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Apr- 2022 -

7 April

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un (Photo: AFP)

NKorea Could Hold Nuclear Test on Coming Anniversary: US Envoy

Pyongyang could be planning its first nuclear weapon test in nearly five years for its April 15 holiday, the State Department's top North Korea envoy said.

5 April

Americas

The reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant located 1,200 kilometers south of Tehran, Iran

Staff Writer With AFP

US, Iran Spar Over Stalled Nuclear Talks

The US and Iran blamed each other for an impasse that has sought to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.

4 April

Asia Pacific

Korean People's Army (KPA) soldiers watch a military parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung, in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017.

Staff Writer With AFP

Kim’s Sister Says North Korea Nukes Could ‘Eliminate’ South

North Korea will use its nuclear weapons to "eliminate" South Korea's army in the event they launch a pre-emptive strike, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong-un said.

1 April

Nuclear

Inder Singh Bisht

Nuclear-Armed Russian Fighters Breached Swedish Airspace: Report

Two of the four Russian fighters that violated Swedish airspace on March 2 were carrying nuclear weapons, according to Swedish media.

Mar- 2022 -

29 March

Exercises

Joe Saballa

US Soldiers Conduct Chemical, Biological, Nuclear Exercise

Various US National Guard units have participated in a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives exercise in Alaska.

24 March

Nuclear

Russian soldiers wear chemical protection suits as they stand next to a military fueler on the Topol intercontinental ballistic missile base

Inder Singh Bisht

NATO to Give Ukraine Chemical, Biological, Nuclear Protection Kits

NATO expects to agree on providing Ukraine with protective equipment against Russian chemical, biological, or nuclear attacks.

Jan- 2022 -

20 January

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Hints at Restart of Nuclear, Long-Range Missile Tests

North Korea hinted it could resume nuclear and long-range weapons tests as it prepares for "confrontation" with Washington.

18 January

Europe

Russian troops with military vehicles are seen on patrol outside the town of Darbasiyah in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, on the border with Turkey, Novemer 1, 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

US Worries Russian Troop Arrival Could Lead to Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

The US is worried that the arrival of Russian troops in Belarus for exercises could lead to a permanent presence that might introduce nuclear weapons into the country.

4 January

Asia Pacific

North Korea test firing a submarine-launched ballistic missile in October 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Fires Suspected Ballistic Missile Into Sea

North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the sea, the South's military said, in what would be the first such test by Pyongyang this year.

4 January

Asia Pacific