Number of nuclear weapons in the world is set to rise in the coming decade after 35 years of decline as global tensions flare amid Russia's offensive in Ukraine, says Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Seventy-one percent of Americans say the Russian attack on Ukraine has increased the possibility of nuclear weapons being used anywhere in the world.
Worldwide food shortages and mass starvation will follow the deaths as Earth enters a new period of cooling, with temperatures not seen since the last Ice Age, researchers in a new paper say.
The US military says its missile defence system and radar networks will allow it to track and destroy incoming warheads from North Korea or Iran. But a lack of real-world testing raises doubts about US missile defences.
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