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Russian nuclear base deserter reveals terrifying secret

Russian deserter who guarded nuclear weapons base says there were constant lie-detector tests

A Russian deserter who guarded nuclear weapons gave the BBC a rare glimpse into the paranoia and surveillance at a top-secret nuclear base.

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Russian deserter reveals war secrets of guarding nuclear base

But on the day the war started, the weapons were fully in place,” says the former officer in the Russian nuclear forces. “We were ready to launch the forces into the sea and air and, in theory, carry out a nuclear strike.

Daily Express US on MSN · 23h

Russian nuclear base deserter reveals terrifying secret: 'We are ready to launch a strike'

Nuclear weapons were 'fully in place' on the day Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into Ukraine, a deserter claims.

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Reuters · 1d

Russia's Medvedev warns West over discussing nuclear weapons for Ukraine

Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that if the West supplied nuclear weapons to Ukraine then Moscow could consider such a transfer to be tantamount to an attack on Russia,

Newsweek · 23h

Putin Ally Says 'Walking Dead' Biden Risking Nuclear War With Russia

"The very idea is so absurd that it raises suspicions about the presence of paranoid psychosis," Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

CBS News on MSN · 6d

Putin just approved a new nuclear weapons doctrine for Russia. Here's what it means.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes formally lowering the threshold at which his country can consider a nuclear attack.

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Trump’s second term could test Europe’s nuclear temptations

If NATO’s nuclear guarantee is questioned, we may discover that the alliance mattered more than we realized in preventing the ...

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Russia Condemns 'Irresponsible' Talk of Nuclear Weapons for Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Discussion in the West about arming Ukraine with nuclear weapons is "absolutely irresponsible", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

For Russia, Nuclear Weapons Are the Ultimate Bargaining Chip

The Ukraine war has not only shattered millions of lives and shaken Europe. It also has inured Washington to the use of ...

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The Kremlin has revised its nuclear policy. Does that make the use of atomic weapons more likely?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a revamped version of his country's nuclear doctrine that lowers the bar on when ...

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10 Reasons Why Minimum Nuclear Deterrence Is A Bad Idea

Deterrence is impossible if U.S. strategic offensive forces cannot target the full range of enemy nuclear forces, general-purpose forces, and war-supporting industries.