Nuclear Disarmament

He'd only been President for six weeks, and for his first state visit Ronald Reagan chose Canada.Six weeks after his 1981 swearing-in, Reagan makes a state visit met by protest and warmth in equal parts. 2:49A presidential visit was an event so special, the CBC sent Knowlton Nash to Parliament Hill to…

Statement by the Foreign Ministers of China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States: On March 5, 1970, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) entered into force. Today, 50 years later, we celebrate the immeasurable contributions this landmark treaty has made to the security and…

BEIJING – The People’s Republic of China has not changed its mind and still has no intention to join any trilateral arms control talks with the United States and Russia, the foreign ministry said on Friday in the wake of Washington’s renewed invitation for such negotiations.“China has repeated many times…

Russia has criticized the Trump administration's pursuit and deployment of low-yield nuclear warheads, arguing it may raise the prospects of a nuclear conflict. At the same time, however, the United States estimates its top foe has up to 2,000 such warheads.Russian Foreign Minister Maria Zakharova on Friday blasted the $28.9…

“This dramatically increases the chance of a nuclear exchange due to miscalculation or human error.” The Russian government is regarding U.S. moves to increase and upgrade its low-level nuclear arsenal as a sign that the White House is prepared to use nuclear weapons as a political option on the world…

The Russian government is regarding U.S. moves to increase and upgrade its low-level nuclear arsenal as a sign that the White House is prepared to use nuclear weapons as a political option on the world stage. "Washington is not just modernizing its nuclear forces, but is striving to give them…

Image copyright Family photo Image caption Eunice Stallard "embodies the essence" of the purple plaques For 30 years she campaigned for peace and nuclear disarmament, and now one of the original Greenham Common protesters is to be honoured.When cruise missiles were delivered to the US air base in Berkshire in…

Countries meeting in New York next month to review progress on nuclear non-proliferation are being urged by the UN Secretary-General to use the opportunity to strengthen global peace and security.  António Guterres made the request in a statement issued on Thursday by his Spokesperson to mark 50 years since the Non-Proliferation Treaty came…

For more than a decade, no major meeting between an Indian Prime Minister and a U.S. President has passed without a ritual reference to India’s promise made in 2008 to purchase American nuclear reactors. This was the case in the latest joint statement issued during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first…

Asia Defense | Security | East Asia Kim Jong Un oversaw a “joint strike” military exercise amid concerns about the novel coronavirus. Credit: Rodong SinmunEarly on Saturday, North Korea’s state media reported that leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a military drill on Friday, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the collapse of the Hanoi…