tag nuclear weapons

Missile Defense Test Succeeds Amid North Korea Threat, U.S. Says

EghtesadOnline: The Pentagon claimed success in intercepting a mock intercontinental ballistic missile in a crucial test Tuesday of a long-troubled system that’s taken on increased urgency with North Korea’s escalating nuclear weapons program.
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Publish Date:31/May/2017 | 05:30

Envoy: Israel main obstacle to nuke-free Mideast

EghtesadOnline; Iran's Ambassador and permanent representative in International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi said that Israeli regime by blinding supporting the US is the main obstacle creating a Middle East free of nuclear weapons .
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Publish Date:10/May/2017 | 05:45

Takht-Ravanchi: US Nuclear Modernization Violates NPT

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s UN ambassador accused the United States of violating the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty by modernizing its nuclear weapons instead of moving toward disarmament.
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Publish Date:11/September/2019 | 24:17

US Decision to Keep Iran in Swift Seen as a Compromise

EghtesadOnline: Sanctions on Iran’s banks, oil exports, ships and ports, lifted in 2015 as part of a nuclear weapons agreement that Trump abandoned in May, will be reimposed on Monday. But it is not clear whether those banks would be allowed to participate in the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or Swift. That is the system that allows the world’s banks to communicate with one another, making global transactions possible.
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Publish Date:05/November/2018 | 10:09

U.S. Confirms North Korean Offer to Talk Denuclearization

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. has confirmed that Kim Jong Un is willing to talk to President Donald Trump about getting rid of his nuclear weapons , as South Korea claimed when it passed along the North Korean leader’s offer for a historic meeting, according to an administration official.
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Publish Date:09/April/2018 | 05:55

Pentagon Sees Broader Role for Nuclear Weapons

EghtesadOnline: Escalating global threats from Russia to North Korea mean the U.S. military’s regional commanders must update war plans to incorporate the use -- in the most dire circumstances -- of nuclear weapons , according to the Pentagon’s latest Nuclear Posture Review.
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Publish Date:03/February/2018 | 15:05

Yen Losing its Haven Sheen to Gold on North Korea

EghtesadOnline: The yen’s underperformance relative to gold may indicate the currency is losing its haven appeal, with North Korea firing a missile over Japan and testing nuclear weapons just across the sea.
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Publish Date:05/September/2017 | 06:41

Yen, Gold Rise on Korea Worry; Asia Stocks Rebound

EghtesadOnline: Geopolitical concerns loomed over some financial markets for a second day, as saber-rattling over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program sent the yen and gold higher. Asian stocks staged a turnaround.
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Publish Date:05/July/2017 | 05:01

Trump Says China's Efforts on North Korea 'Have Not Worked Out'

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that efforts by China to rein in North Korea have failed, suggesting he’s weighing new options to deal with a regime that’s vowed to develop nuclear weapons capable of striking the U.S. mainland.
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Publish Date:21/June/2017 | 04:54

Tillerson Dismisses North Korea `Regime Change' as Warships Move

EghtesadOnline: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. wasn’t interested in “regime change” in North Korea as American warships were diverted to waters near the country amid heightened tensions over its nuclear weapons program.
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Publish Date:10/April/2017 | 04:35