Nuclear weapons

“The development of nuclear weapons in space is a way for Russia to improve its capabilities,” NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte tells Welt am Sonntag.

The surprise announcement comes as the Defense Department prepares to lay off tens of thousands of civilians.

U.S. and Israel insist Tehran can’t obtain nuclear weapons.

“Knowledge is power,” minister says as Netherlands moves to counter espionage threat.

The SNP has long objected to Britain’s nuclear deterrent being based in Scotland. Geopolitics — and domestic politics — are changing the calculus.

The president also suggested imposing secondary tariffs on the country.

Emmanuel Macron announces site near Germany will be modernized to host nukes amid fears Donald Trump will desert the continent.

Britain’s Starmer announced the London meeting after a call with 29 allies — but not the U.S. Still he insisted any Ukraine peace plan needs an American security backstop.

Polish President Andrzej Duda had called on the U.S. to station nuclear weapons in his country to deter Russian aggression.

Andrzej Duda said he discussed moving American nuclear weapons to Poland with U.S. president’s special envoy Keith Kellogg, but the idea is likely to antagonize Moscow.

“We can’t let them have a nuclear weapon,” the U.S. president warned.

French president’s push to discuss how France’s nuclear weapons could protect Europe was long unsuccessful — until now.

“The people elected me to do the job, and I’m doing it.”

The National Rally president took a more nuanced stance than his party’s presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen.

Trump vindicated the French president on self-reliant defense. But with Putin looming, the hard work starts now for Europe.

Time is running out to disrupt Tehran’s nuclear program, the Israeli foreign minister said.

Germany’s Merz says Britain and France may need to “share” their nuclear weapons as America can’t be relied on to defend NATO. 

He provided no details on how this was possible.

If Ukraine isn’t granted NATO membership it will need another way to defend itself from Russia in future, said the Ukrainian president.

The mood in Moscow seems to be changing following Trump’s inauguration in the U.S.

Trump’s former chief strategist fears his old boss won’t make a clean break and stop military aid to Kyiv.

The Kremlin’s aggression is making neighboring countries nervous.