nuclear weapons
UN nuclear watchdog inspects second Iranian site as agreed with Tehran
Middle East
September 30, 2020
UN nuclear watchdog inspects second Iranian site as agreed with Tehran
VIENNA (Reuters) – The UN nuclear watchdog has inspected the second of two suspected former secret atomic sites in Iran,…
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing
World
August 9, 2020
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with…
Urgency to bear witness grows for last Hiroshima victims
World
August 4, 2020
Urgency to bear witness grows for last Hiroshima victims
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — For nearly 70 years, until he turned 85, Lee Jong-keun hid his past as an atomic…
Will Coronavirus Ignite a Nuclear War?
Opinion
May 6, 2020
Will Coronavirus Ignite a Nuclear War?
Since the Peloponnesian War that broke out in Greece in the 5th century BCE, theorists of international interactions have highlighted…
Iran again fails to put satellite into orbit amid US worries
Middle East
February 10, 2020
Iran again fails to put satellite into orbit amid US worries
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, state television reported, the…
Pope warns of risks from US-Iran tensions in policy speech
World
January 9, 2020
Pope warns of risks from US-Iran tensions in policy speech
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned on Thursday that increasing tensions between the U.S. and Iran are setting the…
Ageing Japan bomb survivors back pope’s anti-nukes call
Life & Style
November 24, 2019
Ageing Japan bomb survivors back pope’s anti-nukes call
Kenji Hayashida thought about committing suicide in the years after an atomic bomb was dropped on his hometown of Nagasaki.…
In Hiroshima, pope assails ‘crime’ of nuclear weapons
World
November 24, 2019
In Hiroshima, pope assails ‘crime’ of nuclear weapons
Pope Francis Sunday described the use of nuclear bombs as “a crime”, as he took his appeal for an end…
Pope Francis carries anti-nuclear message to Japan
World
November 23, 2019
Pope Francis carries anti-nuclear message to Japan
Pope Francis arrives in Japan on Saturday, where he is expected to deliver a robust anti-nuclear message of peace in…
Trump suggested nuking hurricanes: report
World
August 26, 2019
Trump suggested nuking hurricanes: report
US President Donald Trump suggested dropping nuclear bombs on hurricanes before they made landfall in the United States, Axios reported…