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Chinese defence minister says country's nuclear arsenal 'for self-defence'

China has made "impressive progress" in developing new nuclear weapons, but will only use them for self-defence, and never use them first, Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe told delegates at the Shangri-La Dialogue on Sunday.

Reuters

US warns of ‘stark’ stakes in Taiwan Strait if status quo unilaterally altered

Defence secretary says US does not support Taiwan independence, which China says would prompt it to take island back

The Guardian - UK

Iran's Nuclear Tactics Leave Biden with Tough Choices

A flare-up in tensions between the UN nuclear monitor and Iran this week has left US President Joe Biden in an increasingly tight jam. The US leader opened his presidency with a pledge to return to the 2015 international agreement that aimed to prevent Tehran from building nuclear weapons, after…

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Nuclear spectre hangs over Shangri-La

Positive signs in US-China relationship were offset by warnings of a worst-case scenario if broader geopolitical tensions were to bubble over into conflict.

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Japan vows bigger security role in region to tackle threats

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to boost his country’s diplomatic and security role in the Asia Pacific to tackle what he described as growing threats in the region amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Giant peace sign heads to Faslane for 40th anniversary of iconic protest camp

A GIANT peace logo will arrive in Glasgow on Thursday on its way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Faslane Peace Camp.

The National (Scotland)

To What Extent Do South Koreans Perceive North Korean Cyberattacks as a Threat?

A recent survey of South Koreans indicates that cyberattacks are viewed as a threat comparable to nuclear weapons, particularly among the elderly.

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Vladimir Putin making big mistake by constantly threatening nuclear war, experts say

A damning new report about the Russian dictator's highly provocative statements on the possible use of nuclear weapons suggests the Kremlin’s strategy may be backfiring on them

Daily Mirror

Why Biden won't talk about nuclear war

The danger of nuclear war is higher than at any time since the Cuban missile crisis. Yet our president is silent

Salon

US fires missiles in threatening response to North Korea's chilling rocket tests

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programmes have reached a level where they pose a threat to regional and world peace

Daily Mirror

S.Korea's Yoon says N.Korea's missiles, nuclear arms threat to world peace

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programmes have reached a level where they pose a threat to regional and world peace.

Reuters

N. Korea fires ballistic missiles as nuclear test threat looms

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Sunday in an exercise that adds to its record pace of launches for the year, and as the U.S. warned Pyongyang may soon conduct its first nuclear weapons test since 2017.

Tribune News Service

Israel Raises Iran Concerns with Visiting UN Nuclear Chief

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett accused Iran of deceiving the international community about its atomic activities as he met with the visiting head of the UN nuclear watchdog on Friday. Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, paid a brief visit to Israel, which has long accused Iran…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel raises Iran concerns with visiting UN nuclear chief

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has accused Iran of deceiving the international community about its atomic activities

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Why some South Koreans want their own nuclear bomb

N Korea’s growing capabilities and doubts over US defence commitments raising support for S Korea to go nuclear.

Reuters

Amid criticism, North Korea takes over as U.N. disarmament president

North Korea, which is under sanctions for developing nuclear weapons in defiance of United Nations Security Council Resolutions, has taken over as head of a U.N. body aimed at striking disarmament deals amid scorn from critics.

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US, Israeli Officials Coordinate to Prevent Iran from Getting Nuclear Weapons

US and Israeli officials committed to coordinating efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons in a meeting of senior officials, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday. The officials also discussed economic and diplomatic steps to achieve their goals and reviewed ongoing cooperation between the US and…

Reuters

U.S., Israeli officials to coordinate to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons -White House

U.S. and Israeli officials committed to coordinating efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons in a meeting of senior officials, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday.

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The Conversation

50 years of UN environmental diplomacy: What's worked and the trends ahead

In 1972, acid rain was destroying trees. Birds were dying from DDT poisoning, and countries were contending with oil spills, contamination from nuclear weapons testing and the environmental harm of the Vietnam War. Air pollution was crossing borders and harming neighboring countries.

Daily Record

An independent Scotland could be frozen out of NATO over anti-nuclear stance, warns expert

Rear Admiral John Gower said Scottish voters are not aware of the "repercussions" of getting rid of nuclear weapons

Evening Standard

Russia unlikely to use tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine, says its ambassador to UK

Andrei Kelin said there is a ‘very strict provision’ on the use of such weapons

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin will only use tactical nukes if 'Russia's existence in danger', envoy claims

In a rare BBC interview, Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin said "I don't" think tactical nukes will be used in the war with Ukraine - and also chillingly claimed evidence of Russian war crimes was 'fabricated'

The National (Scotland)

Undecided voters key in struggle to rid Scotland of nuclear weapons

THE independence movement will have to work to convince the “undecideds” of the need for Scotland to be nuclear-free, the SNP CND convener…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Russia’s nuclear threat endangers us all

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has made us all more acutely aware of the dangers of nuclear conflict than at any time since the end of the Cold War. Now, with Russia losing ground against an entrenched Ukrainian resistance, the stakes are only going to get higher.

The Independent UK

China and Russia veto new UN sanctions on North Korea

China and Russia have vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States that would have imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea for its spate of intercontinental ballistic missile launches that can be used to deliver nuclear weapons

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