The Supreme Court issued a surprising decision on Wednesday, finding that complaints that the Biden administration had forced censorship on conservative social media users were unfounded. In its 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court laid a death blow in particular to the conspiracy theory that the FBI forced social media companies to suppress stories about Hunter […]
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Russia will use nukes regardless of whether we arm Ukraine
Over the past few weeks, Western countries have green-lit Ukraine’s use of Nato-class weapons to strike targets on Russian territory. Russia has responded with a predictable chorus of nuclear threats. with former President Dmitry Medvedev threatening Washington, Paris, and London with nuclear annihilation if Nato countries placed troops in Ukraine. At the St. Petersburg Economic […]
US and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea’s launches and threats to use nukes
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and allies South Korea and Japan clashed with China and Russia Friday over North Korea’s latest satellite and ballistic missile launches and threats to use nuclear weapons that have escalated tensions in northeast Asia. The scene was an emergency open meeting of the U.N. Security Council called after […]
Russia is raising a stink about F-16s in Ukraine by saying they’re nuclear-capable, even though the types of warplanes already deployed there can carry nukes
Russia said on Monday that it would treat F-16s in Ukraine as an escalation because they’re nuclear-capable. The Foreign Ministry said it would consider the delivery of the jets as a “purposeful provocation.” Meanwhile, the warplanes already used by Ukraine can technically be fitted to deploy nukes too. Russia warned on Monday against the expected arrival […]
Episode 101 — Nukes in Space
On Episode 101 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Space.com’s Brett Tingley discuss the recent reports and delve into the history of the militarization of space by Russia, China, and the United States. Russia is building a secret nuclear-powered space weapon, but what does that mean for the rest of us? Tariq and Brett […]
Russia’s Medvedev again threatens use of nukes against Ukraine
Russia’s former president, Dmitry Medvedev, has once again mentioned nuclear weapons in the context of Russian attacks on Ukraine. “What was used, as we know, was various delivery vehicles with different warheads. Except for nuclear ones, for thetime being,” the official said. Speaking at a meeting of the Russian Military and Defence Commission, Medvedev described […]
North Korea’s Kim warns of ‘nuclear attack’ if provoked with nukes -KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang would not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if an enemy provokes it with nuclear weapons, state media reported on Thursday. Kim made the remark as he met with soldiers under the military’s missile bureau over its recent launching drill of an intercontinental ballistic missile […]