World Jun 26, 2022
Putin promises Belarus nuclear-capable missiles to counter 'aggressive' West
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko also asked for "serious weaponry," including help to make Belarus' military aircraft nuclear-capable.
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Asia Pacific Jun 25, 2022
U.S. Fed chief Janet Yellen to visit South Korea to discuss sanctions on North
Yellen could have talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin and Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho amid concerns North Korea is preparing to conduct its first nuclear test in five years.
Asia Pacific | ANALYSIS Jun 22, 2022
North Korea's Kim presides over major military meeting as nuke test fears grow
by Jesse Johnson
The Central Military Commission was set to decide on “important strategic and tactical tasks" for the country’s military, the latest signal that a nuclear test may be imminent.
National Jun 22, 2022
Hiroshima and Nagasaki mayors call for nuclear abolition at treaty meet
The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki called for ridding the world of nuclear weapons amid Russia's threats to use them in its war against Ukraine.
National / Politics Jun 21, 2022
Kishida to attend New York nuclear nonproliferation confab in August
Kishida would be the first Japanese prime minister to attend a review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
National Jun 21, 2022
Survivor conveys inhumanity of atomic bomb ahead of first nuke ban meeting
"The atomic bomb is a weapon of inhumanity and of absolute evil, with which human beings cannot exist and which does not allow us to even live or die as human beings," Sueichi Kido said.
World Jun 19, 2022
Trump’s shadow looms over fading Iran nuclear talks
by Michael Crowley and Lara Jakes
With no compromise in sight and Iran making steady progress toward nuclear capability, the Biden administration could soon face a stark choice.
National / Politics Jun 19, 2022
Japan eyes hosting 2023 G7 Hiroshima summit in latter half of May
The decision comes against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the growing threat of Moscow using nuclear weapons.
World Jun 17, 2022
Fears grow over Iran’s nuclear program as Tehran digs a new tunnel network
by David E. Sanger, Julian E. Barnes and Ronen Bergman
Although construction is evident on satellite and has been monitored by groups that track the proliferation of new nuclear facilities, officials have never talked about it publicly.
Editorials Jun 17, 2022
According to SIPRI, after a marginal decrease in the number of warheads in 2021, nuclear arsenals are expected to grow over the coming decade.
National Jun 16, 2022
Elimination of nuclear weapons an urgent need, says U.N. chief
The U.N. chief's comments came in advance of the first meeting to be held June 21 in Vienna of state parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Asia Pacific Jun 16, 2022
North Korea expands work at nuclear test site to second tunnel, report says
South Korean officials said this week that North Korea was poised to conduct a nuclear test "at any time" and that the timing would be decided by leader Kim Jong Un.