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Aug- 2025 -

27 August

China Says Will Not Participate in Denuclearization Talks With US, Russia

China said it would not participate in denuclearization talks with the US and Russia, after President Donald Trump said he hoped to include Beijing in negotiations.

26 August

Asia Pacific

Nuclear test site in Punggye-ri, North Korea

Staff Writer With AFP

N.Korea Could Produce 10-20 Nukes Per Year: S.Korea Leader

North Korea could soon produce 10 to 20 nuclear weapons per year, South Korea's dovish new president said Monday.

25 August

Nuclear

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia, Iran Discuss Nuclear Program Ahead of European Talks

The Iranian and Russian presidents discussed Tehran's nuclear program as European powers threaten to reimpose sanctions on Tehran over the moribund 2015 deal.

8 August

Americas

The process of fusion ignition. Photo: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Rojoef Manuel

California Nuclear Lab Automates Research With AI and Supercomputing

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory a US state-sponsored hub for nuclear weapons and materials research in California, is tapping AI and next-gen supercomputers to revolutionize inertial confinement fusion experiments.

Jul- 2025 -

31 July

Americas

Specialized high-security vault for nuclear arms transport. Photo: Sandia National Laboratories

Rojoef Manuel

Sandia Labs Unveils Mobile Vault for Nuclear Weapons Transport

US state-owned research and development center Sandia National Laboratories has produced a high-security vault supporting rapid transport of nuclear weapons between temporary and remote sites.

30 July

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Nuclear Weapons Return to UK After 2008 Withdrawal: Reports

The US has reportedly transferred several B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bombs to the UK, more than 15 years after withdrawing them from British soil in 2008.

20 July

Europe

This file photo from 2019 shows an Iranian flag at Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Confirms Fresh Nuclear Talks With European Powers: State Media

Iran confirmed fresh talks with European powers to be held on Friday in Istanbul, the country's state media reported, the first since the United States attacked Iranian nuclear facilities a month ago.

10 July

Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron receives British Prime Minister Keri Starmer at the Elysee Palace during celebrations marking the 106th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice in Paris, France, on November 11, 2024. (Photo by Andrea Savorani Neri/NurPhoto) (Photo by Andrea Savorani Neri / NurPhoto via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

UK, France to Enable ‘Coordinated’ Nuclear Deterrent

The UK and France will declare that the two nations' nuclear deterrents, while independent, can be co-ordinated and that they will jointly respond to any "extreme threat to Europe," both countries said Wednesday.

Jun- 2025 -

13 June

Arms

Staff Writer With AFP

Nuclear States Spent $100 Billion on Weapons in 2024: ICAN

Nuclear-armed states spent more than $100 billion on their atomic arsenals last year, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, lamenting the lack of democratic oversight of such spending.

2 June

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