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U.S. downplays North Korea’s ability to fire nukes
The U.S. has extensive ballistic missile defense systems and constantly monitors North Korea. World News -
North Korea and the strategic distraction
While the first week of 2016 saw dramatic geopolitical shifts and sectarian hardening throughout the Middle East and Muslim world due to the ... Middle East -
Is North Korea aiming to capitalize on Mideast instability?
North Korea has established a predicable track record of using brinkmanship as part of a strategy to coerce its neighbors Features -
North Korea detonates first hydrogen bomb
The announcement on North Korean state TV followed detection of a 5.1 magnitude earthquake near its known nuclear test site World News -
Poland considers asking for access to NATO nuclear weapons
The Polish ministry is discussing the possibility of requesting access to NATO's nuclear sharing program to strengthen the country's security World News -
Britain’s nuclear deterrent to cost $256 billion
Some military officials also oppose investment, saying the money would be better spent on maintaining the army World News -
Pakistan to tell U.S. it won’t accept limits on tactical nuclear arms
Pakistan insists smaller weapons would deter a sudden attack by its bigger neighbor India Gulf -
N Korea warns it has restarted all nuclear plants
North Korea has spent decades trying to develop nuclear weapons but has yet produced a significant enough bomb Asia -
UK pledges $769 mln to revamp nuclear base
Britain plans to spend millions to refurbishing its nuclear submarine base in Scotland over the next 10 years World News -
Cheney: Iran deal may lead to first nuke since WWII
Former U.S. vice president and his daughter also indirectly blamed the rise of ISIS on Obama World News -
Global pleas mark 70th Nagasaki anniversary
Japan marked the anniversary of the atomic bombing with calls from the United Nations to abolish nuclear weapons World News -
Yukiya Amano: the world’s eyes on Iran
If Iran were to break its promises, Amano and his agency would be responsible for detecting and telling the world about the breach Perspective -
Obama: Iran deal reduces risk of more Mideast war
Obama says without Iran nuclear deal, Mideast countries would feel compelled to pursue their own nuclear programs Middle East -
Swiss prosecutor confirms searches in Iran talks spy probe
Swiss authorities have searched multiple venues which hosted international negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme World News -
NATO rebukes Russia’s ‘nuclear saber-rattling’
Putin said Russia would add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal this year Asia -
Russian negotiator says ‘very worrying’ slowdown in Iran nuke talks
The talks are between Iran and six other with an upcoming deadline of June 30 Middle East -
Iran deal won't keep it from obtaining bomb: Israel PM
Netanyahu: "I know I'm often portrayed as the nuclear party pooper, and that would be okay if I was the only voice against the impending deal with Iran." Middle East -
Mideast nuclear weapons ban proposal stumbles
Western officials said Arab proposals drafted by Egypt could torpedo the process and push Israel to walk away Middle East -
Israel blames Arab neighbors for stalling on nuke-free zone
Israel has never publicly declared its nuclear weapons, and it is not a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Middle East -
Fire on Russian nuclear sub under repair at shipyard
Reports indicated the vessel was not carrying nuclear weapons. World News -
Israel reaches out to France before resumption of Iran nuclear talks
Officials in Israel have long described France as the negotiating power with views closest to Israel’s Analysis -
Denmark could face nuclear attack if joins missile shield: Russian envoy
‘If [Denmark joins the U.S.-led missile defense], Danish warships become targets for Russian nuclear missiles,’ Ambassador Mikhail Vanin said World News -
Syrian regime denies report of secret nuclear plant
Regime accuses German news magazine Der Spiegel of publishing lies and ridiculous allegations Middle East -
Mideast WMDs: A case of when, not if?
All in all there is an estimated 16,300 nuclear warheads held by nine states Middle East -
Chinese man held without bail in Iran export case
Sihai Cheng is accused of conspiracy, illegal exporting of U.S. goods to Iran and smuggling Middle East -
Hagel says top-to-bottom changes needed in nuke force
Hagel is scheduled to announce Friday actions he has ordered to improve nuclear force management World News -
Iran’s uranium stockpile grows before deadline for nuclear deal
Iran aIran and the six states will meet in Vienna from Nov. 18 to try to seal a long-term agreement Middle East -
Russia fails to remove Syria nuclear probe from IAEA agenda
China supported Russia's initiative while only a minority of the nations on the IAEA board - 17 out of 35 - voted against Middle East -
French court upholds nuclear ban on Muslim engineer
The 29-year-old working for a firm subcontracted by energy giant EDF had been granted access to nuclear installations as part of his job World News -
U.N. chief urges meeting on nuclear-free Mideast
Ban Ki-moon warned that the failure to hold a conference could jeopardize the success of the 1970 agreement Middle East