February 17, 1932
James Chadwick’s (Great Britain) article "Possible Existence of a Neutron" is printed
December 22, 1938
Die Naturwissenschaften receives a paper by O. Hahn and F. Strassmann entitled "Concerning the Existence of Alkaline Earth Metals Resulting from Neutron Irradiation of Uranium"
August 2, 1939
Albert Einstein writes a letter to President Roosevelt saying, in particular, that uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the future and quick action on the part of the Administration may be required
June 25, 1940
Academicians V.I. Vernadsky, A.T. Fersman and V.G. Khlopin are charged by the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR to outline measures to speed up work on the use of atomic energy
October 11, 1940
F.D. Roosevelt proposes joint development of an atomic bomb to W. Churchill
October 15, 1940
The Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR approves a work plan submitted by the Commission on Uranium Work
December 6, 1941
The U.S. Administration decides to appropriate necessary funds for creating an atomic bomb
March 10, 1942
L.P. Beria signs a letter for State Defense Committee of the USSR to briefly describe documents regarding the use of uranium for military purposes and the activities of the British Uranium (MAUD) Committee, which NKVD obtained from Great Britain
July 13, 1942
The Manhattan Project to create an atomic bomb is launched in the U.S.
August 16, 1942
Germany successfully tests the Fau-2 (V-2) ballistic missile. It becomes the world’s first missile to break the speed of sound
November 27, 1942
The State Defense Committee of the USSR directed the People’ Commissariat for Non-Ferrous Metallurgy to start mining uranium ore in Tajikistan
December 2, 1942
The first sustained chain nuclear reaction at a Chicago reactor built under the guidance of E. Fermi
February 11, 1943
A State Defense Committee of the USSR directive creates Laboratory №2 tasked to acquire uranium fission energy and study into the possible military application of the energy of uranium. I.V. Kurchatov is designated the Head of Laboratory
August 12, 1943
The secret Quebec agreement between the U.S. and the UK is signed concerning transfer of the atomic weapons creation project (with participation of the British scientists) to the United States. The parties committed that they would
June 13, 1944
The first bombing of London with Fau-1 (V-1) cruise missiles
July 3, 1944
Niels Bohr writes a Memorandum to President Roosevelt where he expresses deep concerns about the likelihood of post-war disagreements between the states regarding the atomic issue
September 7, 1944
The beginning of military application of Fau-2 missiles. By March 1945, London and Antwerp suffered 4,300 Fau-2 missile attacks
July 16, 1945
At 0529 the U.S. tests (coded Trinity) of a 21 kiloton-yield atomic (plutonium) bomb near Alamogordo, New Mexico
July 25, 1945
President Truman’s states to I.V. Stalin at the Potsdam Conference that the U.S. possesses a new weapon of unusual destructive force. The same day I.V. Stalin directed I.V. Kurchatov to expedite work on the Soviet atomic project
August 9, 1945
A second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki. The 20-kiliton, 3,157-kg bomb named Fat Man was dropped, resulting in 75,000 deaths
August 16, 1945
An atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. At 8:15 a.m. the B-29 bomber Enola Gay drops a 14-kiloton, 2,227-kg atomic bomb named Little Boy on Hiroshima, resulting in over 200,000 deaths and about 160,000 injured
August 20, 1945
The State Defense Committee of the USSR issues a Directive to create a Special Committee chaired by L.P. Beria to work on "the use of the atomic energy of uranium" and "development of atomic bombs"
August 30, 1945
The First Main Directorate (FMD), subordinate to the Council of People's Commissars (CPC) of the USSR, is set up
October 18, 1945
Creation of the Commissariate a l’Energie Atomique – CEA (Commissariat for Atomic Energy) in France, under the lead of F. Joliot-Curie
November 15, 1945
Joint Communique by U.S. President Truman, UK Prime-Minister Attlee and Canada’s Prime-Minister King states that the leaders of these countries consider it necessary to keep the atomic bomb issue secret
December 19, 1945
The CPC of the USSR issues a directive to set up Laboratory B to develop the theory and calculation methods for fast neutron reactors and thermal neutron reactors. Today – the Russian Scientific Nuclear Center-Institute for Physics and Power Engineering
January 24, 1946
The adoption of the UN General Assembly resolution to create the UN Atomic Energy Commission
March 5, 1946
Winston Churchill’s speech made at Fulton University in the U.S. The speech marks the beginning of the Cold War. W. Churchill opposes transfer of atomic secrets to UN jurisdiction
June 14, 1946
The first meeting of the UN Atomic Energy Commission. Head of the U.S. delegation B. Baruch launches a proposal (Baruch’s Plan) to establish international control over atomic energy
June 19, 1946
Head of the Soviet delegation in the UN Atomic Energy Commission A.A. Gromyko introduces a draft convention on the prohibition and elimination of atomic weapons within three months
August 1, 1946
The McMahon Act is enacted, prohibiting transfer of atomic information to third countries including Great Britain and establishing the Atomic Energy Commission in the U.S.
