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Pope Francis has been a staunch voice for a world free of nuclear weapons. But should he be involved in defence politics at all? And how does the Pope’s message resonate among the European public?
Exporting nuclear technology is lucrative, but without strict safeguards, buyers could divert it into bomb programs. Why is Saudi Arabia shopping for nuclear power, and should the US provide it?
Relying only on sanctions against North Korea may not be a productive way to get the country to give up its nuclear arms. Offering relief and aid may be more effective.
A Cold War era treaty helped dismantle more than 2,500 missiles between the US and Russia.
Nuclear command and control - the computer systems, networks and procedures - is at risk from cybersecurity threats.
A new strategy from the UN secretary general challenges the world to explain why it’s not doing more to defuse the nuclear threat.
The declaration was thin, but the meeting itself will have a significant impact on how Trump makes foreign policy decisions moving forward.
Can decades of deadlock be broken by two of the world’s most unpredictable leaders?
A remarkable year on the Korean peninsula has been marked by both bitter enmity and genuine goodwill. Now, the tension is being ratcheted up again.
The spectacle of thousands of soldiers gassed to death in France announced to the world that a new class of weapons had arrived.
Australian scientist Mark Oliphant helped push the development of nuclear weapons during World War II but later riled at US attempts to keep the UK and others out of the nuclear arms race.
After decades of deadly enmity, Libya and the West made a major breakthrough on weapons of mass destruction. How?
Does the work of the international agency responsible for verifying whether Iran was in compliance with the deal matter to the US?
Iran is a dangerous mischief-maker in the Middle East – but scrapping the nuclear deal will probably make things worse.
Who do you call when there’s a nuclear crisis? The International Atomic Energy Agency, unless the crisis involves North Korea – then things get complicated.
Israel’s prime minister failed to undermine the validity of Iran’s nuclear deal, and instead ended up demonstrating just how important it is.
Donald Trump has always traded on his image as a master dealmaker – but many deals have been done with North Korea before.
The astonishing sight of two Korean leaders crossing the border that divides them is just a first step.
To understand how a new world war might play out, it’s important to remember just how powerful the US really is.
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