US Reviewing Putin’s Nuclear Arms Proposal

By BPN News Desk November 9, 2025

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Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, announced that the Vladimir Putin-led Russian government has told the United States that it is willing to maintain the limits of the New START treaty beyond its February 2026 expiry, and that Washington is now “considering” the proposal through

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Trump’s Statement, Pakistan’s Sub-Critical Tests, and India’s Surgical Signal: How Deterrence Works in the Shadows

By BPN News Desk November 9, 2025

Donald Trump’s declaration that “Pakistan is conducting nuclear tests” reverberated across the world like a Cold War echo. Islamabad denied it immediately, India stayed cautious, and analysts scoured satellite feeds for evidence that never appeared. But the real story doesn’t lie in Trump’s bluster or Pakistan’s denials. It lies in the quiet tunnels of Kirana […]

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Russia May Resume Nuclear Tests After Trump’s Remarks

By BPN News Desk November 6, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed senior officials to gather information and prepare recommendations on possibly resuming nuclear weapons testing. The move follows recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting that Washington might end its moratorium on nuclear explosive tests. Putin said any Russian action would depend on U.S. decisions, but the

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Trump Claims Pakistan Testing Nukes, Urges U.S. Readiness

By BPN News Desk November 3, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a television interview that several countries—including Pakistan, China, Russia and North Korea—are conducting nuclear-weapons tests, and asserted that the United States must do the same to stay competitive. He did not provide evidence of recent explosions, and independent monitoring agencies do not publicly confirm Pakistan or China

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Trump Claims US “Enough Nukes to Blow Up the World 150 Times”

By BPN News Desk November 3, 2025

In a recent interview, U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States has “enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world 150 times over” while discussing arms control with Xi Jinping of China. He also stated that the U.S. is in talks with China on denuclearisation and has asked for China’s participation in the process. Highlights […]

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Trump Hints at Resumption of U.S. Nuclear Testing

By BPN News Desk November 1, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump has stirred fresh debate over nuclear weapons policy after suggesting that the United States may soon resume testing activities. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump declined to clarify whether his remarks referred to underground nuclear explosion tests or to non-explosive evaluations, saying only, “You’ll find out very soon. We’re

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Iran Condemns U.S. Call to Resume Nuclear Testing

By BPN News Desk October 31, 2025

The Iranian government has sharply condemned a public statement by U.S. President Donald Trump advocating a return to full-scale nuclear testing. Tehran, through its Foreign Ministry, labelled the call “hypocritical” and criticised the United States for demanding compliance from other nations while itself preparing to detonate nuclear devices. The reaction came shortly

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Trump Orders Pentagon to Match Russia and China in Nuclear Tests

By BPN News Desk October 30, 2025

In a post on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he has ordered the Pentagon to begin testing America’s nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with Russia and China. The statement came just ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. Nuclear Testing Background The United States last conducted […]

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US Influence On Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal Claimed By Ex-CIA Officer

By BPN News Desk October 25, 2025

Former CIA officer John Kiriakou has alleged that the United States exercised significant influence over Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme during the presidency of Pervez Musharraf. He claimed that Washington provided extensive financial aid in return for control and oversight of Islamabad’s nuclear assets. Musharraf’s Alleged Cooperation Kiriakou said that Musharraf

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Iran Rejects US Offer of Talks, Denies Nuclear Sites Destroyed

By BPN News Desk October 21, 2025

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected a call from US President Donald Trump for renewed nuclear negotiations, and dismissed his claim that the US had destroyed Iran’s nuclear industry in recent air-strikes. Statement From Iran Khamenei said the supposed destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities was nothing but “keep dreaming!” He criticised the U.S. […]