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Nuclear weapons spending swelled $1.4 bn amid pandemic: report
Even as the pandemic raged and economies around the world were devastated, nuclear-armed countries last year increased spending on atomic...
Iran says 60% enrichment response to Israel’s ‘nuclear terrorism’
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday the decision to boost uranium enrichment to 60 percent was a response to arch-foe...
Enrichment, sabotage cast shadow over new Iran nuclear talks
Talks to save the Iran nuclear deal resume in Vienna Thursday amid new tensions, with Tehran preparing to ramp up...
UK to increase nuclear stockpile: reports
Britain is to announce an increase to its nuclear weapons stockpile as part of a wide-ranging review of security, defence...
Iran rules out nuclear deal meeting, says time not ‘suitable’
Iran on Sunday dismissed Europe's offer for an informal meeting involving the United States on the troubled 2015 nuclear deal,...
Iran renews call to US to lift all sanctions imposed by Trump
Iran on Friday renewed its call for the US to lift all sanctions imposed by former president Donald Trump, after...
Algerian general says France must take responsibility for nuke sites
France must "shoulder its historic responsibilities" for 1960s nuclear test sites in Algeria, a senior Algerian military official said in...
US extends New START nuclear treaty with Russia as rifts rise
US President Joe Biden's administration Wednesday extended the New START nuclear treaty with Russia by five years, saying it hoped...
Delicate dance: handing off the US ‘nuclear football’
When an outgoing president hands the keys to the White House to the incoming one, another discrete handover takes place:...
Biden urged to renounce sole control of US nuclear weapons
A former US defense secretary has called on President-elect Joe Biden to reform the system that gives sole control of...
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