Nuclear Weapons

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Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesThe forces of two nuclear weapons states have set about each other with clubs and rocks at one of the most forbidding flashpoints in the world, in a bloody incident that highlights the constant dangers posed by expansionist nationalism.Related: India says 20 soldiers killed on disputed Himalayan…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea on Tuesday blew up a building set up in 2018 in a border town as a joint liaison office to foster better ties with South Korea, the latest in a series of actions by Pyongyang that have increased concerns in Washington. FILE PHOTO - Directional…

From poisonous chemtrails to Area 51 as a government cover-up of nuclear weapons manufacturing, spycraft, or actual aliens, the vast majority of conspiracy theories don’t rely on anything as unimportant as facts and research. Instead, they simply jumble together everything that might vaguely point or relate to a particular situation.…

North Korea sees little use in maintaining a personal relationship between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump if Washington sticks to hostile policies, state media reported on Friday on the two-year anniversary of the leaders' first summit. US policies prove Washington remains a long-term threat to the North Korean state and its people, North Korean Foreign…

Democrats try to ban Donald Trump from using nuclear weapons to stop hurricanes after he asked officials why he shouldn't - and as RNC heads for Florida panhandle at height of hurricane seasonRep. Sylvia Garcia introduced the 'Climate Change and Hurricane Correlation and Strategy Act' on June 1, which coincided…

When a statue of 17th century slave-trader Edward Colston was dragged from its plinth on Sunday, the manner of its removal was criticised more than the motives of the protesters who carried out the act.Conservative MP Caroline Nokes voiced the feelings of many in saying that while she had no quarrel…

Property sales in England have rebounded to pre-coronavirus levels, with the number of new sales agreed rising by 137% since the housing market reopened last month.More homes were sold last week than the same time last year, and buyer demand is 54% stronger than it was before the government effectively suspended…

The UK’s universities have slipped down an international league table for a fourth consecutive year to record the country’s worst-ever performance.Almost three-quarters of British universities were downgraded in the rankings, compiled by data and research group QS. Oxford University fell from fourth to fifth place, while University College London slid two places…

In August, Donald Trump reportedly asked top national security officials to consider using nuclear bombs to weaken or destroy hurricanes. Now, one member of Congress wants to make it illegal for Mr Trump, or any president, to act on this idea, which experts say would be both ineffective and extremely…