DefenceTalkRussia on Wednesday said its forces had practised simulated nuclear-capable missile strikes in the western enclave of Kaliningrad, amid Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine. The announcement came on the 70th day of Moscow’s military action in the pro-Western country, with thousands killed and more than 13 million displaced in the worst refugee crisis in Europe […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-practices-nuclear-capable-missile-strikes-ministry-78760/

DefenceTalkRussia test fired nuclear-capable missiles on Saturday as President Vladimir Putin oversaw a dramatic military exercise and as the United States again warned that it believes Moscow plans to invade Ukraine within days. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meanwhile arrived in Germany to shore up support among Western allies, despite a significant increase in shelling in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-test-fires-missiles-as-us-warns-moscow-poised-to-invade-ukraine-78011/

DefenceTalkMinuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that make up one part of the American nuclear deterrent remain highly relevant to security. The ICBM force provides many benefits that other strategic systems do not: they shorten the time needed to execute the president’s response to a nuclear attack, increase the total number of targets an adversary […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-icbms-necessary-to-secure-the-american-strategic-deterrent-66813/

DefenceTalkTen Russian mobile strategic nuclear missile regiments have been deployed across the country for military exercises. The systems deployed include Topol (NATO reporting name: SS-25 Sickle), Topol-M (NATO reporting name: SS-27 Sickle B), and RS-24 Yars (NATO reporting name: SS-27 Mod 2) missiles. According to a Russian Defense Ministry statement cited by RIA Novosti, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-army-rolls-out-strategic-missile-systems-for-drills-66583/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea ramped up its nuclear threats on Wednesday, boasting of its ability to deliver miniaturized warheads on high-precision long range rockets — a claim denied by the United States. At the same time, the North denounced “reckless” remarks made in Seoul this week by US Secretary of State John Kerry, and cancelled an invitation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-arm-long-range-missiles-with-nuclear-warheads-64268/

DefenceTalkPakistan test-fired on Wednesday ballistic missile Ghauri, which is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads up to a distance of 1,300 kilometers. In a statement, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the launch of the intermediate-range Ghauri was conducted by a Strategic Missile Group of the Army Strategic Forces Command (ASFC) that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-successfully-test-fires-nuclear-capable-ghauri-missile-63852/

DefenceTalkIndia on Thursday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a naval ship off the Odisha coast. The surface-to-surface Dhanush, a naval variant of India’s indigenously-developed Prithvi missile, was test fired from a ship in the Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast by the Strategic Force Command […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nuclear-capable-dhanush-missile-successfully-test-fired-63807/

DefenceTalkPyongyang is capable of launching an ICBM with a nuclear warhead from a hard-to-track mobile launcher at the US West Coast, the US aerospace defense commander has said. The capability is disputed by a study from leading North Korea-watchers, however. “Our assessment is that they have the ability to put a nuclear weapon on a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-capable-of-launching-mobile-nuke-missile-into-us-norad-63761/

DefenceTalkRussia has threatened to target Danish warships with nuclear missiles if Copenhagen joins NATO’s missile-defense system. Russian Ambassador to Denmark Mikhail Vanin told the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on March 22 that in joining the missile-defense system it would “become a part of the threat against Russia..and relations with Russia will be damaged.” Danish Foreign Minister […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-threatens-denmark-nuclear-missiles-nato-shield-63633/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea says its northern neighbor has developed compact nuclear warheads that could reach mainland America. Seoul also alleges Pyongyang shows no signs of stopping its nuclear program and has gained access to tons of weapons-grade plutonium. The South Korean Ministry of Defense published the revelations in a white paper, which states that North Korea […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-nuclear-missiles-could-reach-us-61282/