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North Korea nuclear warhead test 'soon' reports KCNA

North Korea will test a nuclear warheads and test-launch ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads soon, according to the country’s

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US says it takes North Korea nuclear threats seriously

The United States says it takes North Korea’s threats to use nuclear weapons seriously. Washington has urged Pyongyang to halt provocations

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Kim Jong-un orders North Korea to ready nuclear weapons for use 'at any time'

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his country’s military to be ready to use nuclear weapons at ‘any time’ according the the communist

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Protest in London against UK's Trident nuclear deterrent

Protesters in London voiced their opposition to the renewal of Britain’s ageing nuclear weapons system, Trident, at a cost about forty billion euros

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US presents draft UN resolution on North Korea

The United States has presented a draft resolution to the UN Security Council that it said will significantly increase pressure on North Korea in

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Obama hails Iran nuclear deal, prisoner swap and 'strong American diplomacy'

President Obama on Sunday hailed the implementation of the nuclear deal with Iran and the release of US prisoners, saying: “These things are a

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Iran sanctions lifted as atomic authorities say Iran has fulfilled its obligations to last year's nuclear agreement

Iran is back on the world economic stage with the lifting of sanctions imposed by the US, UN and EU – the reward for the Islamic Republic drastically

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South Korea appeals to China to rein in North over nuclear tests

South Korea has appealed to China to use its influence to rein in North Korea, warning of further provocation from its northern neighbour after its

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North Korea celebrates 'hydrogen bomb' test

Kim Jong-Un leads his nation in celebrating hydrogen bomb test which the country claims demonstrates a major breakthrough in their nuclear weapons

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North Korea releases video of missile test

Pyongyang ramps up the rhetoric with Seoul in the South

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US doubts North Korean H-bomb claims

The UN plans to introduce a series of new measures against North Korea after the county’s state run news agency announced that Pyongyang had

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North Korea's defiant steps toward nuclear weaponry

When Kim Jong Un’s father Kim Jong Il died in 2011, his dynastic inheritance of the presidential role came backed by North Korea’s atomic weapons

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North Korea claims big nuclear breakthrough with H-bomb test

North Korea says it has successfully conducted its first test of a hydrogen bomb. The test, the fourth time the isolated state has exploded a nuclear

South Korea

UN Security Council to meet after North Korea claims H-bomb test

A chorus of international condemnation has followed North Korea’s claim to have successfully conducted its first H-bomb test. Chairing a National

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Japan pledges firm response after North Korea H-bomb test claim

Addressing Japan’s parliament, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has condemned North Korea’s reported test of a hydrogen bomb as a threat to his country’s

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North Korea claims hydrogen bomb test

North Korea claims to have carried out its first successful test of a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device. The announcement on North Korean state

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US Cold War nuclear target list released

Document shows how US Air Force proposed to drop atomic weapons on densly populated areas and target civilians in big cities.

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UN nuclear watchdog ends probe into Iran's weapons programme

The UN nuclear watchdog, has ended its 12-year investigation into whether Iran once had a secret nuclear weapons programme. It’s a symbolic victory

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UN nuclear watchdog ends investigation into Iran's past nuclear weapons programme

Iran welcomed on Tuesday a decision by the International Atomic Energy Agency to end an investigation into Tehran’s past nuclear activities, the

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North Korea develops hydrogen bomb, claims Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has claimed his country has developed a thermonuclear bomb — one step up from the less-powerful atomic bomb. But many