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The defiant Russia-North Korea friendship pact raises big questions for Washington and Seoul – but also for BeijingA quarter of a century ago, Vladimir Putin flew to Pyongyang to sign a “friendship treaty” with Kim Jong-il that helped revive Russia’s …
続きを読むRobert O’Brien says US should abandon moratorium but experts say proposal would hasten global nuclear arms raceDonald Trump’s former national security adviser Robert O’Brien, widely tipped to play a leading role in a second Trump presidency, has advoca…
続きを読むJens Stoltenberg accused of ‘escalation of tension’ as he warns of growing threat from Russia and China The Nato secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, has indicated that the military alliance is considering whether to increase the number of available nu…
続きを読むStates are on course to spend $100bn a year, driven by a sharp increase in US defence budgetsGlobal spending on nuclear weapons is estimated to have increased by 13% to a record $91.4bn during 2023, according to calculations from the International Camp…
続きを読むUN secretary general makes plea for nuclear states to agree on mutual pledge not to be first to use nuclear weaponsThe UN secretary general, António Guterres, has warned that the spread of artificial intelligence technology multiplies the threat of nuc…
続きを読むMoscow described the security council resolution, which would have called on countries not to deploy weapons of mass destruction in outer space, a ‘dirty spectacle’Russia has vetoed a UN security council resolution calling on all nations to prevent a d…
続きを読むFilm about ‘father of the atomic bomb’ finally opens in Japan after being delayed by outrage at ‘Barbenheimer’ memesIt is hard to think of a more emotionally charged venue than Hatchoza for the first screening in Japan of the Academy Award-winning film…
続きを読むUkraine’s foreign minister calls veto ‘guilty plea’ amid claims Pyongyang is aiding Moscow’s war against KyivRussia has blocked the renewal of a UN panel monitoring sanctions against North Korea, weeks after the body said it was investigating reports o…
続きを読むUN chief António Guterres says risk of nuclear war has escalated and that ‘humanity cannot survive a sequel to Oppenheimer’The US and Japan are sponsoring a UN security council resolution calling on all nations not to deploy or develop nuclear weapons …
続きを読むNorth Korea’s leader has increased his displays of military aggression but analysts are split on whether it’s a sign of electoral interference or a war footing When a highly militarised dictatorship fires artillery shells in the direction of its neighb…
続きを読むAs Seoul claims Russia helped Pyongyang carry out spy satellite launch, North Korea warns of stronger armed forces on borderNorth Korea has warned it will deploy new weapons and stronger armed forces along its heavily armed border with South Korea, as …
続きを読むRocket launch underlines Kim Jong-un’s ability to sidestep UN sanctions and suggests ballistic missile building abilities have reached a higher levelNorth Korea is already believed to be capable of striking the US mainland with a nuclear weapon; now it…
続きを読むTalks expected on Monday would be first since Obama administration and follow visit to Washington by Wang Yi, Chinese foreign minister China and the United States will reportedly discuss nuclear arms control next week, the first such talks since the O…
続きを読むPentagon report also says Beijing is intensifying pressure on neighbours to push back on US efforts to contain itA Pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is exceeding previous projections of how quickly it is building up its nuclear wea…
続きを読むSuspension of operations at Yongbyon complex points to reprocessing work for nuclear arms, South Korean government source quoted as sayingNorth Korea has halted the nuclear reactor at its main atomic complex, probably to extract plutonium that could be…
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