Tag: nuclear weapons

Macron’s Blunder On Nuclear Strikes

By showing his cards, the French president allowed the opponent to anticipate much more easily what the reactions to a new initiative would be and the risks involved.

North Korea Embraces Preemptive Nuclear Strike Option

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that his country’s status as a nuclear-armed state had now become “irreversible,” and that no amount of sanctions would force him to destroy his nuclear arsenal.

Lukashenko: If Provoked, We Will Use Nuclear Weapons

The Belarusian leader touted his country’s fighter jets, now retrofitted with nuclear weapons. While Belarus has no nuclear arsenal of its own, after a referendum held earlier this year, it receives nuclear weaponry from its Russian ally.