December 25, 1946
The first Soviet low power research reactor F-1 is started. F-1 operation made available data to complete creation of the first production reactor
April 24, 1947
The Council of Ministers of the USSR adopts a directive to construct a nuclear weapons test range for RDS-1 testing near Semipalatinsk
May 22, 1947
The successful launch of the first American ballistic missile Corporal (range 125 km, warhead yield 31 kilotons)
October 6, 1947
The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission starts studying the peaceful uses of atomic energy
October 14, 1947
The first Soviet ballistic missile is launched at the Kapustin Yar test range
November 6, 1947
V.M. Molotov states that the atomic bomb is no longer a secret
June 10, 1948
A working group headed by I.Ye. Tamm is created at the Institute of Physics of the AS of the USSR tasked to study the possibility of creating a hydrogen bomb
June 22, 1948
The country’s first plutonium production reactor, located at Chelyabinsk-40, achieves design production capacity
December 15, 1948
The first heavy water reactor in France starts production
August 29, 1949
The Soviet Union conducts its first successful atomic bomb (RDS) test at Semipalatinsk test range. The charge yield is 22 kilotons
November 22, 1949
The United States, NATO countries and Japan create the Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls (CoCom), which identified goods and technologies not subject to export to the USSR and other socialist countries
February 15, 1950
A U.S. B-36 bomber, before crashing over the Pacific, drops an atomic bomb from a height of 2.5 kilometers (non-nuclear part of the charge exploded)
March 8, 1950
K.Ye. Voroshilov states that the USSR possesses an atomic bomb
April 11, 1950
A U.S. B-29 bomber crashes on a mountain in New Mexico. The atomic explosives on board are partially burned
July 24, 1950
The U.S. starts operating the missile test rage and space-launching site at Cape Canaveral
February 3, 1951
The Government of the USSR issues a directive to set up the Third Main Directorate subordinate to the Council of Ministers of the USSR to develop science and technology in the field of guided missiles, aircraft (weapons carriers)
February 26, 1951
The USSR decides to create thermonuclear weapons
October 18, 1951
The USSR carries out the first atmospheric nuclear test (a bomb dropped from a Tu-4 bomber) at the Semipalatinsk test range
November 29, 1951
The U.S. carries out the first underground nuclear test
October 13, 1952
The UK conducts its first nuclear test near the Monte Bello Islands, near Australia. The yield is 25 kilotons
October 31, 1952
The U.S. tests the world’s first thermonuclear device, named Mike, with a yield of 10.4 megatons, on one of the Marshall Islands
November 25, 1952
The USSR approves the work plan to design Facility № 627 (a nuclear submarine codes name). N.A. Dollezhal is appointed the Chief Designer of the power generation installation and V.N. Peregudov – the Chief Designer for the nuclear submarine
May 25, 1953
U.S. media report that the first nuclear artillery shell has been fired
June 26, 1953
The Ministry of Medium Machine Building, the lead entity to carry out work in the field of nuclear science and technology, is created
August 12, 1953
The first test of a Soviet hydrogen bomb, named RDS-6s, with a yield of 400 kilotons
November 20, 1953
The beginning of design and building of the first nuclear 17,000-ton displacement icebreaker. I.V. Kurchatov is the Scientific Supervisor over the reactor physics and A.P. Aleksandrov is the Scientific Supervisor over the icebreaker
December 8, 1953
U.S. President D. Eisenhower addresses the UN General Assembly to propose the creation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which would exercise control over proliferation of nuclear technologies used for peaceful purposes
January 21, 1954
The commissioning of USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine
February 28, 1954
A hydrogen bomb is tested at the Marshall Islands. It is the most powerful atmospheric explosion conducted by the U.S., at 125 megatons. The U.S.’s fist victim of nuclear weapons testing: one man died as a result of the explosion
April 2, 1954
India’s Prime-Minister J. Neru calls for a moratorium on nuclear testing
June 27, 1954
The USSR commissions the first world commercial nuclear power plant (NPP) in the city of Obninsk (Kaluga Region)
December 26, 1954
The French Government makes the official decision to create nuclear weapons
January 15, 1955
The Plenary Meeting of the Chinese Communist Party makes the strategic decision to develop its own nuclear forces, responding to U.S. threats to use nuclear weapons against China
January 17, 1955
The Council of Ministers of the USSR makes the decision to assist socialist countries in research in the field of peaceful uses of atomic energy
February 12, 1955
The USSR Government issues the directive to set up the Baikonur space-launching site near Tyura-Tam village, Kazakhstan, as a test range for testing and launching of combat missiles and space rockets
April 27, 1955
First agreement between the USSR and the PRC concerning support in development of research in the field of atomic energy and nuclear physics in the PRC
June 15, 1955
The United States and the United Kingdom sign the Atomic Technology Information Exchange Agreement
August 20, 1955
The UN’s First International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy is held in Geneva
September 24, 1955
The launch of the first Soviet nuclear submarine K-3 (Leninskiy Komsomol) in Molotovsk (today Severodvinsk)
November 22, 1955
The USSR tests a thermonuclear bomb called RDS-37 with a 1.6 megaton yield. The bomb’s new charge becomes the basis of Soviet nuclear weapons
February 2, 1956
The first launch of a ballistic missile, which is named R-5M, with the nuclear charge. Conducted by the USSR
March 10, 1956
A U.S.B-47 bomber carrying two nuclear charges disappears over the Mediterranean
October 5, 1956
France launches a program to develop means of nuclear weapons delivery
October 23, 1956
The IAEA Statute is adopted
November 16, 1956
The PRC creates its nuclear ministry
December 5, 1956
France sets up an atomic bomb development committee within the Commissariat for Atomic Energy
March 25, 1957
The signing of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) Treaty in Rome. The Treaty came into force on January 1, 1958
May 5, 1957
The commissioning of the USSR’s first launching complex for the missile ISM R-7. Referred to as the birthday of Baikonour Cosmodrome.
May 15, 1957
Great Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb (yield about 1 megaton)
June 5, 1957
The U.S. tests a nuclear charge with less than a 1-kiloton yield
July 29, 1957
The IAEA Statute comes into force
September 29, 1957
An explosion at a radioactive waste storage facility in Kyshtym (Chelyabinsk Region) results in vast land contamination.
October 2, 1957
Poland is offered a proposal, the Adam Rapacki Plan, to establish a zone free of nuclear weapons in Central Europe
October 4, 1957
The USSR launches the Earth’s first artificial satellite (Sputnik)
October 15, 1957
The USSR and China sign an agreement under which the USSR commits to supplying China with an atomic bomb mock-up, missile and relevant technical documentation. The agreement remained unfulfilled and was denounced on June 20, 1959
December 5, 1957
The first world nuclear propelled surface ship, the icebreaker Lenin, is commissioned
December 20, 1957
The creation of the European Atomic Energy Agency within the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (today the Nuclear Energy Agency within the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
January 1, 1958
The European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) Treaty enters into force
March 31, 1958
The USSR unilaterally stops nuclear tests (until September 30) and calls for the western states to follow
May 22, 1958
The U.S. launches the world’s first nuclear-propelled cargo ship, the Savannah
June 21, 1958
Mao Zedong issues a directive challenging the PRC to create an atomic bomb, thermonuclear weapons and intercontinental missiles within 10 years
September 11, 1958
The UK carries out its most powerful atmospheric nuclear explosion. The yield is 2.8 megatons
September 19, 1958
Tor, the U.S. first medium ranger missile, arrives in Great Britain
September 23, 1958
Great Britain conducts its last atmospheric nuclear weapons test
June 12, 1959
In the UK, the keel is laid for the Dreadnought nuclear attack submarine, Great Britain’s first nuclear propulsion ship
July 21, 1959
The U.S. launches the nuclear cargo ship Savannah
August 31, 1959
The first launch of a Soviet ballistic missile from a silo launcher
December 1, 1959
The Antarctic Treaty is signed in Washington, DC. At the territory of Antarctic "shall be prohibited, inter alia, any measures of a military nature". It also prohibits any nuclear explosions in Antarctica and the disposal of radioactive waste material
December 1, 1959
The French government makes the decision to launch a national ballistic missile program
December 17, 1959
The Soviet Union creates the Strategic Missile Forces (SMF), based on the missile and artillery forces models
December 30, 1959
The commissioning of the world’s first SSBN, the USS George Washington in the U.S.
