nuclear weapons

Talking to kids about nuclear tensions? Experts advise telling the truth

By Leanne Italie, Associated Press

Questions about nuclear weapons can sometimes make this moment feel reminiscent of growing up during the Cold War. Experts and parents recommend speaking simply with younger kids who ask questions but avoiding detailed discussions of scary topics.

Russia holds drills with nuclear submarines, land-based missiles amid Ukraine invasion

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Russian nuclear submarines have sailed off for drills in the Barents Sea and mobile missile launchers are roaming snow forests in Siberia after President Vladimir Putin ordered his nation's nuclear forces put on high alert.

What to know as Ukraine resists Russia’s advance

By Associated Press

The Russian military assault on Ukraine went into its fifth day after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his nuclear forces put on increased alert, ratcheting up tensions yet further.

Putin put Russia’s nuclear forces on alert. What does that mean for the risk of nuclear war?

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin's implied threat to turn the Ukraine war into a broader nuclear conflict presents President Joe Biden with choices rarely contemplated in the atomic age, including whether to raise the alert level of U.S. nuclear forces.

Putin’s threat rekindles Cold War fears of nuclear war

By Associated Press

He warned that he has the weapons available if anyone dares to use military means tries to stop the takeover of Ukraine.

Biden has first formal talks with Japanese PM Kishida to discuss North Korea and China concerns

By Aamer Madhani, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have held their first formal talks as they face fresh concerns about North Korea's nuclear program and China's growing military assertiveness.

North Korea conducts ballistic missile test in sign it will focus on boosting weapons capabilities

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

The U.S. military says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea, its first weapons launch in about two months and a signal it isn't interested in rejoining denuclearization talks anytime soon and would rather focus on boosting…

Omicron fears mean nuclear treaty conference likely to be delayed again

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Days before its start date, an international conference on a landmark Cold War-era nuclear treaty is poised to be postponed because coronavirus cases are surging in the host city of New York.

President of Belarus offers to host Russian nuclear weapons

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Lukashenko made the remarks as he moves to cement ties with Russia, his main ally and sponsor, amid tensions with the West over his disputed reelection last year and a crackdown on dissent in Belarus.

After review, White House sees limits to North Korea diplomacy

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The Biden administration says it has completed a review of U.S. policy toward North Korea and suggests it has limited hopes of brokering a "grand bargain" to persuade the North to give up its nuclear weapons program.