Nuclear

Iran Says Scientist Was Killed in ‘New, Complex’ Operation: Top Official

A top Iranian official said nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in a new type of "complex operation," blaming arch-foe Israel and an exiled opposition group.

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Trump Asked Aides About Striking Iran Nuke Site: Report

Two months before he is due to leave office, President Trump asked top aides about the possibility of striking Iran's nuclear facilities.

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‘Disappointing’ to See Huge New North Korea Missile: US Official

A US official said it was "disappointing" that North Korea had displayed a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a military parade in Pyongyang.

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China Pushing to Double Nuclear Warhead Arsenal: Pentagon

The Chinese military is pressing to double its 200-plus nuclear warheads within a decade with the ability to launch them aboard ballistic missiles by land, sea, and air, the Pentagon said in a report Tuesday.

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Iran Says US, Israel Are Nuclear ‘Threat’ to Region

Iran's foreign minister said Thursday that the US and its ally Israel constitute a nuclear threat to the Middle East, on the 75th anniversary of the atomic attack on Hiroshima.

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North Korea’s Kim Says Nuclear Deterrent Crucial

Kim Jong Un said that Pyongyang's nuclear weapons guarantee its safety, signaling that it will not give up its arsenal.

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China Says Would Join Nuclear Talks if US Reduces Arsenal

Beijing said US pressure to include China in nuclear talks is "nothing but a ploy to divert world tension" and "create a pretext under which they can walk away from the New START."

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Saudi, US Push for Extension of Iran Arms Embargo

Touring the Gulf, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook warned of an "emboldened Iran" if the UN Security Council fails to extend the current arms embargo on the Islamic Republic.

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US, Russia Hold Arms Talks With Little Hope of Accord

The United States and Russia held talks in Vienna Monday on their last major nuclear weapons agreement with little prospect of an imminent agreement as tensions and differences mount over whether they see any value in arms control at all.

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China, India Increasing Their Nuclear Arsenal, Doing Significant Modernization 

Nuclear powers continue to modernize their arsenals, including India and China, researchers said Monday, warning that tensions were rising and the outlook for arms control was “bleak.” “The loss of key channels of communication between Russia and the USA… could potentially lead to a new nuclear arms race,” said Shannon Kile, director of the nuclear arms control program at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and co-author of the report. Russia and the US account for more than 90 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons. Kile was referring to the future of the New START treaty between the US and Russia, which is set to expire in February 2021. It is the final nuclear deal still in force between the two superpowers, aimed at maintaining their nuclear arsenals below Cold War levels. “Discussions to extend New START or to negotiate a new treaty made no progress in 2019,” the SIPRI researchers noted. At the same time, nuclear powers continue to modernize their weapons while China and India are increasing the size of their arsenals. “China is in the middle of a significant modernization of its nuclear arsenal. It is developing a so-called nuclear triad for the first time, made …

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