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‘Don’t, don’t, don’t’: Biden presses Putin on nuclear weapons

US leader warns any response will depend ‘on the extent of what they do’ in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Sep 18, 2022

Joe Biden warns Vladimir Putin not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine or face 'consequences'

As Russian troops retreat, concerns have been raised Vladimir Putin will resort to more drastic measures like tactical nuclear weapons Ukraine. President Joe Biden warned Russia's leader against the idea

Daily Mirror · Sep 17, 2022

North Korea SNUBBED as Kim Jong-un is banned from the Queen's funeral

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un will not been in attendance at the Queen's funeral and an ambassador will be sent instead. The tyrant will not be present among the dignitaries including US President Joe Biden

Daily Mirror · Sep 14, 2022

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Seoul says N. Korea will self-destruct if it uses nukes

South Korea warned North Korea's government that using its nuclear weapons would put it on a “path of self-destruction,” saying its recent legislation allowing the preemptive use of its bombs would only prompt Seoul and Washington to bolster their joint military capability

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022

Iran and the US appear unlikely to reach a new nuclear deal – leaving everyone more unsafe

Iran’s standoff with the United States over its potential nuclear weapons program is unlikely to ease anytime soon.

The Conversation · Sep 12, 2022

North Korea declares itself a nuclear weapons state

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the United States, which he accused of pushing to weaken the North's defenses.

WEKU · Sep 10, 2022

N. Korea says it will never give up nukes to counter US

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is stressing his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons and missiles it needs to counter hostilities from the United States

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

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North Korea Law Makes Nuclear Program 'Irreversible'

North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said Friday. The move effectively eliminates the possibility of denuclearization talks, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the country's status as a nuclear state was now "irreversible".…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 9, 2022

Kim Jong-un in chilling nuclear vow as North Korea passes law allowing PREEMPTIVE strikes

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vows his new law makes his country's nuclear status 'irreversible' and claims it will stop any talk of de-nuclearisation

Daily Mirror · Sep 9, 2022

North Korea to 'nuke any enemy that attacks as irreversible' law passes'

Kim Jong-un's North Korea has brought in a new law that makes its nuclear weapons policy "irreversible". The country has already declared itself a nuclear state in its constitution, but the new law sets out when Kim can use the weapons

Daily Mirror · Sep 9, 2022

Biden Wants Other 'Options' to Block Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability if Deal Fails

US President Joe Biden wants to ensure that the United States has "other available options" to ensure that Iran does not achieve nuclear weapons capability, if efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal fail, a White House spokesperson said. National security spokesman John Kirby said Washington would remain active…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 9, 2022

Biden wants other 'options' to block Iran nuclear weapons capability if deal fails

U.S. President Joe Biden wants to ensure that the United States has "other available options" to ensure that Iran does not achieve nuclear weapons capability, if efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal fail, a White House spokesperson said.

Reuters · Sep 8, 2022

'Direct threat' that Russia could use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine war

There is a 'direct threat' that Vladimir Putin's armed forces will - under certain circumstances - unleash World War 3 if they use 'tactical nuclear weapons' on Ukraine, its military chief has warned

Daily Mirror · Sep 8, 2022

South Korea proposes meeting with North on family reunions

South Korea has proposed a meeting with North Korea to resume reunions of families separated by war, despite long-strained ties between the rivals over the North’s nuclear weapons program

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022

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Reuters · Sep 7, 2022

Ukraine's top general warns of Russian nuclear strike risk

In rare public comments Ukraine's military chief warned on Wednesday of the threat of Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, which would create the risk of a "limited" nuclear conflict with other powers.

Foreign Affairs · Sep 5, 2022

Time to Rethink America’s Nuclear Strategy

How to learn the right lessons from the Cold War.

The Hindu · Sep 2, 2022

The NPT is beginning to look shaky

Sustaining it requires facing up to today’s political realities such as the growing rivalries in a multipolar nuclear world

Reuters · Sep 1, 2022

U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons inspections must resume before new arms talks, says U.S

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday it cannot hold talks with Moscow on a treaty to replace the last U.S.-Russian pact limiting strategic nuclear arms until inspections of the two countries' nuclear weapons sites, which are currently paused, resume.

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Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 1, 2022

S. Korea: China, Russia Hold Key to North's Denuclearization

China and Russia’s reluctance to toughen UN sanctions on North Korea is “the biggest challenge” facing efforts to eliminate the North’s nuclear arsenal, a top South Korean official said Thursday, as the North remains ready to conduct its first nuclear test in five years. China and Russia, which both have…

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

S. Korea: China, Russia hold key to North's denuclearization

A top South Korean official says that China and Russia’s reluctance to toughen U.N. sanctions on North Korea is “the biggest challenge” facing international efforts to eliminate the North’s nuclear arsenal

The National (Scotland) · Aug 31, 2022

Nuclear submarine not a 'weapon of war', Boris Johnson says

BORIS Johnson has said a newly-commissioned nuclear submarine is a “guarantor of peace” rather than a “weapon of war”.

The Conversation · Aug 31, 2022

Mikhail Gorbachev: southern Africans have a special reason to thank him

The whole world has much to thank Mikhail Gorbachev for. As many have pointed out since his death in Moscow earlier this week, Gorbachev – the last leader of the Soviet Union – did more than anyone to bring the Cold War to an end peacefully, reducing the threat that…

Bangkok Post · Aug 30, 2022

Might Russia use its 'tactical' nuke weapons?

On Aug 25, the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, announced that the country's combat aircraft have been "upgraded" by the Russians to carry nuclear weapons, and Belarusian pilots are being trained to deliver them. It got a single paragraph, or no notice at all, on most news sites. Nobody panicked.

Al Jazeera · Aug 29, 2022

The impact of nuclear tests around the world

Since 1945, more than 2,000 nuclear test explosions have been conducted by at least eight nations.

Reuters · Aug 26, 2022

Belarus leader says his warplanes have been modified to carry nuclear weapons

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that his military's SU-24 warplanes had been modified to carry nuclear weapons and that Minsk would react immediately if the West caused it any problems.

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