February 13, 1960
The France’s first nuclear test in Reggan, Algeria. The charge yield is 20-150 kilotons
September 10, 1960
The PRC successfully launches the R-2 missile, created with assistance from the USSR
October 24, 1960
The world largest missile catastrophe: an unauthorized start-up of the second stage engine of the R-16 missile on the launching pad of Baikonur killed, from 92 up to 150 people including SMF Commander-in-Chief Marshall of Artillery M.I. Nedelin
December 20, 1960
The adoption, by the initiative of Ireland, of the UN GA Resolution 1576 called for termination of wider proliferation of nuclear weapons
March 4, 1961
The USSR does the world’s first in-flight interception and destruction of a ballistic missile warhead by anti-ballistic missile V-1000
April 25, 1961
The explosion in Algeria of the French nuclear device, with incomplete fission cycle, to prevent it from falling into the hands of General M. Challe’s (former Commander-in-Chief in Algeria) mutineers who revolted against the French administration
June 23, 1961
The Antarctic Treaty comes into force
September 28, 1961
The successful launch of the first solid-fuel BM of the U.S. Army – TM Sergeant (range 140 km; nuclear charge yield 60 and 120 kilotons)
October 11, 1961
The soviet first underground nuclear explosion (Semipalatinsk test range)
October 30, 1961
The tests of a 57-megaton yield thermonuclear device at Novaya Zemlya test site. The bomb is dropped from an aircraft
November 14, 1961
China starts developing IBM capable of reaching the U.S.
March 15, 1962
The Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee states its work. The USSR and the U.S. designated as co-chairs of the Committee
April 29, 1962
The CC CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR issue the directive to develop a heavy inter-continental ballistic missile UR-500, which eventually transformed into the multi-purpose space missile Proton
May 1, 1962
France carries out the first underground explosion at Sahara test range
May 24, 1962
The Presidium of the CC CPSU decides to deploy medium-range missiles on Cuba (to protect Cuba from the U.S. invasion and to balance with the American Tor and Jupiter missiles deployed in the UK, Italy and Turkey)
June 4, 1962
A nuclear warhead is lost in the Pacific during a test launch of Tor missile
June 20, 1962
The second case of loss of a nuclear warhead in the Pacific during Tor missile test
October 28, 1962
N.S. Khrushchev makes the statement to withdraw all "offensive weapons" from Cuba
November 4, 1962
The last U.S.’s atmospheric nuclear test
November 20, 1962
The USSR agrees to withdraw medium-range bombers from Cuba and the U.S. announces the lifting of the quarantine of the island
December 25, 1962
The USSR carries out the last atmospheric nuclear weapons test, at Novaya Zemlya
April 10, 1963
The nuclear submarine USS Thresher is lost at sea. 129 perish
August 5, 1963
The Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water is signed in Moscow
October 10, 1963
The Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water comes into force
October 16, 1964
The PRC carries out its first atomic bomb test. The charge yield is 22 kilotons. The PRC makes a statement on non-use of nuclear weapons and vows not to threaten non-nuclear weapons states
January 15, 1965
The USSR carries out the first underground nuclear explosion for peaceful purposes at the Grachevski oil deposit in Bashkiria
April 13, 1965
The U.S. launches the first artificial satellite with a nuclear reactor on board
December 5, 1965
A U.S. sea-borne aircraft with an atomic bomb onboard crashes 200 miles from Okinawa
January 17, 1966
A U.S. B-52 bomber crashes in Spain with four thermonuclear bombs on board. Two of the bombs are damaged, resulting in the contamination of two hectares of soil
July 1, 1966
The PRC sets up the Second Corps of Artillery, the Chinese version of the Soviet Missile Forces
January 27, 1967
The Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (The Outer Space Treaty) is signed
February 6, 1967
A U.S. B-47 bomber loses a hydrogen bomb over U.S. territory
February 14, 1967
The Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty) is signed
June 17, 1967
The PRC conducts its first hydrogen bomb test. The yield is 3.3 megatons, and the device is dropped from an aircraft
October 10, 1967
The Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (The Outer Space Treaty) comes into force
October 27, 1967
The PRC’s first successful launch of a ballistic missile with the nuclear warhead
December 20, 1967
Great Britain signs Additional Protocols I and II to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty)
April 1, 1968
The U.S. signs Additional Protocol II to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty)
April 1, 1968
The Netherlands sign the first Additional Protocol to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty)
July 1, 1968
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is opened for signing
August 24, 1968
The first thermonuclear bomb test is conducted in France
April 25, 1969
The Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty) comes into force for the first eleven state parties
November 17, 1969
The beginning of Soviet-American negotiations on anti-ballistic missile and strategic offensive arms limitation issues in Helsinki
December 11, 1969
Additional Protocols I and II to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty) come into force for Great Britain
March 15, 1970
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty enters into force
February 11, 1971
The signing of the Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed, the Ocean Floor, and in the Subsoil Thereof
May 12, 1971
Additional Protocol II to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty) comes into force for the U.S.
