SEOUL, Nov. 18 (UPI) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for strengthening the country’s nuclear weapons capacity “without limit” and completing war preparations against what he claimed was a “frantic” military buildup led by the United States, state … Read More
SEOUL, Aug 8 (Reuters) – South Korea could rupture its U.S. alliance and shock financial markets if it started building nuclear weapons, Defence Minister Shin Won-sik told Reuters, dismissing renewed domestic calls for the country’s own arsenal to deter North … Read More
BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Iran continues to enrich uranium well beyond the needs for commercial nuclear use despite U.N. pressure to stop it, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday, adding he wanted to visit Tehran next month for … Read More
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) – What is the space-based nuclear weapon that the United States has warned Congress and allies in Europe that Russia could use against the West’s satellites? The exact nature of the weapon – and whether it … Read More
BEIJING, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday condemned threats to use atomic weapons in Ukraine, with Scholz warning that Russia risked “crossing a line” in the international community by resorting to … Read More
SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has repeated his warning that Pyongyang could “pre-emptively” use its nuclear weaponry to counter hostile forces, state media reported Saturday. Kim told top military officers that to “maintain the absolute superiority” of … Read More
South Korea’s Debate over Preemption is the Inevitable Result of North Korea’s Rapid Missilization – As a presidential candidate, South Korean President-Elect Yoon Seok-Yeol suggested that South Korea might need to preemptively strike North Korea because of its spiraling missile … Read More
The Biden administration’s special representative for Iran admitted Wednesday that America and its allies must brace for a world in which Tehran’s theocratic government “doesn’t have constraints on its nuclear program” as talks aimed at reviving the moribund 2015 nuclear deal grind … Read More
Japan will not join a U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons, the government’s top spokesman said Monday, reiterating a stance that puts it in lockstep with the United States but could be seen as contradicting its anti-nuclear position. “We believe, given … Read More
The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) moors at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. NAVY / MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS BRIAN G. REYNOLDS A new arms race with Russia will drain funds from the forces that influence and … Read More