Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire near border
AP - 15 minutes agoA badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South Korean naval vessel along their disputed western coast, South Korean officials said.
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A badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South Korean naval vessel along their disputed western coast, South Korean officials said.
Achieving what Obama calls a "world without nuclear weapons" means more than just talking. It also means recognizing -- and implementing -- Washington's own NPT obligations to disarm.
Unless nuclear states can shed the Cold War mentality once and for all, it's hard to be optimistic about the long-terms prospects for disarmament.
Evangelical Christian and Jewish leaders are calling for immediate sanctions against Iran to discourage the government from developing nuclear weapons.
An exiled Iranian opposition group called on the U.N. nuclear agency Tuesday to waste no time in examining a hidden site near Tehran that it claims is used to help build nuclear detonators.
North Korea said Tuesday that it has reprocessed 8,000 nuclear fuel rods – perhaps enough to build another nuclear bomb. US officials say this was a violation of North Korea's commitments to nuclear disarmament talks.
North Korea said Tuesday it has reprocessed 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods and extracted enough plutonium to bolster its atomic stockpile, raising the stakes in an apparent effort to push the U.S. into direct negotiations.
Let Iran keep half its own enriched uranium and send other half to Russia for enrichment
Also confirms release of bin Laden's son from Iranian custody.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- IAEA Director General Mohammad ElBaradei praised the political will to embrace nuclear disarmament but stressed the importance of diplomacy and development.
North Korea announced Tuesday it has produced more plutonium for its atomic weapons programme, a day after threatening to "go its own way" unless Washington agrees to direct talks on the nuclear standoff.
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea claimed yesterday that it has weaponized more plutonium for atomic bombs, a day after warning Washington to agree quickly to direct talks or face the prospect of a growing North Korean nuclear arsenal.
One year after his election, Barack Obama appears no closer to his big hope for a legacy as US president: A determined global effort for a world with zero atomic weapons.
North Korea has produced more plutonium to make nuclear weapons, official media said Tuesday, a day after the communist state threatened to "go its own way" unless Washington agrees to direct talks.
NKorea claims to expand arsenal of atomic bombs By JAE-SOON CHANG Associated Press Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea claimed Tuesday that it has successfully weaponized more plutonium for atomic bombs, a day after warning Washington to agree quickly to direct talks or face the prospect of a growing North Korean nuclear arsenal. The announcement underlined Pyongyang's impatience over ...
November 4, 2009: For the second time in less than a year, the U.S. Air Force has relieved the commander of a combat wing. This time it was the 5th Bomb Wing, a B-52 outfit. Previously, the commander of one of the three Minuteman ICBM wings was relieved.