July 26, 1971
The Additional Protocol I to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty) comes into force for the Netherlands
September 30, 1971
The signing in Washington DC of the Agreement between the U.S. and the USSR on Measures to Reduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War and the Agreement Between the U.S. and the USSR to Expand the U.S.-USSR Direct Communications Link
April 10, 1972
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction is opened for signing
May 18, 1972
The Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed, the Ocean Floor, and in the Subsoil Thereof comes into force
May 26, 1972
The signing of the Treaty between the USSR and the U.S. on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems and the Interim Agreement on Certain Measures with Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Arms
October 3, 1972
The ABM Treaty and the SALT I Interim Agreement come into force
November 21, 1972
The beginning of the Soviet-American SALT II negotiations in Geneva
July 18, 1973
France signs the Additional Protocol II to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty)
August 21, 1973
China signs the Additional Protocol II to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty)
March 22, 1974
The Additional Protocol II to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty) comes into force for France
May 18, 1974
The test of the Indian nuclear explosive device; power yield 10 to 20 kilotons
June 2, 1974
The Additional Protocol II to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty) comes into force for China
July 3, 1974
The signing of the Protocol to the Treaty between the U.S. and the USSR on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems. The Protocol reduced for each side from two to one the number of permitted ABM deployment areas
August 14, 1974
The adoption of two Memorandums of the Zangger Committee. Memorandum A defined the source and special fissionable materials. Memorandum B gave the description of equipment or material designed to work with fissionable material
September 15, 1974
France carries out its last atmospheric nuclear test
November 24, 1974
Secretary General of the CC CPSU L.I. Brezhnev meets U.S. President G. Ford in Vladivostok where the Vladivostok Agreements on limitation of strategic offensive arms are adopted
December 24, 1974
Kosmos-520 satellite detects the night launch of the American IBM Minitmen-2 missile. The factual start-up of the Soviet space echelon of the missile attack warning system
March 26, 1975
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction comes into force
April 23, 1975
The first meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
January 27, 1976
Nuclear Suppliers Group’s negotiators exchange letters approving the Guiding Principles for Nuclear Exports
March 11, 1976
The USSR Government makes the decision to place the ballistic missile RSD-10 (SS-20) Pioneer on combat duty
May 24, 1976
The Protocol to the ABM Treaty permitting each side to have only one ABM deployment area comes into force
May 28, 1976
The treaty between the USSR and the U.S. on Underground Nuclear Explosions for Peaceful Purposes is signed
November 17, 1976
The PRC carries out its most powerful nuclear test, blasting a 4-megaton device
May 26, 1977
The U.S. signs Additional Protocol I to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty)
September 21, 1977
The 15 NSG member-states reach agreement on the Guiding Principles for Nuclear Exports
October 1, 1977
The U.S. Department of Energy is created
November 18, 1977
The Voluntary Offer Safeguards Agreement between the U.S. and the IAEA to cover several nuclear facilities in the U.S. is signed
December 27, 1977
The USSR commissions the Kirov nuclear-propelled cruiser
January 11, 1978
The formal submission of the Nuclear Suppliers Group’s Guiding Principles for Nuclear Exports to the IAEA, which issues them as INFCIRC/254 in February 1978
May 18, 1978
The Soviet Union signs Additional Protocol II to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty)
August 14, 1978
The IAEA Voluntary Offer Agreement (with the participation of Euroatom) regarding the peaceful nuclear activities of Great Britain comes into force
October 14, 1978
First underground nuclear explosion in the PRC
January 8, 1979
Additional Protocol II to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty) comes into force for the USSR
January 24, 1979
The 39-member-state Disarmament Committee Meeting meets with France present for the first time
March 2, 1979
France signs Additional Protocol I to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty)
March 28, 1979
An accident at the Three Mile Island-2 nuclear power plant in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (U.S.) results in severe reactor vessel damage
June 18, 1979
At the USSR-U.S. Vienna Summit, L.I. Brezhnev and J. Carter sign the Treaty on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (SALT II), which never comes into force
December 12, 1979
The NATO member-states decide to deploy, beginning in 1983, 572 American medium-range missiles in five West-European states
March 3, 1980
The Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material is signed
October 16, 1980
The Chinese conduct an atmospheric nuclear explosion. It is the last atmospheric nuclear explosion on the Earth
December 9, 1980
The IAEA Voluntary Offer Agreement regarding the peaceful nuclear activities of the U.S. comes into force
April 30, 1981
China commissions its first SSBN, the Xia
June 8, 1981
Israeli aircraft bomb the Ozirak nuclear reactor in Iraq. The reactor was being built with French assistance at a site near Baghdad
August 6, 1981
U.S. President R. Reagan starts the full-scale production of neutron weapons
September 12, 1981
The IAEA Voluntary Offer Agreement (with participation of Euroatom) regarding the peaceful nuclear activities of France comes into force
November 23, 1981
The Additional Protocol I to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Tlatelolco Treaty) comes into force for the U.S.
December 19, 1981
The USSR’s Tu-160 heavy bomber makes its first flight
October 12, 1982
The launch of the first Chinese SLBN, named JL-1
March 23, 1983
U.S. President R. Reagan announces the beginning of work on the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
November 23, 1983
U.S. Pershing II missiles are deployed on West German territory. The Soviet delegation leaves the MRM Geneva negotiations
February 7, 1984
The 1983 Committee on the Disarmament Session decides to initiate the Conference on Disarmament
February 15, 1984
A U.S. man dies as a result of a underground nuclear explosion
March 12, 1985
The USSR and the U.S. start nuclear and space armaments (NSA) negotiations in Geneva.
June 10, 1985
The USSR and IAEA Agreement on Application of the IAEA Safeguards comes into force for the USSR
August 6, 1985
The signing of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (the Treaty of Rarotonga)
August 6, 1985
The USSR declares a unilateral moratorium on nuclear tests. It lasts 19 months
December 12, 1985
The DPRK officially joins the NPT Treaty
January 15, 1986
Secretary General of the CC CPSU M.S. Gorbachev outlines a nuclear weapons elimination program that will conclude in 2000
April 26, 1986
An explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant near Kiev (USSR) involves loss of life
May 27, 1986
U.S. President R. Reagan makes the statement that the U.S. will not be base their strategic arms structure decisions on the Treaty on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (SALT II)
September 26, 1986
The Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency are opened for signing
October 6, 1986
Soviet SSBN K-219 with 16 ballistic missiles on board suffers an accident in the Northern Atlantic. Four crewmen die
October 27, 1986
The Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident comes into force
December 11, 1986
The South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (the Treaty of Rarotonga) enters into force
December 15, 1986
The USSR signs Protocols 2 and 3 to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (the Treaty of Rarotonga)
January 24, 1987
The Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident enters into force for the USSR
February 8, 1987
The Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material comes into force
February 10, 1987
China signs Protocols 2 and 3 to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (the Treaty of Rarotonga)
February 26, 1987
The Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency enters into force
February 26, 1987
The USSR resumes nuclear tests, citing a lack of action on its initiatives by other nuclear weapons states, primarily the U.S.
