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The year 2025 has seen a marked increase in global tensions surrounding nuclear weapons. US President Donald Trump has emphasized America's nuclear arsenal without intending deployment, even as he orders tests to resume. Russia responds by preparing for full-scale nuclear tests and breaking treaties, while China and NATO are equally involved in the evolving narrative, albeit with reluctance for trilateral talks with US and Russia. France has enhanced its naval nuclear capabilities with the M51.3 missiles. Both Norway and US intelligence report advancements in Russian nuclear technologies and military strategies, heightening alert levels globally. Meanwhile, Iran remains a focal point of nuclear disarmament discussions, amid contrasting statements from global leaders about its intentions and capabilities.

What has been the US approach to nuclear weapons in 2025?

In 2025, the US under President Trump has signaled a nuanced approach to nuclear weapons, acknowledging their strategic advantage yet pushing for global denuclearization through resumed testing and diplomatic engagements. Trump's administration has also emphasized maintaining Europe under its nuclear umbrella while contemplating new treaties with Russia on strategic arms reduction.

How are Russia's nuclear actions affecting global security?

Russia's actions, including testing advanced nuclear missiles and denouncing agreements with the US, have intensified global security concerns. Russian leader Putin's announcement of testing new nuclear capabilities, alongside plans for possible attacks with satellites, has prompted heightened vigilance among NATO countries and renewed discussion on defense strategies.

What role is China playing in the nuclear weapon discussions?

China has maintained a cautious stance regarding nuclear disarmament discussions, especially with the US and Russia. Despite SIPRI reports highlighting China's fast-paced nuclear arsenal expansion, the Chinese Foreign Ministry remains skeptical of trilateral talks, calling the notion unwise amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions.

Has Europe's nuclear defense policy changed under current circumstances?

Europe's nuclear defense approach is evolving as the UK invests in new F-35 jets for NATO missions, while Poland expresses interest in France's nuclear umbrella amid potential Russian threats. The shift aims to enhance European defense capabilities, reflecting the region's strategic adjustments to the uncertain global nuclear landscape.

What are the implications of Iran's nuclear program intentions?

In 2025, Iran's varying declarations on nuclear activities continue to stir global debates. While US and Israeli demands for program cessation persist, Iran remains resilient, cautiously engaging in diplomatic discussions with Western powers, yet skeptical of meaningful progress, as it pledges not to pursue weapons but reserves the right for peaceful use.

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байден If Putin doesn’t want nuclear strike, why does he keep talking about it? - Biden Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has been making dangerous rhetoric about the possibility of using nuclear weapons. 9 128 48 Previously in trend: War

путін We do not need a nuclear strike on Ukraine - Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he sees no political sense in a nuclear strike on Ukraine. 25 913 99 Previously in trend: War

сша,бомба,ядерна US accelerated implementation of plan to update nuclear weapons at arsenals in Europe, - Politico The United States of America will replace the old samples of nuclear weapons at the arsenals in Europe with new ones not next spring, but already in December 2022. In particular, we are talking about the B61-12 bomb. 1 994 7 World

Russian propaganda tells that Ukraine is allegedly preparing to shoot down a "radioactive missile" over Chornobyl Russian propaganda is spreading reports that Ukraine has allegedly completed "technical preparations for a "dirty bomb" provocation". 6 837 43 Previously in trend: War

блінкен,путін US warned Putin personally about consequences of nuclear strike on Ukraine - Blinken US has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of consequences his country will face in case of a nuclear strike on Ukraine. 13 027 32 Previously in trend: War

шойгу Shoigu called defense ministers of India and China: Told about "dirty bomb" The Minister of Defense of the occupying country, Sergei Shoigu, held a conversation with the Defense Ministers of India and China, Rajnath Singh and Wei Fenghe. 8 287 50 Previously in trend: War

рф,зброя,ядерна Russia conducted training on task of massive nuclear strike, - Shoigu In Russia, they conducted training on the task of a nuclear strike. 21 768 54 Previously in trend: War

столтенберг Accusations of Russian Federation regarding "dirty bomb" are false, world is watching this very carefully, - Stoltenberg NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Russia against escalation on the pretext of Ukraine’s accusations of plans to use a "dirty bomb". 1 266 9 Previously in trend: War

блінкен Blinken approves IAEA intentions to visit nuclear facilities in Ukraine US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, at a meeting with IAEA Director General Raphael Grossi, expressed support for the organization’s initiative to visit nuclear facilities in Ukraine. 1 907 10 War in Ukraine

байден Russia will make "incredibly serious mistake" if it uses nuclear weapons against Ukraine - Biden Russia will make "incredibly serious mistake" if it uses nuclear weapons against Ukraine - Biden 12 049 42 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

путін Russia will face consequences regardless of whether it uses "dirty" or nuclear bomb, - US State Department US State Department spokesman Ned Price warned that Russia would face consequences whether it used a so-called "dirty bomb" or any other nuclear weapon. 5 573 11 Previously in trend: War

