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North Korea has unveiled a new train-based missile system which it used to fire missiles at test targets close to Japan on Wednesday. The missiles were launched from a new ‘railway-borne missile system’ designed as a potential counter-strike to any …
Talks on North Korea’s denuclearization have come to a standstill since 2019 and it seems that the isolated nation plans to move ahead with its nuclear ambitions. An expert has warned that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may add nuclear …
Both Koreas test-fired ballistic missiles hours apart from each other on Wednesday in the latest sign of the intensifying arms race on the peninsula amid stalled diplomatic efforts. North Korea fired the two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, …
It has become commonplace to talk about the climate crisis as the greatest threat to the planet. It is certainly right to focus on an existential issue which we can do something about. But I fear there are other problems …
The speed of China’s “unprecedented nuclear modernization” and its “build-out of a modernized triad” is the biggest concern for the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as he nears the end of his tenure. In the last year, …
Iran is continuing to enrich and stockpile uranium and stands poised to amass enough fuel for its first nuclear weapon within a month, according to new findings from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). On Monday, the Institute for Science …
The majority of Russians believe the country should possess nuclear weapons, with 31% of those considering it as a means of protecting the country if attacked, a poll by the Public Opinion Research Centre shows. When asked whether Russia needs …
While U.S. President Joe Biden has left the door open for discussions on eliminating North Korea’s nuclear weapons, leader Kim Jong Un has shown no interest in picking up again. Meanwhile, he has been busy making his arsenal bigger, deadlier …
North Korea on Monday said it successfully test-fired a new long-range cruise missile which demonstrated the ability to hit targets 1,500 kilometers (932 miles) away, in what is the country’s first public missile test in months as nuclear disarmament talks …
A deadly chemical or biological attack on a major city is extremely likely, perhaps inevitable, in the next decade, according to leading international terrorism experts. The effect on society and the economy of terrorists perfecting the weapons could potentially be …
Nuclear modernization opponents and defenders are gearing up to fight again over the next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile and other efforts. Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., and a skeptic of nuclear spending on the House Armed Services Committee, confirmed he plans to …
Since the Biden administration assumed office, the nuclear talks with Iran have gone nowhere. Six rounds of negotiations have been concluded with no results. In contrast, two other issues have gone too far: the Biden administration’s appeasement policies towards the …