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Hiroshima vows nuke ban at 77th memorial amid Russia threat

Hiroshima is remembering the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing as officials including the United Nations chief warn against nuclear weapons buildup and the world fears another attack amid Russia’s war on Ukraine

The Independent UK

Why are nuclear weapons so hard to get rid of? Because they're tied up in nuclear countries' sense of right and wrong

Every five years, the nearly 200 member states of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons meet to review their progress – or lack thereof. After being postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the monthlong conference is now meeting in New York and opened with a stark warning.

The Conversation

Renewed debate in Tehran about producing nuclear bomb

Several senior Iranian officials have opened the door over the last two weeks to the possibility of producing nuclear weapons.

Axios

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Kishida calls on global community to unite on nuclear disarmament

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed the importance of unity in the international community to realize a world without nuclear weapons in his speech at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York on Monday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kishida promotes 'Hiroshima Action Plan' for nuke-free world

NEW YORK -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday presented an action plan for a world without nuclear weapons during a speech at a Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Jay Ambrose: Biden fails, Iran awaits nuclear weaponry

OK, it’s happened, Iran says it can quickly build an atomic bomb if it wants, and thank you oh, so much ex-President Barack Obama for facilitating this achievement with a progressively inane deal throwing sanctions out the window while autocratically skipping a constitutionally required treaty process.

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Biden: US 'Will Not Walk Away' from Middle East

US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States will remain an active and engaged partner in the Middle East. Washington “will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by Russia, China or Iran,” Biden said in a speech during a summit with six Gulf…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Olmert: Israel Owns Tools to Foil Iranian Nuclear Program

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced that his country is able to prevent Tehran from producing a nuclear weapon, but that Tel Aviv needs assistance to destroy Iranian nuclear facilities. “We have tools capable of preventing Iran from possessing nuclear weapons,” the former PM said during a radio interview…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran's military warns U.S. against threats to use force

The Iranian military warned the United States and Israel on Friday against threatening Iran with force, Iranian media reported, after U.S. President Joe Biden said he would use force as a last resort to prevent Tehran getting a nuclear weapon.

Reuters

Enriching uranium is the key factor in how quickly Iran could produce a nuclear weapon – here's where it stands today

Iran’s nuclear program is a major topic in President Joe Biden’s meetings this week with leaders in the Middle East. The most challenging part of producing nuclear weapons is making the material that fuels them, and Iran is known to have produced uranium that is near-weapons grade.

The Conversation

Biden Says he Would Keep IRGC on Terrorism List

US President Joe Biden said he would use force as a last resort to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon as he began a trip to the Middle East. Speaking in an interview with Israel's Channel 12 TV that was recorded before he left Washington on Tuesday but aired…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S., Israel sign joint pledge to deny Iran nuclear weaponry

U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint pledge on Thursday to deny Iran nuclear arms, a show of unity by allies long divided over diplomacy with Tehran.

Reuters

Biden says he would use force as 'last resort' to keep Iran from nuclear weapons

U.S. President Joe Biden said he would use force as a last resort to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon as he began a trip to the Middle East.

Reuters

Biden says US would use force as ‘last resort’ to prevent Iranian nuclear weapons

‘The only thing worse than the Iran that exists now is the Iran with nuclear weapons’

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Daily Mirror

World's most nuclear-contaminated island where people can never return to live

In 2010, UNESCO declared Bikini Atoll a World Heritage Site as a reminder of the immense power and influence of nuclear weapons on human civilisation

Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 Leaders Pledge to Prevent Tehran from Developing Nuclear Weapon

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) reiterated Tuesday their clear commitment that Iran must never develop a nuclear weapon. They called on the Iranian government to benefit from the available diplomatic opportunity to return to the nuclear deal. This comes as indirect takes between Washington and Tehran to revive…

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Health workers pull Millennium Bridge stunt in campaign against nuclear weapons

Health workers gathered on the Millennium Bridge in support of a nuclear weapons ban

Daily Mirror

Fears Kim Jong-un will launch nuclear weapon as he vows to bolster deadly arsenal

Kim Jong-un's pariah state of North Korea has finished preparations for its first nuclear test launch since 2017, according to South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin

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Al Jazeera

Global stockpile of nuclear weapons expected to rise: SIPRI

Swedish arms watchdog says nuclear arsenals set to grow in coming years, reversing a decline seen since the Cold War.

Asharq Al-Awsat

SIPRI: World Headed for New Era of Nuclear Rearmament

The number of nuclear weapons in the world is set to rise in the coming decade after 35 years of decline as global tensions flare amid Russia's war in Ukraine, researchers said Monday. The nine nuclear powers -- Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, the United States and…

AFP

World headed for new era of nuclear rearmament: SIPRI

Stockholm (AFP) - The number of nuclear weapons in the world is set to rise in the coming decade after 35 years of decline as global tensions flare amid Russia's war in Ukraine, researchers said Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea Says it Will Boost Defense Capacity to Counter North Korean Threat

South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said on Sunday that his country would enhance its defense capabilities and work closely with the United States and Japan to counter North Korea's nuclear and missile threat. Lee, speaking at an Asian security meeting in Singapore, said the situation on the Korean peninsula…

Al Jazeera

US warns of ‘forceful’ response if N Korea tests nuclear weapon

Warning comes amid growing concern that Pyongyang is preparing for its first nuclear weapons test since 2017.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Raises Iran Concerns with Visiting UN Nuclear Chief

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett accused Iran of deceiving the international community about its atomic activities as he met with the visiting head of the UN nuclear watchdog on Friday. Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, paid a brief visit to Israel, which has long accused Iran…

AFP

US warns of new UN sanctions bid if North Korea tests nukes

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The United States warned Tuesday that it will try again to toughen UN sanctions if North Korea tests a nuclear weapon, after a bid last week was vetoed by China and Russia.

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