Tag Archives: nuclear deterrence

US arms control expert: Hwasong-14 could even reach East Coast, but US anti-missile defenses probably couldn't shoot it down. Pyongyang likely has warhead that fits, he adds. Does NK have a nuclear deterrent?Asia Times‘N. Korean missiles can reach Chicago, would not be stopped’Doug Tsruruoka

The Russian "doomsday machine" continues to safeguard the country's sovereignty and national interests, RIA Novosti contributor Alexander Khrolenko writes, shedding light on how Perimeter, an automatic nuclear-control system dubbed 'Dead Hand,' actually works.… After the end of the Cold War, the Russian "doomsday machine" was removed from combat duty in 1995. However, "the United States and its allies did not appreciate this gesture of goodwill of the leadership of the Russian Federation,...