Nuclear tests

  • Russia’s point man for arms control cautioned Donald Trump’s incoming administration on Friday against resuming nuclear testing, saying Moscow would keep its own options open amid what he said was Washington’s “extremely hostile” stance. The resumption of testing by the world’s two biggest nuclear powers would usher in a new and precarious era nearly 80…

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  • A Japanese news report on Tuesday confirmed an accident which claimed at least 200 lives in North Korea’s nuclear test site earlier this month. The victims were said to be excavating a tunnel at the regime’s nuclear enclave when it collapsed. TV Asahi quoted some unnamed North Korean sources, saying a tunnel collapsed at Punggye-ri in early…

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  • North Korea state-owned broadcaster confirmed earlier in September that Kim Jong Un’s military successfully tested its missile-ready Hydrogen bomb, and the news sparked frenzied celebrations around the country. The successful missile launch further strained DPRK’s already downhill relationship with world leaders who feared the country is getting very close to its goal of owning an…

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  • The top United Nations political official today urged the Security Council to remain united and take appropriate action against Sunday’s nuclear explosive test conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). “The latest serious developments require a comprehensive response in order to break the cycle of provocations from the DPRK,” said Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General…

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