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Apr- 2020 -22 AprilAsia Pacific
Pentagon considers North Korean leader to be in ‘full control’ of military
The Pentagon said Wednesday that available intelligence on the state of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's health is not conclusive
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Feb- 2020 -4 FebruaryAmericas
Low-yield nuclear weapon deployed on US Navy submarine in Atlantic
The Pentagon confirmed reports that the Navy has deployed a submarine armed with a newly developed and controversial low-yield nuclear weapon
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Jan- 2020 -20 JanuaryMiddle East
Iran will ‘consider’ nuclear weapons treaty withdrawal if Europe pushes UN dispute
Iran said it will consider withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons if a dispute over its atomic program goes before the UN Security Council
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Aug- 2019 -12 AugustEurope
Russian scientists killed in missile test explosion were working on ‘new weapons’
Russia's nuclear agency Rosatom head confirmed that five scientists killed last week were developing "new weapons" and vowed to continue testing
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2 AugustAmericas
Russia urges moratorium on missile deployment after US quits INF treaty
Russia called on the US to implement a moratorium on deploying intermediate-range nuclear missiles, as Washington withdrew from the INF treaty
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Mar- 2019 -4 MarchEurope
Russia suspends participation in INF missile treaty
President Vladimir Putin suspended Russia's participation in a key Cold War-era arms treaty, after the US first moved to ditch the INF
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Feb- 2019 -1 FebruaryAmericas
US to pull out of Cold War INF missile treaty, Trump says
US President Donald Trump said the US was withdrawing from the Cold War INF missile treaty with Russia, saying Moscow was in violation
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Nov- 2018 -23 NovemberAmericas
Dan Grazier: More money won’t solve US military problems
The US is spending trillions on building a massive conventional military that doesn’t meet the realities of modern hybrid conflicts, Dan Grazier says
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Jul- 2018 -31 JulyAmericas
US Air Force terminates Minuteman III ICBM test flight after ‘anomaly’
The US Air Force terminated a test of an unarmed Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific after it developed an "anomaly" in flight, officials said
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Jun- 2018 -8 JuneCommentary
Iran and the bomb: Does Tehran really want nuclear weapons?
Iran is well aware of the deep hostility that its neighbors and the Trump administration and Iran’s neighbours have towards it, and racing for a nuclear bomb would invite them to act, Sirous Amerian argues
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