заес,магате Ruscists can prepare terrorist attack using nuclear materials and radioactive waste stored at site of ZNPP - Energoatom Russia’s statements about the creation of a "dirty nuclear bomb" may indicate that it is preparing an act of nuclear terrorism. 2 093 7 Previously in trend: War

гроссі,рафаель IAEA experts will inspect two nuclear facilities in Ukraine in coming days, - Grossi IAEA inspectors intend to visit two nuclear facilities in Ukraine in the coming days at Kyiv’s request. 1 233 8 Previously in trend: War

оон,радбез Russia intends to accuse Ukraine of "dirty bomb" at UN Security Council On Tuesday, October 25, Russia intends to present to the UN Security Council an accusation that Ukraine is allegedly planning to use a "dirty bomb". 15 294 103 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

нато,столтенберг Russia’s claims about Ukrainian "dirty bomb" are absurd, - Stoltenberg The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberg, commenting on Russia’s accusations against Ukraine of creating a "dirty bomb", warned Moscow against using false statements as a pretext for escalating the war. 2 005 18 Previously in trend: War

рінкевич,едгар Russia has enough resources for long war, West should not relax, - head of Foreign Ministry of Latvia Rinkevics Russia has enough resources to wage a protracted war against Ukraine, so the West mustn’t relax in providing aid to our country. 1 944 10 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

резніков We invite UN and IAEA to visit Ukraine in response to Russia’s nuclear blackmail, - Reznikov Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov invited UN and OSCE monitoring missions to Ukraine in response to Russia’s nuclear blackmail. 2 074 8 War in Ukraine

кулеба,блінкен Spreading this wave of disinformation about a "dirty bomb", Russia is looking for an excuse for a false flag operation - Kuleba held talks with Blinken Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba discussed Russian disinformation about a "dirty bomb" with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. 4 240 11 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

резніков Reznikov about Kremlin’s "dirty bomb" hoax: Thief’s hat is burning Lies about a "dirty bomb" that Ukraine is allegedly going to use is a manifestation of Kremlin’s habit of accusing its victims of aggression of their own crime in advance. 3 008 5 Previously in trend: War

зеленський Zelenskyi: The only person who can use nuclear weapons in Europe is Putin President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi stated that only one person could use nuclear weapons in our part of Europe and he had ordered Defense Minister Shoygu to call his colleagues. 3 753 37 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

зеленський Russian Defense Minister arranges a telephone carousel and calls foreign ministers with stories about the so-called dirty nuclear bomb, - Zelenskyi. VIDEO On October 23, 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi made a traditional address to Ukrainians. 12 456 43 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

воллес Russia should not use "dirty bomb" hoax as pretext for further escalation of war in Ukraine, - Wallace Russian Defense Minister Serhii Shoigu, during a conversation with his British colleague Ben Wallace on October 23, claimed that Ukraine is planning actions with the help of Western countries, including Great Britain, to escalate the war. 6 293 17 Previously in trend: War

зеленський A possible nuclear strike on Bankova should be followed by a strike on decision-making center in Russia, - Zelenskyi If Russia launches a nuclear strike on Presidential Office of Ukraine, world should respond with a strike on decision-making center in Russia 29 534 232 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

кісіда Use of nuclear weapons by Russia will be "act of enmity against humanity", - Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Russia’s use of nuclear weapons would be viewed as "an act of enmity against humanity." 2 608 28 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

райдер,пет US is fully prepared for nuclear scenarios from Russia, if there is need to react - Pentagon The US is fully prepared for nuclear scenarios from Russia, but does not yet see any changes in Russia’s nuclear positions. 7 519 21 Previously in trend: War

данілов If Russian Federation uses nuclear weapons, many countries with "dirty bombs" may appear, - Danilov Oleksii Danilov, Secretary of the NSDC, believes that Russia and some other countries must be disarmed, they have no right to have nuclear weapons. 4 477 34 Previously in trend: War

путін Russia may launch nuclear strike to impose peace on Ukraine on its own terms - German intelligence Russia may use tactical nuclear weapons to impose a "dictated peace" on Ukraine, but so far there are no signs of preparations for this scenario. 16 301 67 Previously in trend: War

салліван U.S. is trying to convince Russia not to consider any nuclear weapons options, - Biden’s advisor Sullivan The United States of America will respond equally to Russia’s use of any form of nuclear weapons in a war with Ukraine. 6 868 48 Previously in trend: War

маск Russia can destroy USA and Europe with nuclear weapons in half hour, - Musk American billionaire, founder of SpaceX Elon Musk continues to express his opinion on Russia’s war against Ukraine. 36 209 269 Previously in trend: War

су,білорусь Russia wants to convert Belarusian Su-25 aircraft for nuclear weapons Russia will transfer to Belarus dual-equipped Iskander-M complexes and convert some of the Belarusian Su-25 aircraft to the technical ability to carry nuclear weapons. 8 992 63 Previously in trend: War

