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Russia and China tick Doomsday Clock toward midnight as Hiroshima bombing hits 80 years
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Wednesday marks the 80th anniversary of when the U.S. employed the first ever nuclear bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima, followed by the bombing of Nagasaki three days later on Aug. 9. But despite nearly a century of lessons learned, nuclear warfare still remains a significant threat.
«This is the first time that the United States is facing down two nuclear peer adversaries – Russia and China,» Rebeccah Heinrichs, nuclear expert and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, told Fox News Digital.
Heinrichs explained that not only are Moscow and Beijing continuing to develop new nuclear capabilities and delivery systems, but they are increasingly collaborating with one another in direct opposition to the West, and more pointedly, the U.S.
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An aerial photograph of Hiroshima, Japan, shortly after the «Little Boy» atomic bomb was dropped in 1945. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images)
«It’s a much more complex nuclear threat environment than what the United States even had to contend with during the Cold War, where we just had one nuclear peer adversary in the Soviet Union,» she said. «In that regard, it’s a serious problem, especially when both China and Russia are investing in nuclear capabilities and at the same time have revanchist goals.»
Despite the known immense devastation that would accompany an atomic war between two nuclear nations, concern has been growing that the threat of nuclear war is on the rise.
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – which collectively killed some 200,000 people, not including the dozens of thousands who later died from radiation poisoning and cancer – have been attributed with bringing an end to World War II.
But the bombs did more than end the deadliest war in human history – they forever changed military doctrine, sparked a nuclear arms race and cemented the concept of deterrence through the theory of mutually assured destruction.
Earlier this year the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved forward the «Doomsday Clock» by one second – pushing it closer to «midnight,» or atomic meltdown, than ever before.
In January, the board of scientists and security officials in charge of the 78-year-old clock, which is used to measure the threat level of nuclear warfare, said that moving the clock to 89 seconds to midnight «signals that the world is on a course of unprecedented risk, and that continuing on the current path is a form of madness.»
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a meeting in Beijing on Oct. 18, 2023. (Sergei Guneyev/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Despite the escalated nuclear threats coming out of North Korea, and international concern over the Iranian nuclear program, the threat level largely came down to the three biggest players in the nuclear arena: Russia, the U.S. and China.
The increased threat level was attributed to Russia’s refusal to comply with international nuclear treaties amid its continuously escalating war in Ukraine and its hostile opposition to NATO nations, as well as China’s insistence on expanding its nuclear arsenal.
But the Bulletin, which was founded by scientists on the Manhattan Project in 1945 to inform the public of the dangers of atomic warfare, also said the U.S. has a role in the increased nuclear threat level.
«The U.S. has abdicated its role as a voice of caution. It seems inclined to expand its nuclear arsenal and adopt a posture that reinforces the belief that ‘limited’ use of nuclear weapons can be managed,» the Bulletin said. «Such misplaced confidence could have us stumble into a nuclear war.»
But Heinrichs countered the «alarmist» message and argued that deterrence remains a very real protectant against nuclear warfare, even as Russia increasingly threatens Western nations with atomic use.
«I do think that it’s a serious threat. I don’t think it’s inevitable that we’re sort of staring down nuclear Armageddon,» she said.
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A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from an air field during military drills in Russia on Feb. 19, 2022. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
Heinrichs argued the chief threat is not the number of nuclear warheads a nation possesses, but in how they threaten to employ their capabilities.
«I think that whenever there is a threat of nuclear use, it’s because adversaries, authoritarian countries, in particular Russia, is threatening to use nuclear weapons to invade another country. And that’s where the greatest risk of deterrence failure is,» she said. «It’s not because of the sheer number of nuclear weapons.»
Heinrichs said Russia is lowering the nuclear threshold by routinely threatening to employ nuclear weapons in a move to coerce Western nations to capitulate to their demands, as in the case of capturing territory in Ukraine and attempting to deny it NATO access.
Instead, she argued that the U.S. and its allies need to improve their deterrence by not only staying on top of their capabilities but expanding their nuclear reach in regions like the Indo-Pacific.
A rocket launches from missile system from the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia on Dec. 9, 2020. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
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«The answer is not to be so afraid of it or alarmed that you capitulate, because you’re only going to beget more nuclear coercion if you do that,» she said. «The answer is to prudently, carefully communicate to the Russians they are not going to succeed through nuclear coercion, that the United States also has credible response options.
«We also have nuclear weapons, and we have credible and proportional responses, and so they shouldn’t go down that path,» Heinrichs said. «That’s how we maintain the nuclear peace. That’s how we deter conflict. And that’s how we ensure that a nuclear weapon is not used.»
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Saqueos, hambruna y tragedia en Gaza: volcó un camión que transportaba alimentos y murieron 20 personas
La Defensa Civil de Gaza informó que al menos 20 personas murieron al accidentarse un camión de ayuda humanitaria que se volcó sobre una multitud en ese territorio palestino asolado por la guerra.
