Nuclear weapons
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Kim Jong-un inspects nuclear-capable aircraft on Russian visit
Defence minister shows North Korean leader weapons including hypersonic missiles at airfield near VladivostokT…
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North Korea launches new ‘tactical nuclear attack submarine’
Kim Jong-un heralds new chapter for navy but South Korea says vessel seems not to be operationalNorth Korea ha…
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Japan’s PM deplores ‘Russia’s nuclear threat’ on 78th anniversary of Hiroshima
Mayor of city where Little Boy atom bomb was dropped says nuclear deterrence is ‘folly’Japan’s prime minister …
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Xi Jinping replaces generals in charge of China’s nuclear arsenal
Leader tightens grip over country’s military leadership with biggest shake-up in a decadeTwo of China’s top ge…
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Marshall Islands calls for US to pay more compensation over nuclear tests
Pacific nation plagued by environmental effects of 67 bomb tests between 1946 and 1958, including Castle Bravo…
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Kremlin denies China’s president urged Putin not to use nuclear arms in Ukraine
Xi Jining reportedly warned Russian counterpart against using nuclear weapons on visit to Moscow in MarchSee a…
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Hiroshima bomb survivors say peace park agreement with Pearl Harbour is an ‘insult’
Several groups wrote to the Hiroshima city government asking it not to sign the agreement with US counterparts…
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Number of nuclear weapons held by major powers rising, says thinktank
There are now an estimated 12,512 warheads across the globe, with most of the new ones in military stockpiles …
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Japan may take ‘destructive measures’ after North Korea announces satellite launch dates
Tokyo says any missile entering its territory will be destroyed as Pyongyang completes preparations to launch …
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G7 leaders lay wreaths and plant trees at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima – video
G7 leaders have laid flowers at a memorial to the victims of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima in a sombre op…
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G7 leaders confront spectre of nuclear conflict on visit to Hiroshima memorial
At a ceremony opening the G7 summit in Japan, leaders laid wreaths and visited the museum commemorating the 19…
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As G7 leaders start to arrive, Japan PM prepares push in Hiroshima for nuclear weapons pledge
Ukraine and China’s Taiwan ambitions are expected to dominate summit discussions, but Fumio Kishida will have …
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Former world leaders urge G7 to get nuclear arms control back on track
Exclusive: Letter calls on US and Russia to isolate weapons agreements from other disputesUK politics live – l…
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Hiroshima survivors urge G7 leaders to unite against atomic weapons
Almost eight decades after the bomb, G7 leaders will meet in the Japanese city where survivors are urging acti…
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North Korea: Kim Jong-un sister says Joe Biden is ‘in his dotage’ as she criticises nuclear pact
Kim Yo-jong’s broadside came after US and South Korea enhance nuclear cooperation and Biden warns Pyongyang an…