ходжес Kremlin knows that case of use of nuclear weapons, USA will receive tough response - General Hodges The former commander of the US forces in Europe, Ben Hodges, believes that the use of tactical nuclear weapons by Russia in the war against Ukraine will only significantly complicate the situation in which the Russian Federation is and will lead to a strong reaction from the US. 2 297 3 Previously in trend: War

столтенберг If Russia uses nuclear weapons against Ukraine, it will change nature of conflict, - Stoltenberg NATO’s nuclear deterrent is effective. The task is to pre-empt the use of nuclear weapons, to prevent war, and this was brought to Moscow. 6 640 67 Previously in trend: War

ядерна Russian army will be destroyed in response to nuclear attack against Ukraine, - Borrell Putin is probably not bluffing when he talks about his nuclear threats against Ukraine, but neither is the west bluffing when he says that the Russian military will be annihilated by non-nuclear means in the event of any Russian nuclear attack against Ukraine. 38 029 155 Previously in trend: War

путін Putin will use nuclear weapons only when he knows well that there will be no consequences for him - Zelensky Now Europe’s task is to show the Russian dictator Putin that he is in isolation. 3 037 17 Previously in trend: War

нато NATO may conduct nuclear exercises next week, - BBC The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is concerned about Russia’s plans to conduct nuclear drills in the near future and may hold similar drills next week. 2 079 6 World

боррель If Russian Federation strikes Ukraine with nuclear weapons, EU will definitely respond, - Borrell The European Union will definitely respond if Russia dares to launch a nuclear attack on Ukraine. 3 036 35 Previously in trend: War

нато,росія NATO prepares for "physical response" in case of Russian nuclear strike - Reuters A Russian nuclear strike would change the course of a full-scale war against Ukraine and would likely trigger a "physical response" from Kyiv’s allies and - potentially - the North Atlantic Alliance. 10 336 28 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

столтенберг NATO warned Russian Federation about consequences of using nuclear weapons against Ukraine, - Stoltenberg NATO currently does not see Russia’s preparations for the use of nuclear weapons, but has clearly proven to the Russian leadership that any use of them in the war against Ukraine will have serious consequences for Russia itself. 6 229 6 Previously in trend: War

байден I do not think that Putin will use nuclear weapons. Pentagon has plan for such scenario, - Biden US President Joe Biden said that he does not believe in the use of nuclear weapons by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, but noted that the Pentagon has developed a plan in case of such a scenario. 11 516 38 Previously in trend: War

джеремі,флемінг There are no guarantees that we will record Russia’s preparations for nuclear attack, - Fleming, head of Britain’s Intelligence Service Sir Jeremy Fleming, head of the UK Government Communications Center (GCHQ), believes that there are no guarantees that the West will be able to detect Russia’s preparations to use nuclear weapons. 10 734 48 Previously in trend: War

стефанчук Stefanchuk explained to Musk difference between nuclear war and nuclear terrorism A nuclear war can be unleashed by countries that have nuclear weapons in their arsenal. If one of the states does not have such weapons, then the conflict can be called nuclear terrorism. 9 810 39 War in Ukraine

зеленський Zelensky denied ever calling for preventive strikes against Russia President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he did not call for NATO’s preventive strikes against Russia. 11 348 75 Previously in trend: War

зброя,ядерна US does not discuss deployment of nuclear weapons with Poland - State Department The United States is not negotiating with Poland on possible deployment of nuclear weapons on its territory under Nuclear Sharing and has no intention to do so in countries that joined NATO after 1997. 2 174 21 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

зеленський Hysteria in Russia after Zelensky’s words about NATO’s preventive strikes President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on NATO to respond to Russia’s nuclear threats by increasing pressure. Russia took this statement as a call for a nuclear strike on Russia. 46 239 146 War in Ukraine

резніков Russia’s nuclear potential ended in 1997, - Reznikov It cannot be said that the risk of Russia’s use of tactical nuclear weapons does not exist, but the leaders of the world’s leading countries warned the Russian Federation about the devastating consequences for it. In addition, no one knows in what condition this weapon is now. 19 137 73 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

рнбо,зеленський NATO must make it impossible for Russia to use nuclear weapons, - Zelensky President Volodymyr Zelensky said that NATO should review the procedure for using its pressure in order to prevent the use of nuclear weapons by Russia. 4 536 40 Previously in trend: War

боррель European Union’s support for Ukraine is unwavering, despite nuclear threats of Russian Federation, - Borrell It is necessary to show that the EU’s support for Ukraine is unwavering, despite the Russian Federation’s threats to use nuclear weapons. 826 2 Previously in trend: War

зброя,ядерна NATO does not see Russia preparing for nuclear testing The Alliance has not yet seen any signs of Russia preparing for a nuclear test, but continues to monitor this situation closely. 2 487 10 Previously in trend: War