US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could carry out military strikes against Iran within two to three days if tensions continue to escalate, issuing one of his strongest statements yet on the standoff between Washington and Tehran. Read More: Trump says Pakistan advised against Iran strikes Speaking to reporters during a visit to […]
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North Korea says it is not bound by nuclear non-proliferation treaty
North Korea has declared that it is no longer bound by any treaty related to nuclear non-proliferation, reaffirming its stance as a nuclear weapons state amid continued international pressure over its weapons programme. Read More: North Korea Declines Participation in NPT Framework According to state media outlet KCNA, North Korea’s permanent representative to the United Nations, […]
US intelligence assessments indicate limited impact on Iran’s nuclear programme
New US intelligence assessments indicate Iran’s nuclear programme has suffered only limited additional setbacks despite months of conflict and repeated military strikes, according to sources familiar with the findings. Read More: US intelligence says Iran not rebuilding nuclear program Officials say the estimated timeline for Iran to potentially produce a nuclear weapon remains largely unchanged from previous assessments made […]
North Korea opens key ruling party congress
North Korea has begun a rare congress of its ruling Workers’ Party, a major political gathering held once every five years that will set the country’s policy direction on defence, diplomacy and the economy. Read More: Ahead of rare North Korea congress, money trumps party for most State media reported that the Ninth Congress of the […]
New START expires as US targets China
The United States accused China of secretly testing nuclear weapons in 2020, calling for a broader arms treaty including Beijing. The announcement came at a global disarmament conference in Geneva, a day after the New START treaty between the U.S. and Russia expired. Washington urged the need for a new agreement as China rapidly expands […]
Trump rejects Russia’s proposal to extend New START nuclear limits
US President Donald Trump on Thursday declined an offer from Russia President Vladimir Putin to voluntarily extend the caps on strategic nuclear weapons under the now-expired New START treaty. Read More: Last US-Russia nuclear pact expires, prompting fears of new arms In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, “Rather than extend ‘New START … […]
Nuclear clock ticks as US and Russia face arms free future
The final nuclear arms treaty between the United States and Russia is set to expire within hours, raising serious fears of a renewed global arms race. Unless both sides reach a last-minute agreement, the two largest nuclear powers will face no legal limits on their arsenals for the first time in more than fifty years. […]
Trump claims Pakistan among countries testing nuclear weapons
US President Donald Trump has included Pakistan among countries that he claims are “testing nuclear weapons”, saying that he did not want the US to be the only country that does not do so. “North Korea has been testing. Pakistan has been testing. […] But they don’t go and tell you about it,” he said […]
Trump tells Pentagon to immediately resume testing US nuclear weapons
US President Donald Trump ordered the US military on Thursday to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump made the surprise announcement on Truth Social while he was aboard his Marine One helicopter flying to meet Xi for a trade […]
Trump orders of US nuclear weapons testing ahead of Xi meeting
SEOUL: US President Donald Trump has announced the immediate resumption of nuclear weapons testing, marking a sharp escalation in global nuclear tensions just hours before his scheduled meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. In a post on his social platform Truth Social, Trump said he had directed the Department of Defence to […]