’s “Dead Hand” and the Myth of Automatic Retaliation: Separating Fact from Fiction in Nuclear Command Systems
For decades, whispers of a Russian doomsday device capable of launching nuclear war without human intervention have permeated popular culture, military analysis,
Russia’s Tactical Nukes: The Real Risk in 2025
Russia’s Tactical Nuclear Arsenal in 2025 Russia possesses the world’s largest inventory of tactical nuclear weapons – also known as non-strategic nuclear
Russia’s Nuclear Posture in 2025: Real Threat or Strategic Bluff?
Russia’s nuclear saber-rattling has intensified since the onset of the Ukraine conflict, raising urgent questions about Moscow’s true intentions. President Vladimir Putin
How Trump’s policies have helped Russia and furthered Putin’s goals
President Donald Trump’s pivot toward Russia, through a series of concessions and policy changes coupled with threats against Washington’s traditional allies, is
Russia’s RS-28 Sarmat Nuclear Missile Could Destroy the World
By maintaining a robust and modern ICBM force, Russia aims to deter potential aggressors and preserve strategic parity with the United States.
Trump’s Dressing Down of Zelensky Plays Into Putin’s War Aims
President Trump says he wants a quick cease-fire in Ukraine. But President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia appears to be in no
China ‘Nervous’ Over U.S.-Russia Reset, Despite Beijing’s Public Support
From https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-trump-xi-reset-ukraine-nixon-kissinger-rapprochement/33322010.html China’s top diplomat says that a “window for peace” is opening amid a quickening pace of U.S. diplomacy around ending
Trump’s Greenland Play: The View From Moscow
The Russia-U.S. relationship (or lack thereof) has long dominated Arctic geopolitics. Geography makes the two neighbors and stakeholders sharing the challenges of
Russia is escalating its dangerous shadow war against NATO, and there are fears it could get a lot worse
Far beyond the front lines in Ukraine, Russia is waging a different kind of warfare against NATO. It is a covert, low-intensity
What Is Next for Ukraine and Russia?
There are two weeks to go before Donald Trump, elected to a second term on November 5, 2024, returns to the White
Nuclear Bomb Map Shows How US, Russian, North Korean Weapons Compare
here is currently a lot of talk about nuclear war as conflict escalates between the United States and its NATO allies with