Nuclear weapon

It was also agreed in the meeting that South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold a summit with Kim in April to establish a hotline between the governments of both halves of the Korean peninsula. It has been more than a decade since such a summit took place between Seoul and Pyongyang and it would be the first since Kim took office. … [Read more...] about North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons ‘Justifiable’ As They Protect ‘Peace And Security’: Report

“This is just a fraction of the total material we have,” he said. He did not indicate when the material had been obtained, although the timing of his presentation seemed designed for maximum impact on Trump’s decision. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was apparently briefed on the material during a visit to Israel on Sunday, and Trump and Netanyahu also had a Sunday telephone call. … [Read more...] about Israel says it holds a trove of documents from Iran’s secret nuclear weapons archive

"These facts are consistent with what the United States has long known: Iran has a robust, clandestine nuclear weapons program that it has tried and failed to hide from the world and from its own people," the Monday statement from Sanders read. … [Read more...] about White House Quickly Corrects Claim Iran ‘Has’ Nuclear Weapons Program

“For over a year, we have attempted to work with allies to address the shortcomings of [the deal],” Mattis said. “I think we now have the opportunity to move forward and address those shortcomings and make it more compelling. That effort is underway already.” … [Read more...] about Mattis: U.S. Will Work with Allies to Stop Iran from Developing Nuclear Weapons

After the end of the Second World War, when America became the first and only state to use a nuclear weapon in combat—the two hydrogen bombs dropped on Japan at Hiroshima and Nagasaki—the Soviet Union acquired the same capability through its own research. … [Read more...] about Which Countries Have Nuclear Weapons?