“El camión se volcó cuando cientos de civiles aguardaban ayuda alimentaria en la zona de Nuseirat, en el centro de la Franja de Gaza”, informó a la agencia de noticias AFP el portavoz de la Defensa Civil, Mahmud Bassal.
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“Los civiles estaban esperando la ayuda. La presión de la multitud provocó que los vehículos perdieran estabilidad”, señaló. Se multiplican las escenas caóticas en la distribución de ayuda en Gaza. (Foto: REUTERS/Ebrahim Hajjaj).
La situación humanitaria dramática en la Franja de Gaza es la consecuencia del bloqueo total a la ayuda humanitaria impuesto por Israel desde el 2 de marzo hasta el 19 de mayo.
Gracias a una pausa parcial en los bombardeos anunciada recientemente por Israel, bajo presión internacional ante el riesgo de que la población muera de hambre, la ayuda humanitaria volvió a entrar en el territorio sitiado, pero en cantidades consideradas muy insuficientes por las organizaciones internacionales.
El grupo terrorista Hamas denunció una “conducta criminal deliberada”
El gobierno del grupo terrorista Hamas en Gaza denunció en un comunicado el miércoles en la mañana que “a pesar de la reciente autorización limitada de algunos camiones de ayuda, el ocupante [ndlr: Israel] obstaculiza deliberadamente el paso seguro y la distribución de esta ayuda”.
Hamas acusó así al gobierno de Benjamin Netanyahu de “obligar a los conductores a tomar rutas abarrotadas de civiles hambrientos”, añadió.
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El grupo gazatí describió el incidente como parte de una “conducta criminal deliberada” que generó “condiciones catastróficas y caos” y» a menudo termina con multitudes desesperadas que se abalanzan sobre los camiones y se apoderan de su contenido por la fuerza”.
“Ante el deterioro humanitario sin precedentes observado en la Franja de Gaza, la ocupación israelí continúa cometiendo el crimen de hambruna masiva contra más de 2,4 millones de personas, al continuar cerrando los cruces fronterizos e impidiendo la entrada de ayuda humanitaria y materiales básicos, como parte de una política sistemática destinada a quebrantar la firmeza de nuestro pueblo y desmantelar su tejido social”, agregó el comunicado. Camiones de la Media Luna Roja Egipcia con ayuda humanitaria para Gaza, esperan en el paso fronterizo de Rafah, en Egipto. (Foto: Reuters).
Hamas instó a la comunidad internacional a que intervenga “urgentemente para detener este crimen, imponer la apertura total, segura y sostenible de los cruces fronterizos, y garantizar el flujo de alimentos, asistencia médica y combustible para la vida sin obstáculos ni condicionamientos políticos”.
Caroline Willemen, una responsable de Médicos Sin Fronteras, denunció la “crisis del hambre” en Gaza e insistió en que la situación es “devastadora”.
“Seguimos viendo a pacientes a los que les disparan, o aplastados en sitios de reparto de ayuda”, agregó en redes sociales. Nenes palestinos esperan para recibir comida en un comedor de Gaza. (Foto: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled).
El hecho ocurrió horas después de que la ONU reiterara sus llamados al uso de “todos los puertos disponibles” para que entren más ayuda humanitaria y bienes comerciales en la Franja de Gaza ante la creciente hambruna de la población palestina.
Por su parte, el Ejército israelí dijo este martes que en las últimas horas se lanzaron un total de 110 palets de comida desde el aire a Gaza, pese a que las principales organizaciones y la ONU rechazan este método de distribución por ser “caro, insuficiente y peligroso”.
En guerra contra Hamas desde el ataque del movimiento islamista palestino del 7 de octubre de 2023, el gobierno israelí enfrenta una creciente presión para encontrar una salida al conflicto.
El ataque terrorista del 7 de octubre de 2023 provocó la muerte, en Israel, de 1219 personas, civiles en su mayoría, según cifras oficiales.
La ofensiva que Israel lanzó en respuesta en Gaza mató a al menos 61.158 personas, también mayoritariamente civiles, según cifras del Ministerio de Salud de Gaza, consideradas fiables por la ONU.
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Democrats attempting to visit Brooklyn ICE facility reportedly ‘trapped’ after being rebuffed by agents
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Three Democratic New York City federal lawmakers attempted to gain entry to the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn — where as many as 100 illegal immigrants are being held, according to one state lawmaker.
Images posted Wednesday by the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) showed Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Nydia Velazquez and Daniel Goldman walking toward the MDC with the Gowanus Expressway in the background.
The NYIC said the lawmakers were refused entry to the prison, which has a history of high-profile inmates, including currently Sean «P. Diddy» Combs and Luigi Mangione, and formerly ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen and MSNBC host Al Sharpton after he was arrested for trespassing on a Puerto Rican bombing range in 2001.
