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13 Oct
Moscow has repeatedly made threats that the war in Ukraine could escalate to a nuclear conflict. But is the Russian president really prepared to deploy nuclear weapons?
30 Sep 2018
North Korea's foreign minister tells the United Nations ongoing sanctions were deepening its mistrust in the United States and there was no way the country would give up its nuclear weapons unilaterally under such circumstances.
3 Sep 2017
North Korea claims to have developed a more advanced nuclear weapon with "great destructive power". State media has published images of leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting the supposed hydrogen bomb, that would be loaded onto a long range missile.
23 Dec 2016
Donald Trump takes to Twitter saying the U.S. needs to up its nuclear capabilities, on the same day that Russia's Vladimir Putin hints at the same for his country. That's got some analysts worried that we could be witnessing the early stages of an arms race.
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In Nigeria, small and medium-scale enterprises account for more than 48% of the GDP and constitute more than 80% of the entire business sector.
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