# nuclear-weapons - Wednesday 4 May, 2022
# Tests
# Tests
Despite biting sanctions, North Korea has doubled down on its military modernisation drive.
# nuclear-weapons - Tuesday 30 November, 2021
# Lukashenko
# Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko has also said for the first time that he recognises the contested Crimean Peninsula as part of Russia.
# nuclear-weapons - Sunday 10 October, 2021
# Abdul Qadeer Khan
# Abdul Qadeer Khan
Abdul Qadeer Khan launched Pakistan on the path to becoming a nuclear weapons power in the early 1970s.
# nuclear-weapons - Monday 30 November, 2020
# Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
# Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
The comments came at the funeral for Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
# nuclear-weapons - Sunday 25 October, 2020
# United Nations
# United Nations
Honduras just ratified the Treaty as the 50th state.
# nuclear-weapons - Sunday 24 November, 2019
# Pope Francis
# Pope Francis
Thousands of Japanese people came out in heavy rain to hear the pope speak.
# nuclear-weapons - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
# Kim Jong-un
# Kim Jong-un
Washington and Pyongyang are set to resume long-stalled talks in the coming days.
# nuclear-weapons - Monday 26 August, 2019
# Nuke The Storm
# Nuke The Storm
Trump said the story was “fake news”.
# nuclear-weapons - Wednesday 20 February, 2019
# Nuclear Weapons
# Nuclear Weapons
The alleged move is apparently to please corporate supporters who stand to profit handsomely.
# nuclear-weapons - Saturday 16 February, 2019
# Global Ban
# Global Ban
An expert explains how we could be “headed for a nuclear arms race”.
# nuclear-weapons - Sunday 4 November, 2018
# North Korea
# North Korea
It said the policy could return if the US doesn’t end tough economic sanctions against the impoverished regime.
# nuclear-weapons - Monday 22 October, 2018
# Nuclear Treaty
# Nuclear Treaty
Over the weekend, Trump announced a withdrawal from a Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty.
# nuclear-weapons - Wednesday 5 September, 2018
# Nuclear Weapons
# Nuclear Weapons
Washington has sought to build up international pressure on Iran after reimposing tough sanctions in August.
# nuclear-weapons - Tuesday 28 August, 2018
# Nuclear Weapons
# Nuclear Weapons
The country also takes aim at China’s rise as a military power.
# nuclear-weapons - Saturday 4 August, 2018
# Nuclear Weapons
# Nuclear Weapons
A UN report has said that North Korea has resorted to a “massive increase” of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products at sea to evade sanctions.
# nuclear-weapons - Tuesday 24 July, 2018
Analysts have said that it is an “important first step” towards fulfilling commitments made to US President Donald Trump.
# nuclear-weapons - Saturday 16 June, 2018
# Starvation
# Starvation
Experts have looked into the impact using such weapons would have on a nation’s population and resources.
# nuclear-weapons - Friday 1 June, 2018
# Nuclear Weapons
# Nuclear Weapons
The announcement came after unprecedented Oval Office talks with a top envoy from Pyongyang.
# nuclear-weapons - Sunday 20 May, 2018
# Nuclear Weapons
# Nuclear Weapons
North Korea’s sudden shift in attitude followed a weeks-long charm offensive.
# nuclear-weapons - Sunday 29 April, 2018
# Progress
# Progress
Kim Jong Un said he “would soon invite experts of South Korea and the US as well as journalists”.
# nuclear-weapons - Thursday 26 April, 2018
# nuclear-weapons - Saturday 10 March, 2018
# Denuclearise
# Denuclearise
The White House has swatted away criticisms of the meeting.
# nuclear-weapons - Saturday 13 January, 2018
# Sanctions
# Sanctions
The US President has vowed to pull out of the accord if European allies don’t fix its “terrible flaws”.
# nuclear-weapons - Tuesday 2 January, 2018
# Progress
# Progress
The offer comes after Kim Jong-Un said he has a nuclear button on his desk and his country might attend the Winter Olympics in the South.
# nuclear-weapons - Monday 1 January, 2018
# North Korea
# North Korea
The North Korean leader vowed the country would mass-produce nuclear warheads and missiles in a defiant New Year message.
# nuclear-weapons - Saturday 23 December, 2017
# Nuclear Weapons
# Nuclear Weapons
The sanctions will restrict oil supplies vital for Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear programmes.
# nuclear-weapons - Wednesday 13 December, 2017
# Progress
# Progress
Tillerson, however, remains determined to force it to abandon its nuclear arsenal.
# nuclear-weapons - Monday 4 December, 2017
# War Games
# War Games
The airline’s general manager said crew described seeing the missile “blow up and fall apart”.
# nuclear-weapons - Saturday 28 October, 2017
# Tension
# Tension
Pyongyang in recent months has sparked global alarm by conducting a sixth nuclear test and test-launching missiles capable of reaching the US mainland.
# nuclear-weapons - Wednesday 11 October, 2017
# NBC News
# NBC News
NBC reported that Trump wants a tenfold increase to US nuclear weapons.
# nuclear-weapons - Sunday 8 October, 2017
# Going Nuclear
# Going Nuclear
The US President has been trading insults with Kim Jong-un amid rising tensions.
# nuclear-weapons - Friday 6 October, 2017
# Ican
# Ican
You can’t nominate yourself, in case you were wondering.
# Norway
# Norway
There were 318 candidates for this year’s prize.
# nuclear-weapons - Wednesday 20 September, 2017
# United Nations
# United Nations
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons today.
# nuclear-weapons - Tuesday 5 September, 2017
# Tension
# Tension
A new agreement between Washington and Seoul will allow the South to develop more powerful weapons.
# nuclear-weapons - Wednesday 30 August, 2017
# Mixed Message
# Mixed Message
His comments are at odds with remarks made by US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis.
# nuclear-weapons - Wednesday 9 August, 2017
# North Korea
# North Korea
Minister Charlie Flanagan says Ireland must however remain vigilant.
# nuclear-weapons - Sunday 6 August, 2017
# United Nations
# United Nations
A ban on exports aims to deprive Pyongyang of about €850 million in annual revenue.
# World War 2
# World War 2
An event to remember the victims will take place in Dublin today.
# nuclear-weapons - Saturday 5 August, 2017
# Nuclear Weapons
# Nuclear Weapons
The move could cost Pyongyang about €850 million in annual revenue.
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