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Mar- 2018 -6 MarchAsia Pacific
North Korea agrees to moratorium on nuclear and ballistics tests during US talks
North Korea has agreed to halt nuclear and ballistic missile tests if it holds talks with the United States, the South Korean presidency said after a delegation returned from Pyongyang
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Feb- 2018 -26 FebruaryPeace
“Military power is glorified” – Secretary-General wants disarmament restored as ‘integral’ to UN’s work
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres instructed envoy Izumi Nakamitsu to develop a strategy to restore disarmament as an 'integral component' of UN work
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14 FebruaryCommentary
Trump’s nuclear posture destabilizes, while disrespecting legacies of environmental injustice
Trump's 2018 Nuclear Posture Review is destabilizing and affects native and other American communities that were environmentally damaged for uranium production
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8 FebruaryCommentary
US 2018 Nuclear Posture Review: It’s the Baltic states, stupid!
What the nuclear posture review fails to grasp is that when combined with a strong conventional presence, US reliance on strategic escalation strengthens deterrence, while the deployment of low-yield SLCMs weakens it
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2 FebruaryAmericas
Pentagon proposes new ‘lower-yield’ nuclear weapons to better deter Russia
The administration of US President Donald Trump called on Friday for the revamping of the country's nuclear arsenal and developing new low-yield atomic bombs.
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Jan- 2018 -22 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Tokyo simulates first military attack since WWII amid North Korea threat
Hundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover in the Japanese capital's first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War II
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18 JanuaryTechnology
India successfully flight tests nuclear-capable Agni-5 ICBM for the fifth time
India has successfully tested its nuclear-capable Agni-5 intercontinental ballistic missile for the fifth time, the Ministry of Defence said
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Dec- 2017 -26 DecemberTechnology
Russia’s Strategic Missile Force tests perspective armament for Topol ICBM
A combat team of the Russian Strategic Missile Force test-fired on Tuesday an RS-12M Topol intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Oct- 2017 -25 OctoberPeace
UK hosts Exercise Letterpress international nuclear disarmament verification test
The UK Ministry of Defence hosted an international nuclear disarmament verification exercise between nuclear and non-nuclear weapons states
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Sep- 2017 -26 SeptemberWar
US detects no change in posture of N. Korean military, top US general says
The U.S. military has not detected any change in posture of North Korean forces despite the politically charged rhetoric coming from Pyongyang, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford said on Tuesday. “We haven’t seen a change in the posture of North Korean forces. We watch that very carefully,” Mr. Dunford said in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. On Monday, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho said the U.S. had declared war on his country. The remarks came after U.S. President Donald J. Trump tweeted that North Korea “won’t be around much longer,” if Mr. Ri echoed the views of the country’s leader Kim Jong–un. The White House later dismissed the notion that Washington was at war with Pyongyang. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said earlier on Monday that the U.S. is going to continue to pursue diplomatic efforts to resolve the North Korean crisis. “Hope that’s the way we’ll solve this,” he said.
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