non-proliferation

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Kim Yo Jong calls North Korea’s nuclear status ‘absolute,’ dismisses IAEA

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, declared on Thursday that the country's nuclear weapons status is "absolute" and dismissed international calls for denuclearization, calling those who believe Pyongyang will abandon its arsenal "idiots."

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IAEA chief says Assad-era reactor was built for weapons

A secret nuclear reactor built under the rule of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was nearly complete and configured to produce fissile material for nuclear weapons, the head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog said on Monday.

Trump tentatively agrees to let Saudi Arabia enrich uranium without standard safeguards

The Trump administration has tentatively agreed to allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium without requiring the kingdom to adopt international safeguards designed to prevent nuclear weapons development, according to a CNN report published Friday based on sources and documents reviewed…