Russia has held several rounds of tactical nuclear weapons drills this year, and regularly carries out military exercises for its strategic nuclear forces.

The hotline between the two capitals has averted war in the past, but cool heads will be needed in Trump's White House and ...

Earlier this year, Russian and Belarusian militaries held joint nuclear drills. They involved Belarus ... The deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, which has a 1,084-kilometer ...

While speaking to a TV audience during his annual Q&A, he was asked whether the West had "got the message" from Russia's move to lower the threshold for its use of nuclear weapons in November.

Russia has warned Donald Trump not to resume testing nuclear weapons when he returns to office next year, adding it would 'not rule anything out' in response to perceived US aggression.

Moscow has warned Donald Trump against resuming the testing of nuclear weapons when he takes office, saying it would “not rule anything out” in response to US aggression. Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s ...