Nuclear weapons

US draft resolution at IAEA demands Iran open up on sites, uranium stocks

The US draft demands that Iran tell the IAEA what happened to its bombed nuclear sites and the enriched uranium stored there.

North Korea nuclear arms programme ‘absolutely non-negotiable’: Kim Jong Un’s sister

Early this week, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un called for an “exponential” expansion of the country’s atomic arsenal.

Iran denounces ‘political pressure’ from UN nuclear watchdog

Satellite imagery taken on Jan 30 showing a new roof over a previously destroyed building at Iran's Natanz nuclear site.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits naval vessel: Report

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae on the naval vessel Kang Kon to supervise its navigation test in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on June 6, 2026.

Witkoff, Kushner meet nuclear experts at national lab in Tennessee, source says

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen as Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS

US preparing draft resolution condemning Iran at IAEA, diplomats say

Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organisations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, speaks to the media on the sidelines of a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2026. REUTERS/Elisabeth Mandl

North Korea’s Kim calls for ‘exponential’ nuclear expansion after inspecting new plant

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the country's nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute at an undisclosed location on Jan 29, 2025.

New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon vows to keep nuclear-free stance

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the country's nuclear-free status was non-negotiable and is a "matter of principle for Kiwis".

China is building launch pads near its nuclear missile silos

A satellite image shows military activity underway at the edge of the Xinjiang octagon-shaped installation, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, May 11, 2026. Vantor/Handout via REUTERS

Norway will come under France’s nuclear umbrella, leaders say

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere look as Norwegian Defense Minister Tore Sandvik and French Defence and Veterans Minister Catherine Vautrin sign an agreement prior to a working dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 27 May 2026. CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/Pool via REUTERS

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