Disarmament

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Will the war in Ukraine go nuclear? The risks of escalation explained

Vladimir Putin shocked leaders around the world on Sunday by bringing the threat of nuclear escalation into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

01/03/2022

USA

UN treaty banning nuclear weapons made official after 50th signatory

The historic - though largely symbolic - treaty will apply from January 2021. Nuclear powers US, Russia, China, UK and France have not signed.

25/10/2020

Germany

Nuclear blast in Germany would kill hundreds of thousands: Greenpeace

The NGO is calling on the US to withdraw nuclear warheads it stores in Germany.

05/08/2020

North Korea

The talking thaw: North and South Korea

A delegation of senior South Korean officials travelled to Pyongyang for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. He expressed his "firm will to vigorously advance" inter-Korean ties and pursue reunification

06/03/2018

Colombia

Colombia's FARC completes disarmament

​Colombia's FARC rebels have handed in more than 8,000 weapons as part of a UN-supervised disarmament process that concluded Tuesday

16/08/2017

Colombia

Colombia ceremony to mark end of FARC disarmament expected at 18h CET

The UN has confirmed that the majority of weapons have been handed over

27/06/2017

Spain

French police find weapons and explosives as ETA disarms

The recovery of the arms caches follow the end of the Basque separatist movement's violent campaign and promise to disarm.

08/04/2017

Spain

Basque separatists ETA hand police list of weapons stores

The Basque separatist group ETA began the process of handing over its remaining weapons on Saturday.

08/04/2017

Colombia

Colombia: FARC rebels take first step towards demobilisation

Dozens of FARC rebels have gathered in Colombia ahead of handing in their weapons, in what is seen as a first critical step in implementing the peace deal.

10/12/2016