Trump, North Korea and Nuclear Weapons

North Korea Refuses to Give Up Nuclear Weapons
Leader Kim Jong Un pledged to pursue "sustained countermeasures," citing security ties between the U.S. and its regional allies.
North Korea says its nuclear weapons not a 'bargaining chip' as Trump, Ishiba meet
North Korea said on Saturday its nuclear weapons are not meant for negotiations but are intended for combat use against enemies that threaten its people and world peace, its state media reported.
Kim Jong Un Snubs Trump by Vowing to Bolster Nuclear Weapons Program
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to bolster his nuclear weapons program in response to the U.S.’s enhanced security partnership with South Korea and Japan. Last year, the U.S. expanded bilateral military exercises with South Korean and trilateral training with South Korea and Japan.
North Korea condemns U.S. nuclear submarine in South Korea, warns of defensive action
North Korea on Tuesday denounced the recent arrival of a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in South Korea, accusing Washington of ignoring Pyongyang's security concerns and warning that it is ready to use any means to defend its national security.
North Korean Leader Pledges Further Expansion of Nuclear Weapons Program
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to further develop the country's nuclear arsenal, citing increasing security threats from the United States, South Korea, and Japan. In a speech marking the 77th anniversary of the Korean People's Army,
North Korea to expand nuclear weapons programme, says Kim Jong-un
The warning came after Kim accused the US of escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula through its alliance with South Korea and Japan. View on euronews
Satellite Photo Captures Chinese Nuclear Submarine's Weapons System
The Chinese Type 093B is classified by the U.S. military as a guided-missile nuclear-powered attack submarine.
Scientists Debunk Claim That Iran’s 2024 Earthquake Was a Nuclear Weapons Test
Minutes after a magnitude 4.5 earthquake hit Iran on October 5, 2024, rumors swirled that it wasn’t natural—claims that ...
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The New World's Fastest Supercomputer Will Help Design Future Nuclear Weapons
The $600 million machine is already online and operational at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.
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World's fastest supercomputer 'El Capitan' goes online — it will be used to secure the US nuclear stockpile and in other classified research
The world's fastest supercomputer 'El Capitan' can reach a peak performance of 2.746 exaFLOPS, making it the planet's third ...
Revoke fatwa against nuclear weapons, Iranian commanders tell Ayatollah
Iran must have atomic bombs to survive, supreme leader told in extraordinary intervention by regime’s military leaders ...
DOGE Gains Access to Department That Oversees Nuclear Weapons: Reports
Luke Farritor, 23, is now listed in the Department of Energy's staff directory as an "information engineer," E & E News ...
North Korea's Kim slams US-South Korea-Japan partnership and vows to boost his nuclear program
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said an elevated U.S. security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave ...
Nuclear weapon could be used to defend Earth from asteroid 2024 YR4, astronomer says
The measure could be taken to divert a space rock being monitored by the European Space Agency, which is expected to cross ...
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If DOGE Goes Nuclear
The NNSA was created by Congress in 1999 in order to consolidate several Department of Energy functions under one bureaucratic roof: acquiring fissile material, manufacturing nuclear weapons ...
LEE HAMILTON: Always in the background: Russia’s nuclear weapons
The ebbs and flows of the war in Ukraine still manage to command headlines these days, even if it’s without the intensity of ...
How close is Elon Musk to controlling a nuclear weapon?
The nuclear arsenal is one thing DOGE can’t hack — but the risks of Musk’s Department of Energy access are still real.