Tag: nuclear weapons
New SIPRI yearbook
Despite an overall decrease in nuclear warheads in 2019, all nuclear weapon possessing states continue to modernise nuclear arsenals is one of the findings...
Regional conference on nuclear disarmament gets underway
The adoption of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will be in the spotlight at the African...
Could Libya’s nuclear pledge be a template for North Korea?
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton has called for North Korea to give up its nuclear arsenal in a deal that mirrors...
Putin, before vote, unveils ‘invincible’ nuclear weapons to counter West
President Vladimir Putin announced an array of new nuclear weapons on Thursday, in one of his most bellicose speeches in years, saying...
U.N. chief calls for new push to rid the world of...
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for a new global effort to get rid of nuclear weapons, drawing a cautious...
In modernizing nuclear arsenal, U.S. stokes new arms race
President Barack Obama rode into office in 2009 with promises to work toward a nuclear-free world. His vow helped win him the...
Dozens of states sign nuclear weapons ban treaty at United Nations
Dozens of countries signed a treaty to ban nuclear weapons on Wednesday amid tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile tests, although...
Possible two-stage hydrogen bomb seen ‘game changer’ for North Korea
North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sunday, which it said was a successful detonation of an advanced...
Nearly two-thirds of U.N. states agree treaty to ban nuclear weapons
Nearly two-thirds of United Nations states agreed on Friday to a treaty to ban nuclear weapons after months of talks, which were...
ISS: Africa pushes for a 2017 ban on nuclear weapons
On 27 October, the First Committee of the United Nations (UN) passed L.41: ‘Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations'. The resolution calls...
SANDF youth employment commitment increasingly hamstrung
With an official youth unemployment rate of 46% for the first quarter of 2021, it’s not surprising two published pieces about military recruitment on...
