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Russia suspends plutonium utilization deal with US

Russia suspends plutonium utilization deal with US

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday to suspend an agreement with the United States on disposing of weapons-grade plutonium. The deal was being suspended due to "the emergence of a threat to …

North Korea claims successful test of nuclear warhead

North Korea claims successful test of nuclear warhead

North Korea says it has successfully tested a nuclear warhead that can be mounted on ballistic rockets, after potentially the most powerful nuclear test of five the country has conducted since 2006. State media said the test showed that …

Obama unlikely to vow no first use of nuclear weapons

Obama unlikely to vow no first use of nuclear weapons

US President Barack Obama, who has weighed ruling out a first use of a nuclear weapon in a conflict, appears likely to abandon the proposal after top national security advisers argued that it could undermine allies and embolden …

 Is the US losing confidence in Turkey?

Is the US losing confidence in Turkey?

Information about the transferring of US nuclear weapons from Turkey to Romania is not reliable and intended to show Ankara's current foreign policy course, in particular, the revival of cooperation with Russia, in a negative light, the …

 Media: US moves nuclear weapons from Turkey

Media: US moves nuclear weapons from Turkey

The US has started transferring nuclear weapons stationed in Turkey to Romania, against the background of worsening relations between Washington and Ankara, EurActiv.com reports with reference to independent sources. According to …

Why does US need new nuclear bomb?

Why does US need new nuclear bomb?

The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced that they recently formally authorized the production engineering phase of its B61-12 warhead life extension program (LEP). The first …

Washington holds Nuclear Security Summit

Washington holds Nuclear Security Summit

The United States is hosting the International Nuclear Security Summit. It is known that leaders from more than 50 countries have arrived in Washington. However, such countries as Russia, North Korea and Iran will not be represented at the ...

 Nazarbayev warns about nuclear threat to humanity

Nazarbayev warns about nuclear threat to humanity

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, speaking at the headquarters of the Carnegie Endowment Foundation, said the 21st century world "is slipping into a new nuclear age", which is potentially more dangerous and unpredictable. …

UN Security Council prepares new resolution on DPRK

UN Security Council prepares new resolution on DPRK

The Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations, which holds the Presidency of the UN Security Council, Rafael Ramirez, informed today about the Security Council’s work on preparation of the resolution in …

NATO condemns North Korean missile launch

NATO condemns North Korean missile launch

NATO has condemned North Korea's missile launch. A corresponding statement was made today by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. "I strongly condemn the missile launch using ballistic technology by North …

World condemns North Korea for launching ballistic missile

World condemns North Korea for launching ballistic missile

Today North Korea announced the successful launch of the artificial satellite 'Bright Star-4'. "On February 7th, at 09.00 (03.30 MSK), the artificial satellite 'Bright Star-4' for monitoring the Earth from space was …