NUKE WARS

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N.Korea says weapons test involved 'long-range' capability
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
The state-run Korean Central News Agency said leader Kim Jong Un had overseen Thursday's weapons test, the second in less than a week amid tensions with the US ...
US seizes N.Korea freighter accused of violating sanctions
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
The US Justice Department said it took possession of the North Korea-registered bulk carrier M/V Wise Honest one year after it was detained in Indonesia. It sai...
US sanctions scare EU firms from Iran, imperilling nuke deal
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Wednesday sent a letter to the deal's other signatories, saying it had decided to suspend commitments it made under ...
Europe rejects Iran 'ultimatum' but stands by nuke deal
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
The three European signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal urged the Islamic republic to stick to its commitments after it said it would stop respecting some ...
Europe feels powerless as US faces off against Iran
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
Publicly, EU capitals still support the 2015 Iran deal as the best mechanism to keep Tehran's nuclear ambitions in check while easing the sanctions that have cr...
EU meets for job tussle under shadow of Iran
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
Just two weeks before European Parliament elections that could usher in a new wave of populists to haunt EU decision-making, the 27 national leaders will meet i...
Geology gives clues to North Korea's nuclear arsenal
May 09, 2019 (The Conversation)
These tests are reminders that North Korea's military forces, particularly its nuclear arsenal, pose a serious threat to the United States and its Asian allies....
US halts program to return remains of war dead from NKorea
May 08, 2019 (AFP)
The effort saw the remains of more than 50 US servicemen killed in the 1950s Korean war handed over by North Korea last year in a sign of improved relations bet...
Iran nuclear deal: what happens now?
May 08, 2019 (AFP)
Tehran's announcement came exactly a year after the US withdrew from the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with further measures th...
Iran to end curbs on uranium enrichment stockpile
May 08, 2019 (AFP)
The move was part of a package of measures announced by Iran in response to the sweeping unilateral sanctions reimposed by Washington in the 12 months since it ...
US sending B-52s to Middle East against Iran 'threat'
May 07, 2019 (AFP)
Several nuclear-capable B-52s are heading to the region along with an aircraft carrier task force following what the Defense Department called "recent and clear...
'Feels terrible': Iran a year after US sanctions reimposed
May 07, 2019 (AFP)
"My purchasing power has been cut, and my life is under pressure," said Alireza, an Iranian car industry veteran. "I no longer see myself as middle-class. It fe...
What missile? US and Koreas play down weapons test
May 07, 2019 (AFP)
North Korea wanted to express to the United States its frustration over the breakdown of the Hanoi summit, when the two sides clashed over sanctions and the ext...
Iran dismisses US naval deployment as old news
May 06, 2019 (AFP)
US National Security Advisor John Bolton said on Sunday that the United States was deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and a bomber task forc...
A year after US nuclear pullout, Iran grapples with sanctions
May 06, 2019 (AFP)
The Islamic republic's economy is expected to shrink by a whopping six percent this year, on top of a near four percent contraction last year, according to the ...
US 'gravely concerned' on N.Korea human rights
May 06, 2019 (AFP)
Trump is seeking a potentially landmark accord with North Korea on ending its nuclear program, with human rights on the backburner during his two summits with K...
US sends naval strike group to Middle East in 'message' to Iran
May 06, 2019 (AFP)
"In response to a number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings, the United States is deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a...
Hard-won 2015 Iran nuclear deal
May 06, 2019 (AFP)
But on May 8 last year, US President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the breakthrough agreement and announced he was reimposing sanctions. Here is ...
N. Korea tested rocket launchers and 'tactical guided weapons'
May 05, 2019 (AFP)
But the United States seemed to seek a conciliatory tone in response, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying Sunday that Washington still saw "a path forwar...
US still sees 'path forward' in N.Korea talks: Pompeo
May 05, 2019 (AFP)
"It's a serious situation for sure and we've known that the path to fully verified denuclearization would be a bumpy and long one," he said on ABC's "This Week....
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