nuclear weapons

Zelenskyy says China warned Russia against nuclear use

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed on Wednesday that China has delivered a firm, "ultimatum"-style warning to Russia against any use of nuclear weapons, marking what he described as Beijing's most unequivocal stance on the issue since the start of the…

Trump warns Iran to accept deal or US will ‘finish the job’

President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his threat of military action against Iran, warning that the United States would either reach a deal with Tehran or destroy what remains of the country's infrastructure. The remarks came as U.S.-Iran negotiations are…

China test-fires ballistic missile from sub in South Pacific

China's military test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine in the South Pacific on Monday, prompting sharp criticism from Australia, New Zealand, and Japan over what they called a destabilizing act in a region governed by a nuclear-free…

Kim Jong Un calls for ‘exponential’ nuclear expansion

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a newly operational nuclear material production facility and called for an "exponential" expansion of the country's atomic arsenal, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. The announcement marks a fresh escalation in Pyongyang's nuclear…

China building 80-plus launch pads near nuclear silos

China is constructing a sprawling network of launch pads, bunkers, and communications nodes near its nuclear missile silos in the remote deserts of its northwest, according to a Reuters analysis of satellite imagery published on Thursday.

North Korea declares it is not bound by nuclear treaty

North Korea's top United Nations diplomat declared on Thursday that Pyongyang is not bound by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty under any circumstances, reinforcing the country's insistence on being recognized as a nuclear weapons state during a major international conference in…

Iran’s nuclear timeline unchanged despite war, US intel finds

Two months into a U.S.-led military campaign against Iran, American intelligence assessments indicate that the time Tehran would need to build a nuclear weapon has not shifted since last summer, when a joint U.S.-Israeli strike extended the timeline to roughly…