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Putin says will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
AFP, Published on 26/03/2023
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbour and ally Belarus.
US accuses S.Africa of having supplied weapons to Russia
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - The US envoy to South Africa on Thursday accused the country of having covertly provided arms to Russia despite its professed neutrality in the Ukraine war, local media said.
Vietnam on financial grey list over weapons-proliferation risks
Reuters, Published on 24/06/2023
» HANOI: Vietnam was added to the watch list of the FATF international financial crime watchdog, which said the nation has nonetheless committed to proving it effectively prevents the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
US strikes Iran-linked weapons storage site in Syria
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - US warplanes carried out a strike on an Iran-linked weapons storage facility in eastern Syria on Wednesday in response to attacks against American personnel, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
UN rejects Russian resolution on banning weapons in space
Published on 21/05/2024
» NEW YORK - The UN Security Council on Monday rejected a resolution proposed by Russia on banning all weapons in space, with the United States saying Moscow is trying to mislead the world from its true intention.
Kremlin says NATO chief's nuclear weapons remarks are escalation
Reuters, Published on 17/06/2024
» MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Monday that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's remarks about talks on deploying more nuclear weapons were an escalation.
Thai weapons shipments to Myanmar ‘doubled in last year’
Published on 26/06/2024
» The value of weapons and related materials exported from Thailand to Myanmar doubled in the 2023-24 fiscal year to $120 million, according to a new report by a United Nations expert.
Russian military's chemical weapons chief killed in Moscow blast
AFP, Published on 17/12/2024
» MOSCOW - The head of the Russian army's chemical weapons division died on Tuesday when an explosive device attached to a scooter went off outside an apartment building in Moscow, officials said.
Chemical weapons experts heading to UK in Russia spy case
AFP, Published on 18/03/2018
» LONDON - Britain is to target wealth linked to the Kremlin in response to the poisoning of a former spy, foreign minister Boris Johnson said Sunday ahead of a visit by international chemical weapons experts.
Chemical weapons experts head to Britain in Russia spy case
AFP, Published on 19/03/2018
» LONDON: International chemical weapons experts were due to arrive in Britain Monday to collect samples of a nerve agent used to poison a former Russian spy as London accused Moscow of stockpiling the toxin used in the attack.