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Iran rejects western 'concerns' over nuclear compliance

Iran rejects western 'concerns' over nuclear compliance

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh deplored a statement from the U.S., the UK, France and Germany about Tehran’s nuclear activities, which he said contains unconstructive stances and is divorced from reality, …

Iran opens specialized nuclear industry innovation center

Iran opens specialized nuclear industry innovation center

The First Specialized Nuclear Industry Innovation Center was inaugurated in Tehran on Monday in the presence of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Chief and Vice-President for Science and Technology. The First Specialized Nuclear …

U.S. calls build-up of China's nuclear arsenal 'concerning'

U.S. calls build-up of China's nuclear arsenal 'concerning'

The United States said on Thursday China's rapid build-up of its nuclear forces was concerning and called on Beijing to engage with it "on practical measures to reduce the risks of destabilizing arms races." The build up …

Blinken: Iran nuclear 'breakout time' could be weeks

Blinken: Iran nuclear 'breakout time' could be weeks

The United States still does not know whether Iran is ready to resume compliance with its 2015 nuclear deal and if Tehran continues to violate the pact, the "breakout time" it needs to amass enough fissile material for a single nuclear …

Russia's nuclear weapons terrify NATO - media

Russia's nuclear weapons terrify NATO - media

Russia's largest tactical nuclear weapons stockpile in the world should terrify NATO, national security reporter for the National Interest Mark Episkopos writes. The composition of Russia’s military has changed …

U.S. chiefs issue terrifying nuclear conflict warning

U.S. chiefs issue terrifying nuclear conflict warning

U.S. Strategic Command issued a posture statement preview on Twitter, saying that the 'spectrum of conflict today' could rapidly lead to nuclear war. "The spectrum of conflict today is neither linear nor predictable. …

Netanyahu says Israel won’t let Iran get nuclear arms

Netanyahu says Israel won’t let Iran get nuclear arms

Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that his country will never allow Iran to get nuclear weapons, even if it has to act alone. Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly that Israel’s future is …

Kim Jong Un vows to bolster North Korea's nuclear power

Kim Jong Un vows to bolster North Korea's nuclear power

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed all-out efforts to bolster his country’s nuclear deterrent during a major ruling party meeting where he earlier laid out plans to work toward salvaging the broken economy. "We must …

UN Secretary-General: nuclear confrontation returns

UN Secretary-General: nuclear confrontation returns

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lauded the General Assembly's achievements and lamented its failures. "Geopolitical tensions are escalating. The threat of nuclear proliferation and confrontation has returned. Inequality …

Pentagon: China seeks to double its nuclear arsenal

Pentagon: China seeks to double its nuclear arsenal

Washington must modernize its nuclear forces as China seeks to double its nuclear arsenal, the head of the Pentagon, Mark Esper said. "As communist China moves towards at least doubling its nuclear arsenal, modernizing our nuclear …

Pompeo: U.S. and Russia made progress on arms control

Pompeo: U.S. and Russia made progress on arms control

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States had made progress with Russia on nuclear arms control recently. "In the last handful of months, we’ve been working diligently to get the three nations that …