«Masked agents refused [the lawmakers’] oversight access to Sunset Park [MDC] and have now trapped them between a fence and the facility,» NYIC tweeted.
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«They can’t get out or get in.»
A spokesperson for Espaillat told Fox News Digital officials «closed the gate and ran away for about 20-30 minutes.»
«No one could get in or out – either way – locking the members in for that time period.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Goldman and Velazquez for further comment or response.
Fox News Digital also reached out to ICE and the Department of Homeland Security for their accounting of the incident.
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The situation marks the third time in recent weeks that lawmakers have attempted to gain entry to otherwise secure federal holding facilities.
Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., was arrested for allegedly accosting federal agents outside a jail in her home city of Newark.
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., speaks at a rally. (Getty)
McIver had been joined by several other lawmakers, including Rep. Robert Menendez Jr., D-N.J., son of the former senator, currently imprisoned separately on bribery charges.
Reps. Kweisi Mfume, Sarah Elfreth, Johnny Olzewski Jr. and Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., were all similarly rebuffed at a Baltimore ICE office where a handful of detained immigrants were reportedly being held.
ICE said at the time that the building, near Charles Center in the city’s downtown, is not a true holding facility and only a processing center.
In the Brooklyn case, New York Democrats have railed against ICE for some time for their use of the jail as a detention facility for illegal immigrants.
State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, D-Bay Ridge, said in July that MDC Brooklyn recently began holding more than 100 detainees and claimed many have no criminal records.
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., ( Tom Williams/Roll Call/Getty Images)
«ICE is disappearing immigrants, many of whom have no criminal records, into a jail that a judge called ‘contemptuous of human life and dignity.’ That should appall all of us,» Gounardes said in a statement.
«This isn’t about public safety—it’s a show of force meant to instill fear in our communities and keep immigrants in the shadows. It’s incredibly dangerous, disturbing and un-American. It must end now.»
Prior to his visit Wednesday, Goldman – who served as Sen. Adam Schiff’s, D-Calif., lead attorney in the congressional impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump – lambasted the president for his administration’s decision to utilize the MDC.
«Rather than continuing the Biden administration’s efforts to boost staffing and reduce lockdowns at the MDC, the Trump administration has reversed those improvements and is now further overloading an already unsafe and understaffed facility with dozens of immigrants with no criminal history,» Goldman said.
According to ICE’s Office of Congressional Relations website, members of Congress need only submit a request via email at least seven days in advance of their desired visit.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson explained to Fox News Digital that the seven-day requirement is to «prevent interference with the President’s Article II authority to oversee executive department functions.»
The spokesperson also noted that «ICE law enforcement has seen a surge in assaults of 830%, as well as disruptions and obstructions to enforcement, including by politicians themselves» – in an apparent reference to McIver.
Fox News Digital’s Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.
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Russia, China practice destroying ‘enemy’ submarine in naval drill after Trump moves US nuclear assets
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The Russian and Chinese militaries practiced destroying an «enemy» submarine during joint naval drills Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump moved a pair of nuclear submarines toward Russia, a report said.
The drills involved Il-38 planes from Russia’s Pacific Fleet and Chinese Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft, according to Reuters, and came after Trump announced last Friday that he «ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions» following «highly provocative statements» made by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
«As a result of effective joint actions, the ‘enemy’ submarine was promptly detected and mock-destroyed,» Russia’s defense ministry said Wednesday following the naval exercises in the Sea of Japan, Reuters reported. «After practicing anti-submarine tasks, the crews of the Russian and Chinese ships thanked each other for their fruitful work.»
The White House and State Department did not immediately respond Wednesday to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
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President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 8, 2025. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pavel Bednyakov)
White House envoy Steve Witkoff is preparing for a trip to Russia on Wednesday, two days ahead of Trump’s Aug. 8 deadline for Moscow to enter into a ceasefire with Ukraine or face stiff sanctions.
On Sunday, Trump told reporters that nuclear submarines he ordered to counter Russia are now «in the region.»
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The Chinese Navy submarine rescue vessel Xihu takes part in joint search and rescue drills with the Russian Navy as part of the exercises «Maritime Interaction-2025», in the Sea of Japan, in this still image taken from video released on Aug. 5, 2025. (Russian Defence Ministry/Reuters)
Medvedev said earlier last week that Trump’s new deadline for Russia to end the conflict with Ukraine is an additional «step towards war.»
«Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that,» Trump then said in a post on Truth Social on Friday.
Trump moved nuclear submarines to «appropriate regions» near Russia after provocative comments from Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev. (Left: Contributor/Getty Images; Right: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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«Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those instances,» he added.
Fox News’ Diana Stancey, Danielle Wallace and Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.
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