China re‑centers North Korea ties as nuclear silence reshapes balance
Xi's silence on North Korea's nuclear program came as Kim tried to convince the world of the irreversibility of his country's status as a nuclear power.
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10 headlinesChina and North Korea renew ties, complicating U.S. response to Kim's nuclear program
With Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un reaffirming ties while sidestepping nuclear tensions, the U. S. faces a growing challenge in responding to an increasingly confident, nuclear-armed North Korea.
AI Will Not Start a Nuclear War, but Humans Might
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Xi meeting 'was a success for Kim Jong Un', experts says
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Edward Howell, Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Oxford, says that this week's China-North Korea summit was a success for Kim Jong Un "because no mention of North Korea's nuclear program or denuclearisation took place" adding that "i...
U.S. and Iran Zero In on Four Nuclear Issues in Talks
With the cease-fire proving tenuous, negotiations between the two nations are in flux, but have advanced to outline potential paths forward on difficult questions about Iran’s nuclear program.
Iran is turning Lebanon into a veto point — and we are letting it happen
The U. S. -Iran memorandum of understanding pairs the nuclear and Lebanon tracks, creating a situation where Hezbollah's rejection of the U.
Is America ready for a nuclear explosion in space?
Space-based nuclear weapons are a serious matter, and one that deserves the very highest level of national attention.
California is rethinking nuclear — environmental groups should, too
Diablo Canyon's resurgence shows California has reimagined environmentalism. It is time for legacy groups to reimagine it, too.
What if Germany had invested in nuclear power? (2024)
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Netanyahu Called Off Iran Strikes After Trump Claimed Progress in Nuclear Talks, Officials Say
Multiple officials said that the president told Israel’s leader that the United States and Iran were within days of a breakthrough that would clear the way for talks on a long-term nuclear deal.