Putin orders Russian nuclear deterrent forces on 'special' alert

Feb 27, 2022

Moscow [Russia], February 27 : Russian President Vladimir Putin placed the country's nuclear deterrent forces on a "special" alert on Sunday amid the rising...

US cancels its ballistic missile test in bid to lower nuclear tensions with Russia

Apr 01, 2022

Washington [US], April 2 : The United States has cancelled a planned test-launch of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a bid...

China's expansionist moves irking friends and foes alike?

Aug 09, 2020

Moscow [Russia], Aug 9 : China with its expansionist policies seems to have angered Russia with Moscow recently stating that it will perceive any...

Blinken, French, German, UK counterparts reaffirm support for Ukraine: US State Dept

Dec 30, 2021

Washington [US], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed over the telephone with his French, German and UK counterparts coordination on...

Amid global tension, US Air Force tests nuclear-capable long-range missile

Aug 17, 2022

Washington [US], August 17 : Amid the Russia-Ukraine war, rising tensions between China and Taiwan and other global issues, the US Air Force on...

Putin oversees drills of nuclear forces amid escalating tensions with Ukraine

Oct 26, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw the training of Moscow's strategic deterrence forces, troops responsible for responding to threats of nuclear war, the Kremlin said.