Nuclear Weapons News - Latest Updates & Headlines
End of the world: Trump warns of nuclear dangers, criticises Ukraine aid and talks tough on Russia
New York, March 10: US President Donald Trump has sounded the alarm on nuclear dangers, warning that they pose a far greater existential threat to the world than climate change.
Japanese lawmaker says nuclear weapons and humanity cannot coexist
New York, Mar 5: Emphasising that there are people still suffering from the influence of radiation even nearly 80 years after the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japanese lawmaker Shinji Morimoto on Wednesday asserted that nuclear weapons and humanity cannot coexist.
North Korea may soon produce ICBMs capable to hit US mainland: Top US General
Seoul, Feb 14: North Korea may soon begin producing Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) capable of reaching the US mainland, a top US military commander warned on Friday.
N Korea blames US, Japan, South Korea for tensions in region; vows to bolster nuke forces
Seoul, February 9: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, whom American President Donald Trump says he shares a good relationship with, has blamed the United States, Japan and South Korea for escalating tensions in the region, saying the allies' military cooperation has destabilized the security environment, as per state media of the nuclear-armed country.
Trump offers deal to Iran — threatens obliteration, imposes maximum sanctions
New York, Feb 5: President Donald Trump offered to make a deal with Iran, threatened to obliterate it if it killed him, and ordered "maximum" pressure to shut its oil lifeline -- all in a matter of head-spinning hours.
Readying for war, the PLA burrows underground and hardens air bases
Hong Kong, February 4: Chairman Xi Jinping is very serious in his admonitions that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) should get ready for war. Such preparations are literally and very visibly seen in the hardening of military air bases and the construction of a brand new command complex to protect personnel against bombardment.
North Korea's Kim inspects nuclear material production base
Seoul, Jan 29: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a nuclear-material production base and a nuclear weapons institute, emphasising that strengthening the nuclear shield is "indispensable" amid a long-term confrontation with "the most vicious hostile countries".
Blinken warns of Russia-North Korea cooperation in space technology
Seoul, January 6: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday expressed concerns over potential cooperation between Russia and North Korea, highlighting the possibility of Moscow sharing advanced space and satellite technology with Pyongyang, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.