Nukes

Key point: Beijing feels secure and that it doesn't need to threaten a first-strike to maintain its deterrence. China has reaffirmed its policy of never being the first in a conflict to use nuclear weapons. Experts refer to this policy as no first use, or NF…

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump warned Sunday that North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un could "void" their "special relationship" amid reports that the hermit nation conducted an "important" test at a missile site. "Kim Jong Un is too smart and has far to…

SEOUL: North Korea said Sunday it had carried out a “very important test” at its space launch center, as Pyongyang ramps up pressure on Washington over stalled nuclear talks. The announcement of Saturday’s test at the Sohae satellite launch site came just ho…

Image copyrightAFPImage caption North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un (centre) has so far been tight-lipped about the latest test North Korea says it has carried out a "very important test" at a satellite-launching site. The KCNA state news agency said the re…

Washington (CNN)The Pentagon is considering sending thousands more troops to the Middle East as part of an effort to beef up air defense capabilities in the face of Iranian moves that include its recent transfer of short-range missiles into Iraq, CNN has lear…

Security guards outside the main gate at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, in Hawaii, following a shooting by an active-duty U.S. Navy sailor. Caleb Jones/AP A U.S. Navy sailor shot and killed two civilian employees of the Defense Department and wounded a thi…

France, Germany, and the United Kingdom accused Iran of developing nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, alleging the move goes against UN Security Council resolutions. Ambassadors from the three European nations urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in …

A woman watches a news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and reporting that North Korea firing unidentified projectiles last month. Lee Jin-man/AP In what could be a reference to a new missile test, North Korea is threatening to give the U.S. …

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The USS Blue Ridge sailed into Hong Kong in April China has suspended visits by US Navy ships and aircraft to Hong Kong after Washington passed legislation last week backing pro-democracy protesters. Beijing also u…

We cannot allow anyone to evade sanctions, because the consequences of North Korea obtaining funding, technology, and information to further its desire to build nuclear weapons put the world at risk, said William F. Sweeney Jr., an assistant director-in-charg…