April 7, 1987
The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) is established during the G7 Rome Summit
September 15, 1987
The Agreement between the USSR and U.S. on Establishing Centers for Reducing Nuclear Danger and two additional protocols to it are signed in Washington, DC
October 11, 1987
The Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency of 1986 and the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident of 1986 enter into force for China
April 21, 1988
Protocols 2 and 3 to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (the Treaty of Rarotonga) come into force for the USSR
June 1, 1988
The Treaty Between the U.S. and the USSR on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles comes into force
August 17, 1988
The U.S. conducts its activities under the joint U.S.-USSR experiment on nuclear test monitoring in Nevada
September 14, 1988
The Soviet Union conducts its activities under the joint U.S.-USSR experiment on nuclear test monitoring in Semipalatinsk
October 20, 1988
The Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency of 1986 and the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident of 1986 enter into force for the U.S.
October 21, 1988
Protocols 2 and 3 to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (the Treaty of Rarotonga) come into force for China
December 31, 1988
The Agreement between India and Pakistan on Prohibition of Attack Against Nuclear Installations and Facilities is signed
February 9, 1989
The Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear material of 1980 comes into force for China
April 6, 1989
The Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency of 1986 and the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident of 1986 enter into force for France
April 7, 1989
The Secretary General of the Soviet Union, M.S. Gorbachev, states that the USSR will stop production of highly enriched uranium
April 7, 1989
The nuclear submarine Komsomolets is lost in the Norwegian Sea. 42 are lost
September 18, 1989
The IAEA Voluntary Offer Agreement regarding the peaceful nuclear activities of China comes into force
February 26, 1990
South African President F. De Klerk ends development of nuclear weapons and eliminates available nuclear devices
June 1, 1990
President G. Bush and Secretary General M. Gorbachev sign protocols to the treaty between the U.S. and the USSR on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapon Tests and the treaty between the U.S. and USSR on Peaceful Underground Nuclear Explosions
September 12, 1990
Representatives of the USSR, Great Britain, the U.S., France, FRG and GDR sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany, stating that nuclear weapons or their delivery vehicles will not be deployed in the territory of the former GDR
October 24, 1990
The USSR conducts its last nuclear test at the Novaya Zemlya test range
December 11, 1990
The Treaty between the U.S. and the USSR on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapon Tests and the Treaty between the USSR and the U.S. on Underground Nuclear Explosions for Peaceful Purposes come into force
January 28, 1991
The Agreement between India and Pakistan on the Prohibition of Attack Against Nuclear Installations and Facilities comes into force
March 15, 1991
The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany, also known as the "2 Plus 4 Treaty", stating that nuclear weapons or their delivery vehicles will not be deployed in the territory of the former GDR, comes into force
April 3, 1991
The UN Security Council adopts Resolution 687 on Iraq. The Resolution provides for a Special Commission (UNSCOM) that will be responsible for the elimination of Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction
May 12, 1991
Two of the last Soviet medium-range missiles RSD-10 (SS-20) are eliminated at Kapustin Yar test range about 200 km from Volgograd. This marks the completion by the US and the USSR of the previous agreements to eliminate medium and shorter-range missiles
July 1, 1991
The signing in Prague of the Protocol on Termination of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance signed in Warsaw on May 14, 1955 and its Extension Protocol signed in Warsaw on April 26, 1985
July 10, 1991
South Africa joins the NPT Treaty as a non-nuclear weapons state
July 18, 1991
Brazil and Argentina sign the Agreement for the Exclusively Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy (the Guadalajara Agreement), providing for creation of mechanisms of control over nuclear equipment through reciprocal inspections
July 31, 1991
In Moscow, the USSR and the U.S. sign the Treaty of the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START I)
August 29, 1991
Kazakhstan President N.A. Nazarbayev issues Decree № 409 to shutdown the Semipalatinsk nuclear test range
September 11, 1991
French President F. Mitterand announces the elimination of Pluton missiles and AN-53 nuclear bombs
September 27, 1991
US President G. Bush Sr. proposes unilateral initiatives regarding U.S. tactical nuclear weapons
October 5, 1991
USSR President M.S. Gorbachev proposes unilateral initiatives regarding USSR tactical nuclear weapons
October 6, 1991
The Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material of 1980 comes into force for France
October 26, 1991
Russia President B.N. Yeltsin signs a directive "On Termination of Nuclear Weapons Testing at Novaya Zemlya Test Range"
November 26, 1991
Great Britain conducts its last nuclear test
November 27, 1991
The U.S. adopts the Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act (Nunn-Lugar Act), which provides for funding to facilitate elimination of Soviet nuclear and chemical weapons
December 18, 1991
American nuclear weapons are withdrawn from South Korea
December 21, 1991
Belorussia, Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine sign an Agreement on the Joint Measures of Control over Nuclear Weapons. In accordance with the agreement, new countries commit to withdraw all nuclear weapons and return them to Russia by July 1, 1992
January 20, 1992
The Joint Declaration of the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is signed by the DPRK and the Republic of Korea
January 28, 1992
The President of the Russian Federation issues a decree on establishing the Ministry of Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation
January 29, 1992
B.N. Yeltsin’s initiates unilateral action regarding tactical nuclear weapons
January 29, 1992
Russia President B.N. Yeltsin’s address "On Russia’s Policy in the Field of Arms Limitation and Elimination" states that Russia is the heir of all nuclear materials of the USSR
January 30, 1992
The DPRK and IAEA sign an agreement on Application of IAEA Safeguards
January 31, 1992
The UN Security Council Chairman issues a statement concerning disarmament, arms, weapons of mass destruction control, and nonproliferation of nuclear weapons
February 1, 1992
The withdrawal of tactical nuclear weapons from Kazakhstan is completed
February 19, 1992
The Joint Declaration of the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula signed by DPRK and the Republic of Korea comes into force
March 19, 1992
China joins the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as the forth nuclear weapons state
March 24, 1992
The signing of the Treaty on Open Skies in Helsinki
March 27, 1992
Russia’s President issues a decree "On Control Over Export from the Russian Federation of Nuclear Materials, Equipment and Technologies." The decree is recognized as the adoption of comprehensive safeguards by Russia
April 3, 1992
In Warsaw the Nuclear Suppliers Group member-states adopt guidelines for transfer of nuclear-related dual-use equipment, materials, software and related technology
April 10, 1992
The Agreement on Application of IAEA Safeguards between the DPRK and IAEA comes into force
April 11, 1992
