Nuclear Disarmament

“. . . and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.” These lost words – Isaiah 2:4 – are nearly 3,000 years old. Did they ever have…

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Vice President Mike Pence is receiving a tongue-lashing from European allies as he plays understudy to the president on the world stage. From the taoiseach of Ireland to the mayor of Reykjavik, leaders have been publicly confronting Penc…

". . . and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore." These lost words Isaiah 2:4 are nearly 3,000 years old. Did they ever have pol…

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Vice President Mike Pence is receiving a tongue-lashing from European allies as he plays understudy to the president on the world stage. From the Taoiseach of Ireland to the mayor of Reykjavik, leaders have been publicly confronting P…

As North Korea fired off a series of missiles in recent months at least 18 since May President Donald Trump has repeatedly dismissed their importance as short-range and very standard tests. And although he has conceded there may be a United Nations violation,…

American intelligence officials and outside experts say that the North Korean leader is capitalizing on a diplomatic standoff with Trump to significantly improve his arsenal. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) Written by David E. Sanger and William J. Broad A…

NEW DELHI: Kazakhstan, the current Nuclear Suppliers Group or NSG chair and one of biggest producers of uranium globally, has emphasised on total elimination of nuclear weapons. “On August 29, 1991 the First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev made …

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres message for the International Day against Nuclear Tests, observed today: The International Day against Nuclear Tests marks the closing, in 1991, of the nuclear test site in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, the lar…

Enoch Powell, who died more than 20 years ago, is today best known as a pot-stirring populist whose inflammatory anti-migrant rhetoric descended into outright racism. Indeed Powells rivers of blood speech in 1968 led Edward Heath, then leader of the oppositio…

A post shared on Facebook claims that British philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell once stated, “War does not determine who is right – only who is left.” Verdict: False There is no evidence Russell said or wrote this expression. Fact Check: The …