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NUCLEAR WEAPONS

WORLD
May 28, 2015
Iran, North Korea forging ballistic, nuclear ties: dissidents
An exiled Iranian opposition group said on Thursday that a delegation of North Korean experts in nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles had visited a military site near Tehran in April amid talks between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program.
EDITORIALS
May 26, 2015
Disappointing NPT conference
Japan must seriously consider how it can fulfill its special responsibility as the sole victim of atomic bombings in the global efforts to reduce and eventually eliminate the dangers posed by nuclear weapons.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2015
NPT shows signs of fraying
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty shows signs of no longer being capable of coping with contemporary challenges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2015
Why Beijing now puts up with Pyongyang's nuclear nuttiness
In the current 'cool war' environment, China sees North Korea's belligerence as a useful tool to be used against the U.S.
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2015
China's Cold War nostalgia
China's MIRV warhead deployment is meant to emphasize that it intends to become a genuine global power alongside the U.S.
WORLD
May 18, 2015
Britain investigates sailor's disaster warning over nuclear subs
Britain's Royal Navy said Monday it has launched an inquiry after a sailor who served on its submarines armed with nuclear weapons said the vessels had major security flaws and were a "disaster waiting to happen."
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 14, 2015
Calling for a Northeast Asia free of all nuclear weapons
Japan can solve its 'nuclear dilemma' by working toward a framework guaranteeing a nuclear-free Northeast Asia.
WORLD
May 1, 2015
Britain says Iran still trying to buy nuclear technology
Britain has informed a United Nations sanctions panel of an Iranian nuclear procurement network linked to two blacklisted firms, according to a confidential report by the panel.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 30, 2015
North Korea reactor may be back on, say experts
Satellite images taken between January and this month show a North Korean nuclear reactor that can yield material for atomic bombs may be operating again at low power or intermittently, U.S. experts said on Wednesday.
WORLD
Apr 29, 2015
Austria, backed by 159 nations, calls for ban on nuclear weapons
Austria on Tuesday called for a ban on nuclear weapons because of their catastrophic humanitarian effects, an initiative it said now has the backing of 159 countries.
EDITORIALS
Apr 27, 2015
Strengthening the NPT regime
The Japanese government must seriously consider what diplomatic efforts it can make on the issue of nuclear non-proliferation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2015
Iran nuclear weapons a U.S. 'myth': Khamenei
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told military commanders on Sunday the United States had created the "myth" of nuclear weapons to portray Iran as a threat, hardening his rhetoric before nuclear negotiations resume this week.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2015
North Korea celebrates founder who forged nuclear-armed dynasty
North Korea marked the birthday Wednesday of its founder, Kim Il Sung, worshiped at home as a virtual deity for laying the foundation for a five-decade-old dictatorship capable of threatening superpowers such as the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2015
Hiroshima hibakusha determined to keep memory of atomic bombing alive, 70 years on
Hiroshi Harada remembers how his leg sank into one of the bodies blocking a narrow Hiroshima street 70 years ago, as he fled the spreading fire ignited by the atomic bomb.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2015
Time for the U.S. to militarily disengage from Northeast Asia
North Korea is Northeast Asia's biggest security problem, but it is not — or at least should not be — America's security problem.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2015
Why Turkey won't try to join the nuclear club
Economic interests, combined with national-security considerations, give Turkey an incentive not to seek nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2015
Iran deal could stumble on sensitive nuclear monitoring
Beefing up international monitoring of Iran's nuclear work could become the biggest stumbling block to a final accord between Tehran and major powers, despite a preliminary deal reached a week ago.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2015
Obstacles and opportunities in the Lausanne agreement
The framework agreement reached last week on Iran's nuclear program points the way toward an isolated and disempowered U.S. depending on the choices it makes.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2015
How India can support the CTBT before signing
India's continued refusal to engaine in the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty leads many to wonder if New Delhi is keeping open the option of resuming testing.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2015
Relearning to love nuclear weapons
The shocking thing about nuclear weapons is that they seem to have lost their power to shock.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past