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​This footage, published Sunday (29May2022) shows the Frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov conducts a test firing of Zircon hypersonic cruise missile in the Barents Sea. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, the test firing hit a target in the White Sea. It was part of a test of new Russian weapons. Russian officials claimed the missile successfully hit a sea target located at a distance of about 1,000 km. Where: Russian Federation
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Putin threatens NATO and Ukraine (yet again)

On Monday, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin warned that he might lift self-imposed restrictions on Russia’s development of short- and medium-range missiles, while warning that the West was pushing on “a red line we can’t step back from.”

2024-01-10 Vilnius Lithuania. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky visits Lithuania on Wednesday 10 of January 2024. Lithuanian foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis meets Zelensky in airport.No Use Lithuania. No Use Estonia. No Use Latvia.
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Russia’s escalation sparks NATO anxiety

NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks on Tuesday after Russia attacked a military facility near the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with a hypersonic missile last Thursday.

A new hypersonic ballistic missile called "Fattah" with a range of 1400 km, unveiled by Iran, is seen in Tehran.
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Iran unveils hypersonic missile

The Islamic Republic of Iran claims to have developed its first hypersonic missile that can fly at 15 times the speed of sound.

A firefighter works at a site of a vehicle parking area hit by Russian missiles in Kyiv.
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Did Ukraine shoot down a barrage of Russian hypersonic missiles?

The NATO-supplied Patriot air defense systems seem to be doing their job.

Watching the War: Turkey ups peace hopes, Zelensky wants Israeli help, Mariupol siege drags on, hypersonic missiles
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Watching the War: Turkey ups peace hopes, Zelensky wants Israeli help, Mariupol siege drags on, hypersonic missiles

A glimmer of hope for peace, Israel urged to pick a side, Mariupol's war of attrition, Putin goes hypersonic

Should you believe the hype(rsonic)?
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Should you believe the hype(rsonic)?

China and Russia have successfully tested a terrifying new class of "hypersonic weapons." The US is hard at work on its own. Why do these weapons pose such a threat and what should be done about it?

Nuclear arms control: perspective from arms control expert Kelsey  Davenport
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Nuclear arms control: perspective from arms control expert Kelsey  Davenport

Arms control expert Kelsey Davenport joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World to talk about the world's long fascination with nuclear weapons and how close we still remain to all-out nuclear war. Today's nuclear threat is not about who has the most nukes, it's about who has the smartest ones. Davenport addresses the question: Do nuclear weapons keep us safe?

Nuclear nonproliferation has worked so far, but watch out for those questioning it — arms control expert
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Nuclear nonproliferation has worked so far, but watch out for those questioning it — arms control expert

Nuclear nonproliferation treaties have been a success at stopping the atomic club from growing further by discouraging new membership, but nuclear arms control expert Kelsey Davenport says the slow pace of disarmament "is causing some states to begin to question that bargain." Although it's unlikely that nuke-curious countries will actually get the bomb because it costs too much time, money and resources, Davenport told Ian Bremmer on GZERO World that she believes that simply questioning the benefits of nonproliferation creates a real risk that must be "monitored and mitigated."

Nuclear weapons: more dangerous than ever?
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Nuclear weapons: more dangerous than ever?

In recent years, as nuclear disarmament worldwide has slowed to a crawl, world powers are engaging in a new kind of arms race: a technological one. Today's nuclear threat is not about who has the most nukes, it's about who has the smartest ones. Arms control expert Kelsey Davenport joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World to talk about the world's long fascination with these horrible weapons and how close we still remain to all-out nuclear war.