#Nuclear Threats

After US forces seized Russian-flagged oil tankers in international waters, a senior Russian lawmaker threatened military retaliation—including a possible nuclear response—signaling escalation in tensions between Moscow and Washington over sanctions enforcement at sea.

Belarus’s domestically produced Polonez missile system may soon cross a dangerous new threshold, as officials in Minsk openly acknowledge work—led by Russian specialists—toward equipping the platform with a nuclear warhead, raising fresh concerns about Moscow’s expanding nuclear footprint on  NATO ’s eastern flank.

As the US Navy advances its Columbia-class submarines and Britain fields the Dreadnought program, Russia has confirmed it is developing a fifth-generation nuclear ballistic missile submarine—setting the stage for a new chapter in undersea strategic competition.