Russia’s President issues a decree "On the Measures to Establish the Export Control System in the Russian Federation"
April 28, 1992
The withdrawal of tactical nuclear weapons from Belorussian territory to Russia is completed
May 6, 1992
The withdrawal of tactical nuclear weapons from Ukrainian territory to Russia is completed. Nuclear weapons in the custody of the Black Sea Navy remain
May 15, 1992
The CIS countries sign the Agreement on Collective Security. Signatories include Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzia, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan
May 23, 1992
The Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and the USA sign a protocol to the treaty between the USA and the USSR on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, also known as the Lisbon Protocol
June 17, 1992
The framework between Russia and the U.S. on further reduction of strategic offensive arms is agreed
June 17, 1992
Agreement between the U.S. and Russia is reached on the "Safe and Secure Transportation, Storage and Destruction of Weapons and the Prevention of Weapons Proliferation"
June 26, 1992
In Minsk Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzia, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine sign the "Agreement on Export Control over Raw Materials, Materials, Equipment, Technologies and Services Usable for Creation of Weapons of Mass Destruction"
June 26, 1992
In Minsk Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzia, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine sign the "Agreement of the Basic Principles of Cooperation in the Field of Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy"
July 2, 1992
The Parliament of Kazakhstan ratifies the START I Treaty
July 2, 1992
U.S. President G. Bush announces the completion of withdrawal of land and sea-based tactical nuclear weapons as planned by the unilateral initiative of September 27, 1991
August 3, 1992
France joins the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as the fifth nuclear weapons state
August 17, 1992
Russia and Iran sign the Agreement on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy
August 24, 1992
Additional Protocol I to the Tlatelolco Treaty comes into force for France
September 23, 1992
The U.S. conducts its last nuclear test
November 4, 1992
The Supreme Soviet of Russia ratifies the START I Treaty
November 12, 1992
The signing of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the French Republic on Cooperation in the Area of Safe Elimination of Nuclear Weapons in Russia and the Peaceful Uses of Released
November 27, 1992
The signing of the Agreement Establishing an International Science and Technology Center (by Russia, the U.S., Japan and Euratom, and the European Economic Community)
December 16, 1992
The signing of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany Concerning Assistance to the Russian Federation in the Elimination of Nuclear and Chemical Weapons
January 1, 1993
The export control regime over the dual-use items established by the Nuclear Suppliers Groups comes into force
February 4, 1993
The Supreme Soviet of Belarus ratifies the START I Treaty
February 18, 1993
The signing of the Russia-U.S. Agreement Concerning the Disposition of Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted from Nuclear Weapons, also know as the HEU-LEU Agreement
March 12, 1993
DPRK officially notifies the UN Security Council that it will withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in three months
March 24, 1993
President F. De Klerk states that the Republic of South Africa had been developing and producing six nuclear weapon devices, however, it dismantled and eliminated them before joining the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
June 11, 1993
DPRK announces suspension of its NPT Treaty withdrawal procedure
July 22, 1993
Belarus joins the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear weapons state
October 11, 1993
The U.S. Congress adopts the "Cooperative Threat Reduction Act"
October 13, 1993
The signing of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and Japan on Cooperation in Elimination of Nuclear Weapons to Be Reduced and the Establishment of the Respective Committee
October 20, 1993
The signing of the Agreement between the Governments of Russia and France concerning cooperation in safe and secure transportation of nuclear weapons in Russia
November 2, 1993
The RF Security Council approves the "Basic Provision of the Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation"
January 14, 1994
The signing of the Trilateral Statement by the Presidents of Russia, the United States of America and Ukraine paving the way to incorporate Ukraine into the international non-proliferation regime and eliminating nuclear weapons in
January 14, 1994
Russia and the U.S. decide to no longer aim strategic missiles at each other. The action is to occur on May 30, 1994
February 14, 1994
Kazakhstan joins the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear weapons state
February 15, 1994
Russia and Great Britain decide to no longer aim strategic missiles at each other, commencing May 30, 1994
March 28, 1994
The signing of the Agreement between Russia and Kazakhstan on Strategic Nuclear Forces Temporarily Located in the Kazakhstan Territory
June 13, 1994
DPRK announces its withdrawal from the IAEA
August 10, 1994
300 grams of weapons plutonium, which arrived on a Moscow flight, are put under custody in Munich airport
September 21, 1994
The Convention on Nuclear Safety is opened for signing
October 5, 2017
Russia and Saudi Arabia have signed a joint Program for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy
December 17, 2017
Start of exploration for uranium deposits in Saudi Arabia
March 13, 2018
Saudi Arabia has approved a national nuclear energy program
May 8, 2018
US withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran’s Nuclear Program
November 6, 2018
Commencement of construction of the first nuclear research reactor in Saudi Arabia
November 24, 2018
Citizens of Taiwan voted in a referendum against banning nuclear power since 2025
December 5, 2018
The UN General Assembly adopted Russian Resolution 73/27 on the establishment of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on countering cybercrimes
December 22, 2018
The UN General Assembly decided to convene a Conference on the establishment of the Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery
December 26, 2018
Russian Ministry of Defence conducted the first successful flight test of the "Avangard" hypersonic rocket complex
January 17, 2019
The Pentagon presented the new US Missile Defense Review
February 1, 2019
US has announced a suspension of its participation in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
February 2, 2019
Russia has announced a suspension of its participation in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
February 26, 2019
The beginning of a new armed confrontation between India and Pakistan, which lasted until March 2019
February 27, 2019
The Second US-North Korea Non-proliferation Summit in Hanoi
March 27, 2019
India successfully tested its anti-satellite weapon
April 25, 2019
A Russia-North Korea summit was held in Vladivostok
May 4, 2019
North Korea conducted operational missiles test
May 8, 2019
In response to the new sanctions, Iran has ceased to adhere to the limits on enriched uranium stocks agreed in the JCPOA
May 9, 2019
North Korea conducted operational missiles test
June 11, 2019
A new version of the US Nuclear Operations Doctrine was published, allowing the use of nuclear weapons as a battlefield weapon
July 7, 2019
Iran announced a second phase of the reduction of commitments under the JCPOA and started enriching uranium above 3.67 percent
July 25, 2019
North Korea conducted operational missiles test
August 2, 2019
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty expired
August 19, 2019
