https://www.defencetalk.com Nuclear and wmd news covering nuclear an chemical weapons, nuclear proliferation and arms control. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:35:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.defencetalk.com/kremlin-says-nuclear-weapons-in-finland-would-threaten-russia-80712/ https://www.defencetalk.com/kremlin-says-nuclear-weapons-in-finland-would-threaten-russia-80712/#respond Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:35:24 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80712 Russia said on Friday it saw Finland’s move to lift restrictions on hosting nuclear weapons as a potential threat and vowed to respond if Helsinki followed through with the plan. A Russia neighbor and NATO member since 2023, Finland said on Thursday it planned to lift restrictions prohibiting nuclear weapons on its soil, in order […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kremlin-says-nuclear-weapons-in-finland-would-threaten-russia-80712/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/kremlin-says-nuclear-weapons-in-finland-would-threaten-russia-80712/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/finland-to-allow-nuclear-weapons-on-its-soil-government-80693/ https://www.defencetalk.com/finland-to-allow-nuclear-weapons-on-its-soil-government-80693/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2026 03:48:22 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80693 Finland said Thursday it planned to lift restrictions prohibiting nuclear weapons on its soil, in order to bring the country in line with NATO’s deterrence policy after joining the alliance in 2023. “The government proposal would make it possible in future to bring a nuclear weapon into Finland, or to transport, deliver or possess one […]https://www.defencetalk.com/finland-to-allow-nuclear-weapons-on-its-soil-government-80693/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/finland-to-allow-nuclear-weapons-on-its-soil-government-80693/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-army-says-struck-covert-underground-nuclear-site-in-iran-80667/ https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-army-says-struck-covert-underground-nuclear-site-in-iran-80667/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:16:37 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80667 The Israeli military said Tuesday that it struck an underground nuclear site in Iran where it alleged scientists were “covertly” developing a key component for nuclear weapons. Following the conflict in June, when Israel struck several Iranian nuclear sites, the military said it tracked Iranian scientists to “their new location at this site in a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-army-says-struck-covert-underground-nuclear-site-in-iran-80667/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-army-says-struck-covert-underground-nuclear-site-in-iran-80667/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/macron-to-set-out-how-frances-nuclear-arms-could-protect-europe-80652/ https://www.defencetalk.com/macron-to-set-out-how-frances-nuclear-arms-could-protect-europe-80652/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:22:39 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80652 France will on Monday unveil how it could use the European Union’s only atomic arsenal to protect the continent in an unstable world, with Russia becoming increasingly aggressive and the United States turning away. The speech by French President Emmanuel Macron, at France’s Ile Longue nuclear submarine base, comes after the launch of US and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/macron-to-set-out-how-frances-nuclear-arms-could-protect-europe-80652/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/macron-to-set-out-how-frances-nuclear-arms-could-protect-europe-80652/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-updated-nuclear-red-line-adds-uncertainty-experts-80514/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:23:08 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80514 Russia’s new nuclear doctrine reflects its hopes to deter Ukraine’s allies from a greater role in the war by establishing red lines hedged with added ambiguity, experts say. Moscow warned on Tuesday that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-updated-nuclear-red-line-adds-uncertainty-experts-80514/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-defence-ministry-says-held-fresh-nuclear-drills-80479/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 04:27:40 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80479 Russia said Tuesday its army held fresh nuclear drills under the supervision of President Vladimir Putin, who recently called for changes to rules on the use of Moscow’s nuclear deterrent. Putin has raised the prospect of using nuclear weapons during Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine several times and last month suggested Russia broaden its rules on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-defence-ministry-says-held-fresh-nuclear-drills-80479/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-shifting-back-to-nuclear-to-ditch-coal-power-ai-80465/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:31:16 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80465 Glinting in the sun by the world’s biggest nuclear plant, the Sea of Japan is calm now. But as the huge facility gears up to restart, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa has a new tsunami wall, just in case. Japan pulled the plug on nuclear power after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, but with the G7’s dirtiest energy mix, it […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-shifting-back-to-nuclear-to-ditch-coal-power-ai-80465/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/amazon-bets-on-nuclear-power-to-fuel-ai-ambitions-80357/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 02:49:34 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80357 Amazon announced significant investments in nuclear energy on Wednesday, joining other tech giants in aiming to meet the high electric power demands of artificial intelligence using atomic energy. As companies including Microsoft, Amazon, and Google rapidly expand their global data center capabilities, they are actively seeking new electricity sources. Amazon has signed three agreements to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/amazon-bets-on-nuclear-power-to-fuel-ai-ambitions-80357/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/nuclear-deterrence-still-at-heart-of-great-power-strategy-experts-80330/ Mon, 14 Oct 2024 08:17:50 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80330 Nuclear-armed powers have no intention of giving up the atom bomb as part of their military strategy, experts said after the Nobel Peace Prize committee urged against any weakening of the nuclear “taboo”. Awarding this year’s peace prize to Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors pushing for a nuclear weapons […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nuclear-deterrence-still-at-heart-of-great-power-strategy-experts-80330/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-retaliation-threat-sparks-call-in-iran-for-nuclear-weapons-80306/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:45:53 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80306 With the prospect of Israeli retaliation for Iran’s missile attack looming, some Iranian hardliners want their government to revise its nuclear doctrine to pursue atomic weapons. Israel has vowed to launch a “deadly, precise, and surprising” attack on Iran in retaliation for its second-ever direct strike on Israeli territory. On October 1, Iran launched 200 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-retaliation-threat-sparks-call-in-iran-for-nuclear-weapons-80306/]]>