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Trump Returns to U.S. After Ordering Nuclear Tests

This is Beirut, 30/10 21:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump landed back in Washington Thursday after a surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing that raised the specter of renewed superpower tensions. The announcement on social media was issued just before Trump, who boasts frequently about being a peace president, went into a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in ...

Russia Offers to Extend Nuclear Arms Limits with US by One Year

This is Beirut, 22/09 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia offered Monday to keep abiding by the nuclear warhead limits in a key treaty with the United States once it expires in February, but only for one year and if Washington did the same. The New START treaty, signed in 2010, is the last remaining nuclear arms reduction agreement between the world's top two atomic powers and limits the number ...

India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile

This is Beirut, 20/08 22:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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India said Wednesday it had successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile, which, when operational, should be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to any part of China. The Agni-5 missile was successfully launched in India's eastern Odisha state, with authorities saying it "validated all operational and technical ...

France 'Ready' to Deploy French Nuclear-Armed Jets in European Countries

This is Beirut, 13/05 23:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France is "ready to open" a discussion on deploying French aircraft armed with nuclear bombs in other European countries, similar to the U.S. nuclear sharing arrangement, President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday on TF1. "I will define the framework officially in the coming weeks and months," Macron said, outlining three ...

Trump says to reinstate 'maximum pressure' on Iran, Tehran promises “failure”

This is Beirut, 05/02 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was planning to reinstate what he called the "maximum pressure" policy against Iran over allegations that it is trying to develop nuclear weapons. However, Trump also said he hoped the policy will "hardly have to be used." Trump made the comment as he signed a memorandum reimposing the tough policy of ...

Putin Showcases New Nuclear Submarines

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-11 20:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, pledged to strengthen Russia's "military-naval prowess" as he participated in the inauguration of two nuclear submarines in the Far North of the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday promised to reinforce Russia's "military-naval might" as he attended the inauguration of two nuclear ...

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