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Russia’s Nuclear Ambiguity in Ukraine and the Science of Deterrence, Escalation, and MiscalculationEscalating to nuclear use in response to anything happening in the Ukraine war does not seem credible because it wouldn’t help Russia’s war aims and could trigger a direct military clash with NATO that would be much more costly to Russia,
In targeting a “reboot” of defence ties with a focus on joint missile development and nuclear co-operation, while also firming up support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, Europe’s two nuclear power
China and Russia’s growing military-technical cooperation aims to preserve strategic stability, but it could have the opposite effect.
Moscow has identified France as its "chief enemy in Europe", the head of the French army, General Thierry Burkhard, said on Friday, attributing the shift in part to Paris's support for Ukraine
Russia and China would be the first nuclear powers to sign a treaty barring use of the weapons in Southeast Asia.
The USS Newport News arrived in Iceland this week as the US looks to the Arctic with increasing concern amid growing Russian military activity.
The UK and France have agreed to coordinate their nuclear deterrents, marking a joint show of strength against adversaries such as Russia.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart will meet Thursday in Malaysia for what could be a testy conversation as tensions
England and France agreed Thursday to “coordinate” and “cooperate” with each other’s nuclear programs for their own safety and the defense of Europe.
While US officials are worried about Russian anti-satellite weapons, or ASATs, the behavior of Russia's Nivelir satellites is puzzling. It's clear that Russia is deliberately launching these satellites to get close to American spy craft in orbit, a retired senior US military space official told Ars on background.
The Houthis in Yemen sank their second ship in two days when a Liberian-flagged cargo ship, Eternity C, went down in the Red Sea early Wednesday morning.