Tag: nuclear weapons
Iran nuclear deal commission meets to try to save accord
The remaining parties to the faltering Iran nuclear deal will meet in Vienna on Wednesday in their first gathering after Britain, France and Germany...
NATO Chief Rejects Macron Call to Put French Nukes at Center of European Strategy
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg dismissed calls by French President Emmanuel Macron to put France’s nuclear deterrence at the center of European defense strategy, saying...
France to spell out post-Brexit nuclear weapons strategy
France, the European Union's sole nuclear power since Britain's exit from the bloc, will unveil Friday how it intends to use its atomic arsenal...
Pentagon confirms ‘low-yield’ nuclear weapon on submarine
The US Defense Department announced Tuesday that it has deployed a submarine carrying a new long-range missile with a relatively small nuclear warhead, saying...
Smaller detection device effective for nuclear treaty verification, archaeology digs
Most nuclear data measurements are performed at accelerators large enough to occupy a geologic formation a kilometer wide, like the Los Alamos Neutron Science...
China has ‘no intention to participate’ in arms talks
China said Wednesday it has "no intention to participate" in trilateral arms control negotiations, a day after Washington called on Beijing to join its...
North Korea says may seek ‘new path’ of weapons build-up
Pyongyang on Tuesday warned that it could seek a "new path" and accelerate its weapons program, after Washington imposed fresh sanctions on North Korean...
US urges China to join nuclear arms talks
Washington called Tuesday on Beijing to join its nuclear arms talks with Moscow, warning that lack of transparency around China's growing weapons stockpile posed...
China, Russia press UN to ease North Korea sanctions
China on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to unanimously back its joint proposal with Russia to ease sanctions on North Korea, warning that...
Pyongyang raises ‘dotard’ spectre as deadline looms
North Korea has threatened to resume referring to US president Donald Trump as a "dotard", raising the prospect of a return to a war...
