Nuclear War

President Donald Trump has reportedly given the go-ahead for potential military action against Iran, with the final decision contingent on Tehran’s response to the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. What Happened:  Trump has privately authorized plans for a potential attack on Iran, but...

Iran recently announced its capacity to develop nuclear weapons and issued a stern warning to the U.S. and Israel, threatening a “tooth-breaking response” to Israel’s latest attack on Iranian military targets. What Happened: Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,...

North Korea has accused the United States and South Korea of continuously conducting joint military drills against it, thereby crossing a “red line” toward a new nuclear war. What Happened: On Monday, North Korea claimed that the U.S. and South Korea have not ceased their joint military...

Hermitage Capital Management CEO, Bill Browder, proposed a potential solution to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict. Browder suggested that the war could be halted by allocating the $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank assets to Ukraine. What Happened: In a recent discussion with CNBC...

In the latter part of 2022, the US began “preparing rigorously” for a potential nuclear strike by Russia on Ukraine, which would have marked the first such attack since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki nearly eighty years ago. The Biden administration was...

A senior Russian diplomat on Tuesday warned of growing risks of a direct military confrontation between Moscow and the U.S. What Happened: Russian Foreign Ministry’s Head of Nuclear Non-proliferation Vladimir Yermakov told TASS that the President Joe Biden-led...

While speaking in a recent interview, former president Donald Trump shared many thoughts on the current U.S leadership and the country's risk of engaging in another international conflict. What Happened: Trump announced in late 2022 that he would run for president in...

President Joe Biden has a 'doomsday' plane that would be used in the event of a nuclear war. The plane was recently spotted in the sky. Here’s a look at the details of the plane and where it was found. What Happened: President Biden won the 2020 presidential election and could have...

Kim Jong Un on Monday asked his army to prepare for nuclear war readiness amid the U.S. and South Korea's "reckless" drills.  What Happened: Kim criticized Seoul's joint military drills with the U.S. involving American nuclear assets and said his army should stand ready to conduct nuclear attacks...

Ukraine‘s state nuclear power firm said the power plant was left without electricity after a slew of Russian rockets attacked the facility.  What Happened: Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is currently running on diesel generators following a Russian strike, the country's nuclear...

India and Pakistan were too close to nuking each other during former president Donald Trump's tenure in the White House.  What Happened: Former Secretary of State and CIA director Mike Pompeo, in his new book, "Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love," wrote that both countries...

Who could forget 2021 and the cryptocurrency craze? It was definitely the “Year of Dogecoin” (CRYPTO: DOGE) for Benzinga readers as the "Top 5 Articles" were about the memecoin. But, as 2022 crept in, multiple crypto industry controversies and failures — Bahamas-...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s army is ready to work in conditions of radioactive contamination in case of a nuclear attack. What Happened: After the Kremlin accused Kyiv of planning to detonate a "dirty bomb," Russia on Monday said that it had prepared its forces to work in...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Vladimir Putin’s threat of nuclear weapons use “could be a reality.” What Happened: “He wants to scare the whole world. These are the first steps of his nuclear blackmail. I don’t think he’s bluffing,” Zelenskyy...

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and threats of a potential nuclear war between several countries was turned into a topic of debate at the annual Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) shareholder meeting. Here’s what Warren Buffett had to say about the risks of nuclear war and...