On May 6, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced that its navy, air force, and ground missile forces would conduct tactical nuclear drills in the Southern Military District. This came days before ...

Russia has kept the world from intervening more directly in its war with Ukraine with a simple, hair-raising reminder: It has nuclear weapons. And it is willing to use them if its interests are ...

In an increasingly desperate move to maintain credibility in the Middle East, the Iranian regime’s defense minister, Aziz Nasirzadeh, has resorted to saber-rattling. Earlier this month he warned that ...

While China Beijing invests in a strong military, their economy is malfunctioning and their political standing in the world is slipping badly ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Moscow is conducting nuclear-weapons exercises to make the Kyiv's ...

Recent US military strikes on Venezuelan speedboats allegedly linked to drug cartels have sparked a wave of controversy. Dr. Nicholas Morgan, Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies and Director of ...

Putin's recent statements on nuclear doctrine are seen as a signal to the West rather than a fundamental change in Russia's nuclear posture. Russia's nuclear saber-rattling has intensified since the ...

Hubris courses through what President Donald Trump and his administration are doing right now. So much of it is unpopular and politically fraught. They’re charging ahead regardless. That’s true of the ...

The Kremlin’s constant nuclear boasts may have finally struck a chord in the White House, with President Donald Trump ordering the resumption of US nuclear weapons tests. “Because of other countries ...