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Russian lawmakers vote to scrap ratification of nuclear test ban treaty
ByMichael Armstrong October 18, 2023

Oct 18 (Reuters) – Russia’s parliament moved swiftly to fulfil the wish of President Vladimir Putin by completing the passage of a bill that shifts Moscow’s legal stance on nuclear testing at a time of acute tension with the West. The lower house, the State Duma, on Wednesday passed the second and third readings of…

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North Korea and Donald Trump may be a recipe for accidental nuclear war — here’s how it could happen
ByMichael Armstrong January 28, 2018January 29, 2018

Kim Jong Un observes a military test. KCNA via Reuters North Korea likely has missile-ready nuclear weapons. An expert in East-Asian nuclear policy says there is now an increased risk for nuclear miscalculation on the Korean Peninsula. He believes President Donald Trump’s bellicose behavior raises the chance that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will mistake…

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