2 renowned strategists say the US should defend Taiwan with nuclear strikes. Experts say such talk is just a taste of what's to come.

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Experts say there's a shift among leading minds in the US to a more aggressive nuclear posture against China.

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Tensions with Iran spotlight Israel's hidden nuclear arsenal

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Israel's Dolphin 2-class submarines are widely expected to carry nuclear-armed cruise missiles, the most survivable known element of Israel's nuclear forces.
Israel's Dolphin 2-class submarines are widely expected to carry nuclear-armed cruise missiles, the most survivable known element of Israel's nuclear forces.

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Trump's ex-national security advisor wants to restart US nuke testing. Nuclear experts warn that's not a good idea.

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US President Donald Trump(L)speaks next to new national security advisor Robert O'Brien on September 18, 2019, at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California.
US President Donald Trump(L)speaks next to new national security advisor Robert O'Brien on September 18, 2019, at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California.

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China now has 500 warheads and is building its nuclear arsenal faster than any other country, think tank says

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China's Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles on display during a military parade on October 1, 2019.
China's Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles on display during a military parade on October 1, 2019.

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The US is considering deploying more nuclear weapons to deter Russia, China, and North Korea, US official says

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Russian servicemen equip an Iskander tactical missile system at the Army-2015 international military-technical forum in Kubinka, outside Moscow, Russia, June 17, 2015.

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Polish official claims the US told Russia it would strike Russian targets in Ukraine if Putin used nuclear weapons

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Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski attends a news conference in Warsaw August 28, 2014. REUTERS/Przemek Wierzchowski/Agencja Gazeta
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.

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Lindsey Graham wants more bombs for Israel, saying the US was right to nuke Nagasaki and Hiroshima

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Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.

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Russia is raising a stink about F-16s in Ukraine by saying they're nuclear-capable, even though the types of warplanes already deployed there can carry nukes

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) reacts as he sits in a F-16 fighter jet in the hangar of the Skrydstrup Airbase in Vojens, northern Denmark, on August 20, 2023.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) reacts as he sits in a F-16 fighter jet in the hangar of the Skrydstrup Airbase in Vojens, northern Denmark, on August 20, 2023.

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Russia's former president threatened nuclear attacks on Western capital cities if NATO sends any troops to Ukraine

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Russia's former president and now serving as deputy chairman of the country's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev (L), visits the Totsky military training field outside Siberian city of Orenburg on July 14, 2023.
Russia's former president and now serving as deputy chairman of the country's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev (L), visits the Totsky military training field outside Siberian city of Orenburg on July 14, 2023.

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Russia vetoed a US attempt to stop countries putting nukes in space — exactly what the Kremlin is accused of trying to do

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Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia raises his hand to veto the Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons resolution bill during a meeting of U.N. Security Council members, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at United Nations headquarters.
Russia's representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia raises his hand to veto the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons resolution bill on April 24, 2024.

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