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Russian President, Vladimir Putin, for the second time this week, floated the possibility that Russia may formally change its military doctrine of not being the first to use nuclear weapons in a conflict, days after he warned of the “increasing” threat of nuclear war.   “They (the US) have it …

Advertisement President Muhammadu Buhari has raised an alarm over weapons proliferation in African countries. According to him, some weapons used in the lingering war between Russia and Ukraine are being shipped into the Lake Chad Basin region. Lake Chad region is an economically and socially integrated area in West and …

Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man, Abubakar Isah for criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, kidnapping, illegal possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition.   The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Mamman Sanda made the disclosure while briefing newsmen at the Command headquarters on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. …

President Biden recently announced yet another $600 million package for Ukraine, bringing the total for war materiel Ukraine has been given to $15.8 billion since President Biden took office. Of that amount, $15.1 billion has been given to Ukraine since the February Russian invasion. I have reported regularly on the …

“These concerns should be taken with due regard, and the international community does have some instruments, such as UN Register of Conventional Arms, to enhance transparency in arms transfer,” she highlighted. “I encourage States to make use of those mechanisms”. Public knowledge Ms Nakamitsu underscored that it is a matter …

Potential sale of anti-ship and air-to-air missiles to Taiwan comes amid heightened tensions between US and China. The United States has approved the potential sale of $1.1bn in weapons to Taiwan, the Pentagon announced, in a move that will likely worsen already heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing. The Pentagon’s …

American rapper A$AP Rocky has been hit with assault and weapons charges over a 2021 shooting. According to PageSix, the music star was slapped with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm with allegations of personally using a firearm.

From: Inside Story UN chief warns of the greatest threat of nuclear catastrophe since the end of the Cold War. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons has been credited with keeping the world safe. Nearly every country has signed the agreement, which aims to prevent the spread of …

Speaking at an event to mark a change of leadership at the country’s Atomic Energy Commission, Lapid referred to Israel’s defensive and offensive capabilities, as well as what he called its “other capabilities” — understood to be a reference to nuclear weapons. “The operational arena in the invisible dome above …

WASHINGTON — Two top executives whose companies make the assault weapons that have been used to perpetrate some of the deadliest mass shootings in the country testified to Congress on Wednesday that they bore no responsibility for the surge in gun violence that has taken hold in the United States, …