Nuclear weapons
US, Russia arms talks start with little hope of accord
US President Donald Trump insists that China should be involved in the talks on New START, the treaty that caps US and Russian nuclear warheads, because he says...
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'Fewer but newer' nuclear arms in the world: report
The drop in recent years can mainly be attributed to the US and Russia, whose combined arsenals still make up more than 90% of the world's nuclear weapons.
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North Korea has no economic future if it has nuclear weapons - Trump
In Vietnam this week, the second meeting between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended without a deal on sanctions relief North Korea would get in exchange for steps to give up its nuclear programme.
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Trump says US to exit nuclear treaty, Russia warns of retaliation
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty required the elimination of short-range and intermediate-range nuclear and conventional missiles by both countries.
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[CHARTS] The state of the world’s nuclear arsenal
Despite making limited reductions to their nuclear forces, both Russia and the US have long-term programmes underway to replace and modernise their nuclear warheads.
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Netanyahu: Iran lied about not pursuing nuclear weapons
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran had lied about not pursuing nuclear weapons and had continued to preserve and expand its nuclear weapons knowledge after signing a 2015 deal with global powers.
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Putin, before election, unveils new nuclear weapons to counter West
Speaking weeks before an election he is expected to win, Putin also said that a nuclear attack on any of Moscow’s allies would be regarded as an attack on Russia itself and draw an immediate response.
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UN chief preparing new push towards ending nuclear weapons
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said taboos on nuclear tests and chemical weapons usage were under threat, while talk of tactical nuclear weapons was leading in an extremely dangerous direction.
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Putin hails new bomber as a boost to Russia's nuclear forces
Under a contract signed on Thursday, 10 of the modernised TU-160M nuclear bombers will be delivered to the Russian Air Force at a cost of 15 billion roubles each.
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Asia in the 'Second Nuclear Age' - assessing the risks of a nuclear exchange
There is a sense of déjà vu among nuclear pessimists that nuclear developments in China, India, and Pakistan could produce similar outcomes.
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Nobel peace laureate group urges nuclear powers to adopt ban-the-bomb treaty
Israel is widely assumed to have nuclear weapons, although it neither confirms nor denies it.
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North Korea rules out negotiations on nuclear weapons
South Korea and the US agreed on Friday to keep working for a peaceful end to the North Korean nuclear crisis, but a US envoy said it was difficult to gauge the reclusive North’s intentions as there has been 'no signal'.
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Report: Having nuclear weapons ‘matter of life & death’ for North Korea
North Korean senior official said the United States would “have to put up” with North Korea’s nuclear status,
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These are the countries with nuclear weapons
North Korea may have more than triple the number of nuclear weapons that experts recently estimated, according to a story by The Washington Post.
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'North Korea may have more bomb fuel than thought'
The analysis by a US think tank was based on satellite images of the radiochemical laboratory at the Yongbyon nuclear plant from September until the end of June.
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International Relations welcomes UN resolution on nuclear weapons prohibition
The resolution was adopted by a UN committee responsible for disarmament and international security.
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China opposed to India joining nuclear club
China will not allow India to join the NSG as it has not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
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OPINION: Islamic State, al-Qaeda and nuclear madness
Those who complain that the news is depressing have a valid point. But it could get exponentially worse.
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Obama: ‘Madmen’ mustn't be allowed to get nuclear material
Obama said no group had succeeded in obtaining bomb material but that al-Qaeda had long sought them.
