カテゴリー: Nuclear weapons
Yoon Suk-yeol meets Joe Biden in Washington amid concerns in South over North’s nuclear buildupThe US and South Korea have reaffirmed their alliance, agreeing that nuclear-armed submarines would resume port visits and threatening a “swift, overwhelming…
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol says North will pay a price for launch on eve of Tokyo summitNorth Korea has test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a display of military might, just hours before the leaders of South Korea an…
China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters that the US, UK and Australia ‘are walking further down the path of error and danger’. The comments were made in a press conference in response to the Aukus partners’ announcement of a mu…
Beijing accuses US, UK and Australia of disregarding global concerns with plan to build nuclear-powered vesselsChina has accused the US, UK and Australia of embarking on a “path of error and danger” in response to the Aukus partners’ announcement of a …
The four-phase plan has made nuclear arms control experts nervous … here’s whyAukus: nuclear submarines deal will cost Australia up to $368bnIn a tripartite deal with the US and the UK, Australia has unveiled a plan to acquire a fleet of up to eight nu…
Kim Yo-jong blames escalation on US forces in the region, as head of South Korea’s ruling party calls for Seoul to have its own nuclear deterrentNorth Korea fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast Monday, South Korea’s military said, as the pow…
Researchers say food and energy security boosts prospects for civilisation to continue, along with Vanuatu, Iceland and Solomon IslandsThe lucky country can count on one more piece of good fortune, with researchers finding Australia – followed by neigh…
Kim Ju-ae attends anniversary military parade and banquet at which Kim Jong-un praises ‘strongest army in the world’North Korea has put on its biggest display yet of long-range missiles at a parade to mark a key military anniversary, as speculation gro…
Dmitry Medvedev accuses Fumio Kishida of shameful subservience to US after Joe Biden meetingFormer Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has accused Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida of shameful subservience to the US and suggested he should ritually d…
North Korean leader marks New Year with fresh ballistic missile launch just hours into 2023Kim Jong-un has vowed to ramp up the production of nuclear warheads and build a more powerful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), while singling out South…
Kim is joined by young daughter on inspection of his forces, increasing speculation that he is paving way for next generation of Kim dynastyKim Jong-un has said North Korea intends to have the world’s most powerful nuclear force as the leader was again…
Pictures show dictator viewing an ICBM launch site with girl whose existence has never been confirmed before North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been pictured with his daughter for the first time in photographs showing the pair hand in hand inspecting …
Latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch comes day after North resumed weapons testing and threatened ‘fiercer’ military response to US moves in regionJapan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has condemned North Korea for firing a ballistic missi…
US president says he told Xi Jinping that Beijing had an ‘obligation’ to tell Kim Jong-un to avoid a seventh testJoe Biden has said he told Xi Jinping that China has an obligation to try to talk North Korea out of conducting a seventh nuclear test, alt…
Taiwan, trade, Ukraine and the climate crisis among issues discussed when presidents of US and China metAt the G20 summit in Bali, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping held their first ever face-to-meeting as leaders, in an attempt to reduce tensions over Taiwan a…