Nuclear weapons – Page 6 – Asia Times

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Lucas Jackson

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

N. Korea threatens nuke strike on Japan, calls Abe ‘headless chicken’

by Asia Unhedged October 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters / Issei Kato

North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

North Korea could test hydrogen bomb in the Pacific: former CIA analyst

by Asia Unhedged September 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Are the oil curbs on North Korea starting to bite at the pump? Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea gas prices have tripled after sanctions: reports

by Asia Unhedged September 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during an armed forces parade in Tehran, Iran, on September 22, 2017. Photo: President.ir / Handout via Reuters

Iran, Middle East, Syria, World

Iran tested new ballistic missile on Friday: state media

by Reuters September 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Donald Trump is hedging his bets on North Korea. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Trump orders new trade sanctions against North Korea

by David Brunnstrom and Steve Holland September 22, 2017February 18, 2020

A missile is launched during a drill in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on August 30, 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Time to retrieve missiles, nail Pyongyang’s acquisition networks

by Stephen Bryen September 21, 2017

President Trump with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Moon gets US to agree in principle to let South Korea build nuclear subs: report

by Asia Unhedged September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

People watch a television broadcasting news of North Korea firing a missile that flew over Japan's northern Hokkaido far out into the Pacific Ocean. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea practicing ‘Guam siege’ plan with bolder missile launches

by Asia Unhedged September 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters / Issei Kato

AT Finance, Australia, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea fires another missile over Japan

by Jack Kim and Kaori Kaneko September 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock / Getty

Beijing, China, Northeast Asia, Russia, Taiwan, World

China’s Great Leap in space warfare creates huge new threat

by Bill Gertz September 13, 2017September 13, 2017

Former Israeli nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu flashes the V-sign after winning his freedom on 21 April 2004. Vanunu said he was "proud and happy" to have blown the whistle on Israel's nuclear program as he was released at the end of an 18-year prison sentence. The one-time technician at the Dimona nuclear plant in southern Israel was abducted by secret service agents in Italy, then smuggled back to Israel and jailed back in 1986 after leaking details of the plant to Britain's Sunday Times newspaper. Photo: AFP / Yoav Lemmer

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Israeli lesson: Japan, S. Korea will get nukes of their own

by Stephen Bryen September 12, 2017

As the only country ever to be attacked by atomic weapons – first in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 – Japan may be reluctant to become a nuclear-weapons power itself. Photo: iStock

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

Does Japan really want nuclear weapons?

by Richard A. Bitzinger September 8, 2017

Former US president Barack Obama delivers a speech in Montreal. Photo: Reuters/Dario Ayala

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Obama will rue the day he made the Iran nuclear deal

by Todd Royal September 1, 2017

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis and South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-Moo stand during a honor cordon at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., August 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Aaron P. Bernstein

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Seoul, Washington discuss rebasing US tactical nukes in South Korea

by Asia Unhedged August 31, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-In. Photo: Reuters/Jung Yeon-Je/Pool

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

South Korea’s Moon says North Korean nuclear ICBM a ‘red line’

by Christine Kim and Cynthia Kim August 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. Photo: Wikipedia

India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan President Musharraf mulled using nukes against India after 2001 attack

by Asia Unhedged July 27, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects the long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 (Mars-12) in this undated image. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why North Korea is rejecting talks with South Korea

by Robert E. McCoy July 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Map of Korean Peninsula. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Will EU be part of new Six-Party Talks on N Korea?

by Emanuele Scimia July 23, 2017July 23, 2017

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (right) and Secretary of Defense James Mattis hold a press conference after talks with Chinese diplomatic and defense chiefs at the State Department in Washington on June 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Still unclear if US can pressure China over North Korea

by Sudhanshu Tripathi June 24, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches a ground test of a high-thrust engine for his country's missile program. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

China, US agree aim of ‘complete’ N. Korean denuclearization

by Reuters June 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Image: iStock

AT Finance, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Engaging with Pyongyang can complement sanctions

by Edward Oh June 20, 2017June 25, 2017

Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan in January 2010. Photo: AFP Behrouz Mehri

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Nuclear proliferation claims re-open can of worms in Pakistan

by F.M. Shakil June 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Kim Jong Un reacts during a test launch of ground-to-ground medium long-range ballistic rocket Hwasong-10 in June 2016.
Photo: Reuters via KCNA

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

An assassination plot in Pyongyang?

by Rodger Baker June 7, 2017

With all sides playing to win, everyone ends up with second-best... except the house. Photo: Raoul Luoar via Flickr/Creative Commons

Australia, Beijing, China, Italy, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

What game theory says about dealing with North Korea

by Byung-Seong Min June 1, 2017February 18, 2020

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US nuclear bomb history offers clues to North Korea’s progress

by Peter Langan May 23, 2017

South Korea's president Moon Jae-in. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

South Korea says communication link with Pyongyang must reopen

by Asia Times and agencies May 17, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a combination photo with US President Donald Trump. Photos: KCNA via Reuters

Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Trump opens door to meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un

by Asia Times and Reuters May 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Calm before the storm? The USS Carl Vinson transits the South China Sea. Photo: US Navy via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia

Talks only way to end nuclear tensions, China says

by Reuters April 29, 2017February 18, 2020

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Timeline of North Korean nuke tests … and US responses

by Ben Richardson April 15, 2017April 15, 2017

Military officers visit the birthplace of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, a day before the 105th anniversary of his birth in Mangyongdae outside Pyongyang, North Korea April 14, 2017. Reuters/Damir Sagolj

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Pyongyang warns of retaliation against US ‘military hysteria’

by Asia Times and agencies April 15, 2017February 18, 2020

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