Nuclear Disarmament

UNITED NATIONS (AP) North Korea decried the stalled state of its nuclear standoff with the United States and told the international community Monday that the fault lies with Washington’s “political and military provocations.” “It depends on the U.S.,” North …

The treaty is set to expire in February 2021. A single five-year extension is possible. If Moscow and Washington fail to agree on an extension, however, the treatys limits on nuclear arms would expire. The Trump administration has indicated some interest in a…

There are now far fewer nuclear weapons than at the height of the Cold War, the five major nuclear powers – US, Russia. China, France and UK -having all signed-up to the principle of eventual nuclear disarmament. But there are other states that possess nucle…

"Facing rampant unilateralism, we should not just sit idly by," Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday, Xinhua News Agency reported. In his speech at the General Debate of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, …

The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly's annual gathering of world leaders (all times local): 11:34 a.m. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has denounced India's crackdown in Kashmir and warned of a "bloodbath" in the disputed region. Khan said Friday at…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly's annual gathering of world leaders (all times local): 10:24 p.m. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has denounced terrorism but avoided any mention of India's crackdown in the disputed Himalayan …

UNITED NATIONS (AP) The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly's annual gathering of world leaders (all times local): 10:24 p.m. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has denounced terrorism but avoided any mention of India's crackdown in the disputed Himalayan …

Russias aggression prompted Western economic sanctions and Russias expulsion from the Group of 8 nations. Undoing those penalties is high on Mr. Putins agenda, and would depend on making peace with Ukraine. Mr. Trump has said that Russia should be readmitted…

Permanent Record Metropolitan, 339 pp., $30.00 1. A Moment of Vision In Robert Sheckley’s 1978 short story “Is That What People Do?,” a man named Eddie Quintero buys himself a pair of binoculars from an army and navy surplus outlet, “because with them he h…

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK Date: 27/09/2019 Pyongyang, September 27 (KCNA) -- Kim Kye Gwan, advisor to the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, released the following statement on September 27: It draws my keen interest th…