Risk of Nuclear Arms Use Highest Since Cuban Crisis, Moniz Says

EghtesadOnline: Former U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, commenting on North Korea’s claim that it had tested a hydrogen bomb, said the risk of nuclear weapon use in the world is greater than in a “very, very long time,’ arguably in more than a half century.

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Publish Date:04/September/2017 | 06:52

North Korea has no fear of U.S. sanctions move, will pursue nuclear arms - envoy

EghtesadOnline: North Korea has nothing to fear from any U.S. move to broaden sanctions aimed at cutting it off from the global financial system and will pursue "acceleration" of its nuclear and missile programs, a North Korean envoy told Reuters on Tuesday.

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Publish Date:22/March/2017 | 06:28

Trump's offer to Putin: an end to sanctions for nuclear arms cut - London Times

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will propose offering to end sanctions imposed on Russia for its annexation of Crimea in return for a nuclear arms reduction deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he told The Times of London.

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Publish Date:16/January/2017 | 04:35

Pompeo warns Iran on nuclear arms ; hopes military force will never be needed

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday warned Iran not to pursue nuclear weapons, saying it would face the “wrath of the entire world” if it did so, but added that he hoped it would never be necessary for the United States to take military action against the country.

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Publish Date:23/June/2018 | 14:35

North Korea has no fear of U.S. sanctions move, will pursue nuclear arms - envoy

EghtesadOnline: North Korea has nothing to fear from any U.S. move to broaden sanctions aimed at cutting it off from the global financial system and will pursue "acceleration" of its nuclear and missile programs, a Pyongyang envoy told Reuters on Tuesday.

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Publish Date:21/March/2017 | 21:33

Experts dispute Trump's assertion that U.S. nuclear arms capability is lagging

EghtesadOnline: While President Donald Trump has suggested that the United States must expand its nuclear arsenal, many experts say U.S. nuclear forces are unrivaled and will remain so as they undergo a modernization program that could cost more than $1 trillion.

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Publish Date:25/February/2017 | 04:58

Russia says ready to talk to Trump about nuclear arms , Syria

EghtesadOnline: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was ready to talk to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's new administration about nuclear weapons and Syria, saying the two countries could together solve many of the world's problems.

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Publish Date:18/January/2017 | 05:24

Supreme Leader: Islamic ban on nuclear arms has logical foundation

EghtesadOnline: Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Islamic ban on nuclear arms has logical foundation.

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Publish Date:28/December/2016 | 05:27

Japan remembers Hiroshima, urges world to follow Obama and visit

EghtesadOnline: Japan marked the 71st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Saturday as its mayor urged world leaders to follow in U.S. President Barack Obama's footsteps and visit, and ultimately rid the world of nuclear arms .

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Publish Date:06/August/2016 | 06:55