US intel shows China's army had missiles filled with water instead of fuel in a corruption scandal that led to Xi's military purge: Bloomberg

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Chinese soldiers atop mobile rocket launchers in a parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 2019 to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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A former CIA analyst says Putin could launch a nuclear weapon against NATO territory

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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A historic 1956 menu signed by Mao Zedong just sold for $275,000. Here's what was served at the dinner, which ultimately led to nuke development.

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Mao Zedong at a banquet in 1956, and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy in 1957.
Mao Zedong at a banquet in 1956, and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy in 1957.

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Biden and Xi will sign a deal to keep AI out of control systems for nuclear weapons: report

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US President Joe Biden (R) and China's President Xi Jinping (L) meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022.

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China could have 1,000 nuclear warheads and missiles that can hit the US by 2030, says Pentagon report

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China, Badaling, soldiers on the Great Wall of China, rear view - stock photo.

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Saudi Arabia's crown prince warned that if Iran gets a nuke 'we have to get one' too

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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in New Delhi on September 9, 2023

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North Korea launches 'nuclear attack submarine' ahead of talks with Putin

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Kim Jong Un announced his plans to prioritize nuclear weapons at the launch of North Korea's "tactical nuclear attack submarine."

A possible future mission for the US's secretive Phoenix Ghost and Switchblade drones? Hunting Russian nukes

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A US Marine launches a Switchblade drone during an exercise at Camp Pendleton in California in September 2020.

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How hydrogen bombs work and why they were created after WWII despite being more powerful than atomic bombs

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The first hydrogen bomb test, as part of Operation Ivy, detonated over the Marshall Islands in 1952.

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