WSJ, Russia and Nuclear Weapon
Russia Launched Research Spacecraft for Antisatellite Nuclear Weapon Two Years Ago, U.S. Officials Say
The satellite, known as Cosmos-2553, went into orbit in February 2022 just weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine.
2022 Sighting: Russia Undertakes Anti-Satellite Weapon Test with Potential for Nuclear Use
Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. Become a member Support us just once Last year, Russia commenced a test involving a space-based anti-satellite weapon that could possibly be armed with nuclear warheads,
Russia testing potential nuclear weapon in space
Russia reportedly sent a satellite into space two years ago to test for a potential nuclear weapon. The prototype was part of the country's ongoing anti-satellite program, which allegedly aims to create a nuclear device that would destroy US military satellites.
Russia launched spacecraft carrying parts of anti-satellite nuclear weapon before war – WSJ
A few weeks before its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia launched the Kosmos 2553 satellite to test components of a potential anti-satellite nuclear weapons system. Source: The Wall Street Journal Details: Reportedly,
What are tactical nuclear weapons and why did Russia order drills?
Moscow’s defense doctrine envisages a nuclear response to an atomic strike or even an attack with conventional weapons that “threaten the very existence of the Russian state.” That vague wording has led some pro-Kremlin Russian experts to urge Putin to sharpen it to force the West to take the warnings more seriously.
Putin orders tactical nuclear weapons drills in response to Western ‘threats’
Since invading Ukraine in 2022, Putin has repeatedly made veiled threats to use tactical nuclear weapons against the West.
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Advocates press U.S. House to act soon on compensation for nuclear testing victims
Advocates and survivors have long said they were not warned prior to nuclear testing and were forgotten ... The U.S.
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North Korea confirms missile launch, vows bolstered nuclear force
Kim oversaw the Friday test launch into the East Sea ... tactical rockets and hypersonic weapons in recent months, in ...
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Putin orders non-strategic nuclear weapons testing in response to ‘Western aggression’
Vladimir Putin has ordered the Ministry of Defence to conduct testing of nuclear weapons in response to “Western aggression.” ...
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Putin orders tactical nuclear weapons drills in response to Western ‘threats’
Putin said Russia would not be the first to test nuclear weapons, but would do so in the event of a US test. After Macron said in February that sending Western troops to Ukraine could not be ...
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What are tactical nuclear weapons and why did Russia order drills?
FILE - In this photo taken from a video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, on Dec. 9, 2020, a Russian Tu-160 strategic bomber fires a cruise missile at test targets ...