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Kim vows North Korea to have world's most powerful nuclear force

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 27 11:53 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country aimed to have the world's most powerful nuclear force, state media reported Sunday. Read more »

How high is the risk of Putin using a nuclear weapon?

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Oct 13 11:36 AM

Moscow has threatened that the war in Ukraine could escalate. Is Putin ready to launch a nuclear weapon? Read more »

Zelensky repeats warning over Russian nuclear weapons

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 17 07:20 AM

'We shouldn't wait for the moment when Russia decides to use nuclear weapons,' says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Read more »

CIA warns desperate Putin poses nuclear threat

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 15 08:34 AM

Russia's setbacks in its invasion of Ukraine could lead President Vladimir Putin to resort to using a tactical or low-yield nuclear weapon. Read more »

Ukraine ready to discuss neutrality in Russia deal

Reuters
Posted at Mar 28 09:32 AM

Ukraine is prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status as part of a peace deal with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Read more »

Satellite photos show construction at N. Korea nuke test site

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 08 04:35 PM

Construction is occurring at North Korea's only known nuclear test site for the first time since the announcement of its closure in 2018. Read more »

China expanding nuclear arms stockpile in 2021, Swedish think tank says

Kristin Huang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 15 12:51 PM

China is modernizing and expanding its nuclear weapons stockpile but it still has a fraction of the inventory held by the United States and Russia, according to researchers at a Sweden-based global security think tank.   Read more »

How close is Iran to producing a nuclear bomb?

Francois Murphy, Reuters
Posted at Jan 05 03:11 AM

Iran maintains that it has never sought nuclear weapons and never would. It says its nuclear work only has civilian aims. Read more »

Philippine Red Cross, ICRC urge PH to ratify treaty banning nukes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 06 01:49 PM

Below is a joint statement signed by Philippine Red Cross chair Sen. Richard Gordon and Boris Michel, International Committee of the Red Cross head of delegation in the Philippines Read more »

North Korea's Kim says nuclear deterrent crucial

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 01:56 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that Pyongyang's nuclear weapons guarantee its safety, state media reported Tuesday, signalling once again that it will not give up its arsenal. Read more »

US and Russia to resume nuclear talks, but China casts cloud

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 07:23 AM

WASHINGTON - Russia confirmed Tuesday that it would open talks with the United States this month on extending a major nuclear disarmament treaty but warned that US insistence on including China could scuttle efforts. Read more »

N.Korea says it conducted successful test of multiple rocket launchers

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 07:32 AM

North Korea's latest test of super-large multiple rocket launchers a day earlier was a success, state media said on Monday. Read more »