Nukes

A 50s US campaign called "Atoms for Peace" sought to bolster the reputation of nuclear weapons. It lasted for decades and encompassed schemes to use nukes to excavate highways and frack for gas. One expert called the campaign "propaganda" to cover up US nuclear proliferation. Loading Something is loading. In…

A senior US diplomat has urged North Korea to refrain from additional missile tests and resume nuclear diplomacy between the countries, days after the North fired off its first underwater-launched ballistic missile in two years. ung Kim, the top US official on North Korea affairs, spoke after meeting South Korean…

Published October 24, 2021 12:53am SEOUL - The United States envoy for North Korea arrived in South Korea on Saturday amid stalled denuclearisation talks and tension over Pyongyang's recent missile tests. Special Representative Sung Kim's visit came days after North Korea fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), which prompted criticism from Washington and calls for a return to talks aimed at denuclearising the North…

Pyongyang’s recent flurry of missile tests — most recently, a submarine-launched ballistic missile South Korea says North Korea launched Tuesday — and the apparent resumption of nuclear weapons materials production at the Yongbyon reactor are reminders that North Korea remains a central perennial problem befuddling U.S. foreign policy. Despite North…

China has tested hypersonic missiles, not once but twice during the last three months, a development that “stunned” US intelligence officials, a report said on Thursday. The report, published by The Financial Times, stated that the first test took place on 27 July and included launching a rocket that employed…

US President Joe Biden speaks to media as he boards Air Force One for travel to Pennsylvania from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US October 20, 2021. ― Reuters pic WASHINGTON, Oct 21 ― US President Joe Biden said yesterday he is concerned about Chinese hypersonic missiles, days after a media…

North Korea successfully tested a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile, state media reported Wednesday as the nuclear-armed country seeks to show off its ever-expanding military capabilities. Tuesday’s test, carried out near Sinpo, the site of a major naval dockyard, came as both Koreas build up their weapons technology in…

Updated: 19 Oct 2021, 12:49 PM IST The United States is "very concerned" about China's hypersonic missile tests, US disarmament ambassador Robert Wood said Monday, after reports that Beijing launched one with a nuclear capacity in August. On Saturday, the Financial Times reported that China had launched a hypersonic missile…

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday that China’s reported development of a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile would be “the biggest game-changer in the last 40 years,” if true. “If in fact the Chinese have developed a hypersonic missile that can deliver a nuclear weapon, it’s a military game-changer when it comes to nuclear…

It comes just days after leader of the secretive state Kim Jong-un showed off his country’s latest nuclear missiles and accused the US and South Korea of creating tensions The launch happened on Tuesday. File image (Image: KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Image) North Korea has fired at least one…