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Russia is not threatening anyone with nuclear weapons, but in connection with the Ukraine conflict, it is warning of the risks of a clash between nuclear powers that could have grave consequences.
Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Friday called Russia's response strikes on locations of Kiev's military facilities "outrageous".
The outgoing Biden administration has urged Ukraine to drop the minimum age of conscription to 18 to plug severe manpower shortages across the 1,000-kilometre front line.
Russia has already launched mass production of the Oreshnik missile.
‘‘I do not know who these people are who say such things. I have repeatedly heard similar statements from responsible — or rather irresponsible — parties in Kiev. ’’
He said a truce would permit Israel to redirect its efforts back to Gaza, where it has been at war with Hezbollah ally Hamas since October of last year.
In response, Russia launched a strike against a defence industry facility, the Yuzhmash plant, in Dnepropetrovsk on November 21, using its newest medium-range missile, dubbed Oreshnik.
Russia believes that arms supplies to Ukraine hinder the settlement, directly involving NATO countries in the conflict.
The financial and political power amassed by Rheinmetall's supporters raises a question that reverberates beyond economics: What legacy will South Africa leave, and at what price, asks the writer.
GM Defense has independently developed its Next Generation Tactical Vehicle as an option to replace the Humvee — High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) — fielded in the 1980’s.
Israel flatly rejected a push led by key backer the United States for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon, as it vowed to keep fighting Hezbollah militants “until victory”.
There are many instances where left critique from within the West has been falsely presented as ‘fake news’ or as a Russian or Chinese conspiracy.
We know the American or NATO story line about the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin is the bad guy, Armstrong Williams writes.
A nuclear weapons plant in Texas, United States confirmed that they were open as usual after the facility had to close temporarily due to a bout of wildfires.
General Maphwanya urges the public not to withhold information and report it to the authorities for further investigations.
A Nigerian army drone targeting armed groups killed at least 85 civilians by mistake in northwest Kaduna State, causing outrage over one of the country's deadliest military bombing accidents.
OPINION: Similar to the Palestine conflict, the Yemen conflict has resulted in the immense suffering of the civilian population, writes Dr Atilla Kisla.
The South African non-profit organisation said the escalation of violence was fuelled by corruption in the arms industry.
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thandi Modise said the equipment could not be delivered because of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
National Conventional Arms Control Committee chairperson Mondli Gungubele said the committee has not approved any sale of weapons to Russia in the last three years.
This panel will now attempt to establish the circumstances that led to the docking of the ship and the alleged loading of cargo, and the departure of the Lady R cargo ship from Simon’s Town, from December 6-9, 2022.
It also questioned how, if Brigety’s accusations were true, such a ‘minuscule’ amount of arms and ammunition would influence the situation on the battlefield
The SANDF says the bilateral meeting was planned ‘well in advance’ and is a long-standing arrangement.
The Associated Press has fired a journalist who used erroneous information from a source to report that the missile that fell in Poland and killed two last week had allegedly been launched by Russia, media reported on Tuesday.
Ukraine's Ambassador to the United Nations, Sergiy Kyslytsya has said that Kyiv supports a full and transparent investigation into the missile that fell in Poland.