Nuclear Weapons

WASHINGTON — Ever since North Korea began building nuclear weapons in the 1990s, the policy of the United States has been clear: Give up those bombs or face international isolation. After three decades of sanctions, threats of force and diplomacy — including President Trump's theatrical summits with North Korean leader…

Ukraine's defense minister said on Wednesday that Russia is potentially preparing Crimea for storing nuclear weapons. Russian Navy's ships and jet fighters are seen during the joint drills of the Northern and Black Sea fleets, attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, in the Black Sea, off the coast of Crimea…

North Korea will have nearly 250 nuclear weapons by 2027 and could use them on the Korean Peninsula, a report warns. The Asian Institute for Policy Studies and the Rand Corporation made the estimate in the joint report "Countering the Risks of North Korean Nuclear Weapons" published on Tuesday. The…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan extended its own sanctions against North Korea for another two years as Pyongyang continues to develop its nuclear weapons without any progress in resolving the abductions of Japanese nationals. Japan bans all trade between the countries and prohibits North Korean-registered ships from entering its ports, except…

Navigation for News Categories Many savers may be invested in nuclear weapons, against their wishes, but be completely unaware of it. Surveys indicate about four out of five investors do not want their money invested in weapons, fossil fuels, gambling, or anything associated with human rights abuses or animal testing.…

LONDON—The British government laid out plans to increase its stockpile of nuclear weapons as part of a shift in defense policy that recognizes that the world order it helped forge in the wake of World War II is crumbling. Following its exit from the European Union last year, Britain is…

Website of the Year World 4 Mar, 2021 07:06 AM3 minutes to read North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Photo / AP North Korea may be trying to extract plutonium to make more nuclear weapons at its main atomic complex, recent satellite photos indicated, weeks after leader Kim Jong Un…

L abour has recommits to UK’s nuclear weapons, as the shadow defence secretary said retaining them is “non-negotiable”. The party ceased its policy of eliminating the country’s nuclear weapons when it lost the 1987 general election, though the decision remains unpopular with Labour’s left. John Healey MP will tell the…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is going after the federal government for failing to make progress on cleaning up contamination left behind by decades of bomb-making and nuclear research at one of the nation’s premier labs as concerns mount over plans to resume production of key components for the…

/ Shows / The Interview Issued on: 22/02/2021 - 18:20 THE INTERVIEW © FRANCE 24 Iranian Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan, a former Revolutionary Guard commander and defence minister, is now serving as a military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, he discussed…