28 Mar 2024
Monday 5 February 2018 - 15:10
Story Code : 292679

Iran accuses US of 'shamelessly threatening' Russia with nuclear weapons

The Guardian- Iran accused the US on Sunday of threatening Russia with new atomic weapons, after the Trump administration published a document outliningplans to expand its nuclear capabilitiesin order to deter others.

Greg Weaver, deputy director of strategic capabilities for the militarys joint staff, told reporters on Friday the US and Nato require a wider range of credible low-yield nuclear options to deterRussiafrom using its own smaller nuclear weapons.

Russia saw the US document as confrontational, and governments around the world raised fears that it could increase the risk of miscalculation between the two world powers.

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