US conducted the first ground-based cruise missile test with a range greater than 500 km after the breakup of the INF Treaty
August 21, 2019
Ambassador Roland M. Timerbaev died
September 6, 2019
Iran has announced the third phase of reduction of JCPOA commitments and has lifted restrictions on research activities by launching an additional 30 centrifuges for uranium enrichment
November 6, 2019
Iran has moved to the fourth phase of reduction its JCPOA commitments
November 18, 2019
The first session of the Conference on the establishment of the Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery was started in New York
November 23, 2019
Countries participating in the Conference on the establishment of the Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery adopted a declaration in the end the first session
December 2, 2019
Rafael Grossi became the new IAEA Director General
December 27, 2019
The first missile regiment, armed with the hypersonic rocket system "Avangard," was put on alert in Russia
January 3, 2020
Qasem Souleimani, Chief of Special Operations of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed in Iraq
January 6, 2020
In response to the assassination of Qasem Souleimani, Iran announced a final, fifth phase of the reduction of JCPOA obligations
March 26, 2020
The X NPT Review Conference (2020) was postponed for the first time
April 15, 2020
Russia conducted an anti-satellite weapon test
May 21, 2020
US has announced its intention to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty
June 2, 2020
The "Fundamentals of the State Nuclear Deterrence Policy of the Russian Federation" were released, the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons by Russia were specified
June 17, 2020
USA adopted "Space Defense Strategy" in response to "threat" from Russia and China
June 19, 2020
The IAEA Board of Governors, in its resolution, called upon Iran to cooperate fully and promptly with the Agency
July 7, 2020
China has acceded to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
August 10, 2020
The first US Space Doctrine was published, it described the goals and principles of US space forces
September 20, 2020
The administration of President Donald Trump has uncovered US demands for the extension of the New-START. Russia has declared them unacceptable
September 27, 2020
Beginning of the Six-Week War in Nagorno Karabakh
October 24, 2020
Honduras ratified the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, bringing the Treaty into force in 90 days
November 9, 2020
The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, and the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, signed a declaration on a ceasefire in Nagorno Karabakh
November 10, 2020
Beginning of deployment of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno Karabakh
November 16, 2020
The US conducted a successful test of the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor missile. The target of the interceptor missile imitated an ICBM
November 22, 2020
The US withdrew from the Open Skies Treaty
November 27, 2020
Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fahrizade was killed
January 22, 2021
Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force
January 26, 2021
President of Russia Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden agreed to extend New-START until 2026
January 27, 2021
The State Duma of the Russian Federation voted to extend the New-START until 2026
February 3, 2021
The New-START was officially extended until 2026
March 5, 2021
The session of the IAEA Board of Governors on the return of the US and Iran to the JCPOA concluded in Geneva. As a result of the session, Iran agreed to negotiate with IAEA in one month
March 16, 2021
A new British Defense Policy Review was published, the UK will increase the nuclear arsenal by 45 percent
May 19, 2021
Russian State Duma unanimously adopted a bill submitted by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, on the denunciation of the Treaty on Open Skies
June 7, 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law on denunciation of the Treaty on Open Skies
June 16, 2021
Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden took place in Geneva
August 1, 2021
Robert Floyd has become a new Executive Secretary of the CTBT Preparatory Commission
September 15, 2021
AUKUS trilateral defense alliance (Australia, UK, USA) was announced
November 15, 2021
Russia successfully tested the anti-satellite weapon destroying the inactive Soviet satellite "Tselina-D"
December 7, 2021
The UN General Assembly approved, without a vote, the United States-Russian resolution on the norms of conduct in cyberspace and on the prevention of crime in that area
December 18, 2021
Russia officially withdrew from the Open Skies Treaty
January 3, 2022
The leaders of the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the United States, Britain, and France adopted a joint statement against nuclear war
January 3, 2023
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's report on the "exponential" expansion of the national nuclear arsenal is made public
January 10, 2023
Russia's plans to comprehensively modernize the elements of the "nuclear triad" are announced
January 28, 2023
Large-scale drone attack on Iranian strategic facilities in Isfahan
February 21, 2023
Statement by the President of the Russian Federation on the suspension of Russia's participation in the New START Treaty
February 27, 2023
An initiative to create a "coalition of pro-nuclear states" in the EU space under the leadership of France
March 14, 2023
Trilateral statement by the US, Australia and the UK on deepening cooperation within the framework of AUKUS
March 25, 2023
Russia's plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) on the territory of Belarus are officially announced
April 7, 2023
The Ministry of Defense of the DPRK announced the successful testing of an underwater drone capable of carrying a nuclear warhead (Haeil-2)
April 15, 2023
Germany's last nuclear reactor shut down
April 22, 2023
55 years from the entry into force of the Treaty of Tlatelolco
April 26, 2023
Signing of the Washington Declaration on Joint Response to the “North Korean Nuclear Threat” by the Presidents of the United States and South Korea
May 30, 2023
"Grossi's Theses" on steps to prevent a nuclear catastrophe on the territory of Ukraine officially announced
June 13, 2023
"Russia in Global Affairs" Journal published an article by Sergei Karaganov "A Difficult but Necessary Decision. The use of nuclear weapons can save humanity from a global catastrophe," which marked the beginning of a long expert discussion
January 19, 2024
The Ministry of Defense of the DPRK announced that North Korea, in response to the joint military exercises of South Korea, the United States, and Japan, conducted a test of the underwater nuclear weapons system «Haeil-5-23»
January 25, 2024
Rafael Grossi, during a United Nations Security Council meeting, stated that the IAEA has not found any evidence of the military use of nuclear materials in Ukraine.
February 4, 2024
Boris Rhein, Minister-President of the federal state of Hesse (Germany), proposed creating a separate military alliance without U.S. participation and suggested utilizing the French nuclear arsenal for deterrence purposes.
March 11, 2024
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg claimed that there were no plans to increase the number of allied states with the deployed nuclear weapons after Sweden owing to the Sweden entrance.
April 12, 2024
Visiting the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, where the UK's nuclear submarines are built, Prime Minister Keir Starmer affirmed Labour commitment to nuclear weapons unshakeable and to AUKUS.
April 22, 2024
Polish President Andrzej Duda said Poland is "ready" to host nuclear weapons on its territory if NATO decides to reinforce its eastern flank.
