Daily Review: A Dangerous New Era of Nuclear Risk

Daily Review: A Dangerous New Era of Nuclear Risk
A Dongfeng-41 intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles group formation marches to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, Oct. 1 2019 (Imaginechina photo via AP Images).

Today at WPR, we’re covering the civil war in Sudan and local election results in Colombia.

But first, here’s our take on today’s top story.

Nuclear weapons: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill revoking the country’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban, a move he said was necessary to “mirror” the standard set by the U.S., which has signed the 1996 treaty but not ratified it. (AP)

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