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Biden asserts that a nuclear attack by North Korea would spell the end of the regime.
Joe Biden told reporters that a nuclear attack by North Korea against the United States or its allies would result in the demise of whichever regime took such action.
President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol warned North Korea that it would face a nuclear respo...
There is "no guarantee" that Ukraine will win the war with the help of Western weapons.
With the hope of replicating the success of its counterattacks last September, Ukraine has been preparing to launch a spring counteroffensive to recapture territory seized by Russians. Ukrainian forces, despite receiving Western weapons, such as battle tanks, will need to alter their strategy, sa...
The German government has given its blessing to the transfer of weapons to Saudi Arabia
This goes against a prohibition put in place in 2018 in response to Saudi Arabia's role in the conflict in Yemen. Allegedly, deals were sealed before Chancellor Olaf Scholz's weekend visit to the area.
Olaf Scholz, the chancellor of Germany, met with Mohammed bin Salman, the cro...
Are North Korean nuclear weapons being relocated near the border with South Korea?
Is North Korea planning to place tactical nukes along its border with South Korea, which is barely a day's drive from Seoul and its 26 million residents?
Many observers of a high-profile military summit in North Korea this week have reached that conclusion. The prospective deploymen...
Combat Daesh's Chemical Drones
Salih Al-Sabawi was an Iraqi engineer who worked for Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons programme. He was executed for his involvement in the programme. A source who spoke to the Washington Post under the condition of anonymity said that Daesh intended to make use of Salih Al-knowledge Sabawi&...
The United States has agreed to deliver sophisticated rockets to Ukraine
President Joe Biden of the United States stated the US will equip Ukraine with more powerful rocket launchers and weapons so it could "more precisely strike vital battlefield targets."
"We moved promptly to deliver Ukraine a large amount of equipment and ammunition so tha...
Syria is accused of violating the Chemical Weapons Convention at the United Nations
On the 25th anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention's implementation, the United States accused Syria of violating the treaty and blocking inspectors.
"Since joining the convention, the Assad dictatorship has used chemical weapons against its people on at least eight occ...
'Extremely concerning,' Britain and Australia join the Pentagon in monitoring Russia's potential use of chemical weapons in Ukraine
On Monday, officials in Washington and London launched an investigation into the probable use of chemical weapons by the Russian military in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, after Ukrainian forces in the region claimed to have identified evidence of chemical poisoning among their troops.<...
How NATO can put a stop to Russia's chemical-weapons danger
As fear grows that Russia may use chemical weapons in its conflict against Ukraine, NATO has expressed collective worry that such an escalation would "end in serious repercussions." The Alliance has also promised to strengthen Ukraine's protective equipment while also increasing its...
The ominous history of chemical weapons
However, war is war. The deadly hatred that characterises it implies opposing armies will use everything at their disposal to defeat the opponent. As a result, the Allies took Putin's threat to deploy chemical weapons in Ukraine seriously. Sarin and tabun, two very poisonous chemicals, are un...
Could Russia deploy chemical weapons in Ukraine, and if so, how would the West react
In a news conference on Thursday, Joe Biden was asked twice if Nato would respond with military force if Russia used chemical weapons in Ukraine, a concern highlighted frequently in recent weeks by the US, UK, and others.
Russia is one of 193 nations that have signed an international co...
What exactly are chemical weapons, and why is the US anxious that Russia would use them
After over a month of fighting in Ukraine, the focus has shifted to Russia's probable use of chemical weapons in its invasion. Russia's baseless assertion that Ukraine possesses biological and chemical weapons, according to US President Joe Biden, suggests that Russia's President Vlad...
US and France warned Russia that using chemical weapons will have serious repercussions
On Wednesday (16 March), the US and French officials warned Russia that if it employed chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, it would face severe consequences.
On Wednesday, US national security advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrus...
The use of chemical weapons by Russia in Ukraine would be a "game-changer," according to Poland's president
The deployment of chemical weapons by Russia in Ukraine, according to Polish President Andrzej Duda, would be a game-changer, and NATO would have to carefully consider how to respond.
When asked if Putin's deployment of chemical weapons would constitute a red line for NATO, Duda res...
Prosecutors claim that a German citizen assisted Russia in obtaining chemicals for weapons
On Tuesday, Germany's federal public prosecutor said that a German person had been charged with assisting a Russian intelligence service in obtaining chemicals for the creation of weapons of mass devastation.
According to the report, the suspect, known as Alexander S., ran a trading...
UAE Demands Scrapping Chemical Weapons of Syria at UN Debut
On Wednesday, the UAE diplomat, Mohamed Abushahab, took part in the country’s first public appearance at the UN Security Council as its new member. The deputy ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations said demanded wholesale scrapping of the stockpiles of chemical weapons...
Man Arrested in France for Involvement in Chemical Weapons
A French-Syrian man has been arrested from the south of France on suspicion of delivering chemical components for weapons to Syria. The man has been accused of using his shipping company to supply components for manufacturing chemical weapons.
The man lives outside of France but was vis...
The US Addresses Law Enforcement’s Use of Aerosolized Chemicals
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) held a Conference of the States Parties that overwhelmingly voted for a decision that affirmed their understanding under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) that central nervous system-acting chemicals, when used as aerosols, is no...
Test launch of Zircon Hypersonic missiles successfully carried out by Russia
Russia carried out another successful test of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles on November 18. These are the latest additions to the country's arsenal of weapons which President Vladimir Putin calls as "invincible”.
Highlights
- Russi...
Most advanced warship delivered to Pakistan by China
Chinese media reported that, China has delivered the most advanced warship to Pakistan. This is the largest warship that Beijing has ever exported.
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- Most advanced warship delivered to Pakistan
- The ship has extensive surveillance po...