May 6, 2024
The Russian Defense Ministry said that the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has begun preparations for conducting exercises in order to improve the readiness of non-strategic nuclear forces to perform combat missions.
May 14, 2024
The National Nuclear Security Administration reports a subcritical experiment at Nevada underground lab
May 21, 2024
The Agreement between the Russian Federation and Japan on Cooperation in Assisting the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons was terminated.
June 17, 2024
According to the information published by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons global spending on nuclear weapons increased by 13% breaking the record of 2023.
July 22, 2024
the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 NPT Review Conference held its second session in Geneva
August 27, 2024
the IAEA delegation headed by Director General Rafael Grossi visited the sites of the Kursk NPP and the Kursk II NPP, as well as the town of Kurchatov
September 16, 2024
the 68th Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference was held in Vienna
September 25, 2024
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has publicly chaired a meeting of the Security Council on nuclear deterrence. During the meeting several updates to Russia's nuclear doctrine, regarding the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons, were announced
October 14, 2024
NATO held its long-annual nuclear exercise Steadfast Noon. This training activity involved 13 Allied countries, approximately 2,000 military personnel and a variety of more than 60 aircraft
October 29, 2024
Russia held Strategic Deterrence Forces exercise. The training involved the forces and resources of the ground, sea and air components of the strategic deterrence forces.
November 19, 2024
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has approved the foundations of the state policy in the field of nuclear deterrence
November 21, 2024
Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Russia had struck Ukraine with a new hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile Oreshnik (designated by NATO as new version of SS-X-31) in response to Kiev's use of US and British missiles against Russia
December 3, 2024
the Indian Navy announced plans to introduce indigenously designed nuclear attack submarines (SSNs) by 2036
December 17, 2024
the Russian Strategic Missile Forces have completed the re-equipment of an intercontinental range ballistic missile division in the Orenburg region with "Avangard" hypersonic glide vehicles
December 28, 2024
Russia's President signed Federal Law on Denunciation by the Russian Federation of the Framework Agreement on a Multilateral Nuclear Environmental Program in the Russian Federation and the Protocol on Claims, Litigation and Exemption from Financial Liability to the Framework Agreement
January 26, 2025
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has stated his willingness to discuss with Russia the placement of medium-range ballistic missiles "Oreshnik" in Belarus.
January 30, 2025
The US military magazine "Military Watch Magazine" published information that Russia is preparing to launch a serial production of a new version of the SRBM "Iskander-M".
March 5, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron stated that France should start a strategic discussion about protecting allies on the European continent with deterrent forces.
March 6, 2025
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen did not rule out the stationing of nuclear weapons in the country.
March 6, 2025
The German chancellor candidate, Friedrich Merz, has called for an expansion of the Franco-British nuclear umbrella and the creation of the European deterrent.
March 18, 2025
France has announced plans to deploy two squadrons of nuclear-equipped Dassault Rafal fighters at Luxeuil Saint-Sauveur Air Base and a hypersonic weapon by 2035.
May 6, 2025
Statement by the delegation of the Russian Federation at the third session of the Preparatory Committee for the 11th NPT Review Conference on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
June 12, 2025
The IAEA's Board of Governors adopted an anti-Iranian resolution, initiated by the US and "Eurotroika."
June 13, 2025
Israel, initiated the Operation "Rising Lion" and targeted Iranian military and nuclear facilities.
June 22, 2025
The US has carried out attacks on Iran's civilian nuclear facilities.
June 24, 2025
US President Donald Trump has declared a truce between Tehran and Tel Aviv.
June 29, 2025
Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani declared: "Uranium enrichment in the Islamic Republic will never stop."
July 4, 2025
The nuclear submarine cruiser "Knyaz Pozharsky" was launched.
July 4, 2025
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshqian adopted the law suspending cooperation with the IAEA.
July 10, 2025
France and the United Kingdom have signed a historic nuclear cooperation agreement.
July 24, 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia declared its readiness to sign a protocol to the Bangkok Treaty in 1995.
July 25, 2025
First round of talks between Tehran and the "Eurotroika" at the Iranian embassy in Istanbul was conducted.
August 1, 2025
Russia produced the first mass-produced medium-range ballistic missile "Oreshnik".
August 4, 2025
Russia lifted the moratorium on the deployment of intermediate- and shorter-range land-based missiles.
August 16, 2025
The Anchorage meeting of the presidents of the Russian Federation and the USA.
August 28, 2025
The United Kingdom, Germany, and France have notified the UN Security Council that they are activating a "Snapback" mechanism to allow for the re-establishment of international sanctions against Iran prior to the Iranian nuclear deal.
September 9, 2025
Russia has put forward a proposal to maintain the START III limits for one year.
September 10, 2025
Iran and IAEA have signed an agreement to resume cooperation.
September 19, 2025
Iran's Supreme National Security Council has announced a renewed break with the IAEA.
September 22, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a meeting with the permanent members of Russia's Security Council, declared his readiness to adhere for one year to the central quantitative limits under the Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (START).
September 25, 2025
Speech delivered by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Global Atomic Forum.
September 27, 2025
The Russian Federation refused to participate in the 14th Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
October 8, 2025
The State Duma in plenary session adopted a bill on the denunciation of the Plutonium Disposal Agreement.
October 16, 2025
Joint strategic exercises of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus "West-2025" have been conducted.
October 17, 2025
Speech of CEO of Rosatom Alexei Likhachev at the Russian Energy Week 2025.
October 22, 2025
Strategic nuclear forces exercises were conducted in Russia.
October 26, 2025
Russia tested the intercontinental cruise missile "Burevestnik" with a nuclear warhead.
October 30, 2025
US President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to begin testing a nuclear weapon immediately.
October 30, 2025
US President Donald Trump said that he had given South Korea permission to build a nuclear submarine at the Philadelphia dockyards.
November 4, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of a series production of a medium-range ballistic missile "Oreshnik".
November 5, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged to explore the possibility of renewing for nuclear tests.
November 19, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich spoke at the ceremony of installation of the reactor shell on the first power unit of the "El-Dabaa" nuclear power plant.
December 7, 2025
The United States secretary of defense Pete Hegsett declared that the US will test nuclear weapons and their delivery systems on a par with other countries.
December 17, 2025
According to the announcement of Russian President Vladimir Putin, "Oreshnik" will be placed on combat duty before the end of 2025.
December 25, 2025
