Nuclear Weapons

The United Nations has confirmed that 50 countries have ratified a U.N. treaty to ban nuclear weapons, triggering its entry into force in 90 daysBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated PressOctober 25, 2020, 9:30 AM• 6 min readUNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations announced Saturday that 50 countries have ratified a…

An international treaty banning nuclear weapons has been ratified by a 50th country, the UN has said, allowing the "historic" text to enter into force after 90 days. While nuclear powers have not signed up to the treaty, activists who have pushed for its enactment hold out hope that it…

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Presidium of the State Council, via a video conference call in Sochi, Russia September 28, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the world would have no future without a system…

A photo from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons organization's website shows demonstrators at a protest against nuclear weapons. ICAN United Nations — The United States is urging countries that have ratified a U.N. treaty to ban nuclear weapons to withdraw their support as the pact nears the 50 ratifications…

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Russia on Friday rejected each other's proposals for potentially salvaging the last remaining legal constraint on their strategic nuclear forces. WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Russia on Friday rejected each other's proposals for potentially salvaging the last remaining legal constraint on their strategic nuclear forces.…

Lt. Gen. Kim Jong-gil, a new chief of North Korea's Strategic Forces, salutes during a military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the Workers Party in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, in this grab from Korean Central Television. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has replaced the chief of the renegade country's…

India has reiterated its 'no first use' policy on Nuclear weapons, this time at the United Nations at the high-level meeting to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla. Updated: Oct 4, 2020, 12:04 AM IST India has reiterated its 'no…

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia today signed the instrument of ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), making it the 46th country committed to ratifying the treaty. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, who signed on behalf of the government, said Malaysia’s ratification had brought the international community…

A visiting special U.S. envoy on Monday warned South Korean officials of the threat of China's missiles and nuclear weapons. The visit by Marshall Billingslea, the presidential envoy for arms control, came as the U.S. considers deploying intermediate-range missiles in Asia to counter China.In an interview with a local news…