Nuclear Weapons

THE Senate on Monday concurred in the ratification of a treaty that bans the use of nuclear weapons. The senators were unanimous in approving Senate Resolution (SR) 620 concurring in the ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). “We do this not only for ourselves but…

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The International Committee of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (IFRC), on Friday, welcomed the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), a joint statement they issued from Geneva and New York has said. The statement quoted the President of ICRC, Peter Maurer, as…

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has proposed to Russia a five-year extension of a nuclear arms treaty that is otherwise set to expire in February, the White House said Thursday. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has proposed to Russia a five-year extension of a nuclear arms treaty that is otherwise…

President Biden was sworn into office Wednesday under the shadow of the Jan. 6 insurrection with a pledge to take down the kind of extremists who took over the Capitol. To help lead that effort, he has tapped a distinguished veteran of the War on Terror—an appointment that raises the…

Iran is in the process of building up its nuclear weapons capacity and it is urgent that Tehran and Washington return to a 2015 nuclear agreement, France's foreign minister was quoted as saying in an interview published on Saturday. Iran has been accelerating its breaches of the nuclear deal and…

Website of the Year World 8 Jan, 2021 10:44 PM2 minutes to read North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a cosmetics factory in Pyongyang on October 29, 2018. Photo / KCNA North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal, saying the fate of relations…

It’s been almost three days since President Donald Trump incited a mob to attack Capitol Hill. So far, Facebook and Twitter have responded more forcefully to the attack on Congress than Congress has in its own defense. What should be the easiest case for impeachment in the history of the…

Nancy Pelosi calls for Trump to be removed via 25th AmendmentSpeaker Nancy Pelosi has urged the Pentagon’s top general to prevent “unstable” Donald Trump from launching a military conflict or using assigned codes to launch US nuclear weapons. In a letter to House Democrats, Ms Pelosi said: “This morning, I…