Trump admits friendship with China’s Xi could be over
US President Donald Trump admitted his friendship with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping could be over on Wednesday as he accused Beijing
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North Korea Nuclear Deal Could Take ‘Years,’ United States Suggests
President Trump said Wednesday that he has years to reach an agreement with North Korea to rid the country of nuclear weapons,
China’s Sea Control Is a Done Deal, ‘Short of War With the U.S.’
As the United States Navy reconnaissance plane banked low near Mischief Reef in the South China Sea early this month, a Chinese
United States Officials Express Doubts on Future of Nuke Pact with Russia
Russian arms control violations and other malign activities are eroding the confidence and trust required to extend a critical nuclear agreement between
United States, Russia remain at ‘impasse’ over Open Skies treaty flights
The United States and Russia continue to be at odds with each other over a military verification treaty, to the point where
United States Says Russia ‘Actively Working’ to Subvert North Korea Sanctions
The United States ambassador to the United Nations accused Russia on Monday of “actively working to undermine the enforcement” of sanctions aimed
North Korea’s Trump-Era Strategy: Keep Making A-Bombs, but Quietly
For seven years, Kim Jong-un has pursued an in-your-face strategy for building his nuclear arsenal: detonating blasts underground and firing missiles into
Two Koreas hold high-stakes summit with nuclear talks in jeopardy
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in is set to cross the heavily militarised border on Tuesday for his third summit with North Korean
Russia reportedly warned Mattis it could use nuclear weapons in Europe, and it made him see Moscow as an ‘existential threat’ to the US
At some point during the Trump administration, Russia told Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that it could use nuclear weapons in the event
China and Russia on a Nuclear North Korea: Policy Alignment, Divergent Relationships
Scholars in both the academic and policy realms have long reflected on the implications of the growth in Sino-Russian relations. Several topical
North Korea’s Nuclear Disappearing Act
There were no major surprises in North Korea’s September 9 military parade. Although North Korea has not yet broadcast the parade, images
NTI Nuclear Safety Index – Theft/Sabotage
After years of progress on nuclear security and continued improvements following the last of four global Nuclear Security Summits, the preventive measures