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: ...
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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 ...
North Korea’s Kim pledges to strengthen defence capabilities: KCNA
Nuclear-armed North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen its military capabilities at a key ruling party meeting, state ...
Iran says scientist killed by satellite-controlled machine gun
A satellite-controlled machine gun with "artificial intelligence" was used in last week's assassination of a top nuclear scientist in Iran, ...
Iran says Israel, exiled group killed scientist in complex operation
Iran said that Israel and an exiled opposition group used new and "complex" methods to assassinate its leading nuclear scientist, ...
Iran has nothing to gain from halting inspections: Grossi
Iran has nothing to gain from ending inspections of its nuclear facilities, the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog warned ...
Nuclear weapons ban treaty nears coming into force
An international treaty banning nuclear weapons is on the verge of coming into force, campaigners said Wednesday, with the last ...
Russia offers US one-year freeze on nuclear warhead numbers
Russia said on Tuesday it was ready to offer the United States a mutual one-year freeze on the number of ...
North Korea flouting nuclear sanctions: UN report
North Korea is violating international sanctions aimed at curbing its nuclear programme by exceeding a cap on petroleum imports and ...
Iran says ‘sabotage’ caused Natanz blast; IAEA head to visit to Iran on Monday
Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said on Sunday that "sabotage" was the cause of an explosion that damaged the Natanz nuclear ...
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