Trump to pull U.S. from surveillance treaty
The United States announced it is withdrawing from a treaty that permits mutual unarmed surveillance flights over 34 nations.
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IAEA reports Iran's uranium almost triples
Iran violated its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers by nearly tripling its stockpile of enriched uranium since November, IAEA reported.
Macron maps post-Brexit E.U. nuclear role
French President Emmanuel Macron put forward a new doctrine for France to lead the European Union in reducing the global threat of a nuclear arms race.
IAEA cites progress in nuclear and radiation safety since Fukushima
Japan strengthened inspections as part of efforts to improve regulation in the wake of the Fukushima Daichi accident.
U.K. and France stick to Iran nuclear deal
Britain and France recommitted to the Iran nuclear deal despite the U.S. undermining it and Europeans triggering a process that may reimpose sanctions.
Millenials fear nuclear attack in ICRC poll
More than half of all people reaching adulthood in the early 21st century believe it more likely than not a nuclear attack will occur in the coming decade.
Enraged Iran abandons nuclear deal limits
Iran announced it will no longer comply with most of the limits under the 2015 nuclear deal it signed with world powers, angrily reacting to a U.S. airstrike.
Iran pressured to stick with nuclear deal
Britain, France and Germany demanded that Iran remain in the fraying 2015 nuclear deal, but did not press to reactivate U.N. sanctions against Iran.
Russia offers renewal of New START treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to immediately renew the New START nuclear weapons treaty between his country and the U.S. It expires in 2021.
Argentinian diplomat Grossi named to lead U.N. nuclear watchdog
Argentina’s ambassador to Austria, Rafael Mariano Grossi, will head the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency.
Trump administration may seek U.S. withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty
Four senior Democrats warned the Trump administration may exit a treaty for mutual unarmed surveillance over 34 nations.
Pakistan and India take rivalry to the U.N.
Pakistan's prime minister took his nation's dispute over Jammu and Kashmir to the U.N. General Assembly, warning of a potential "bloodbath" in the region.
IAEA and ASEAN agree to work on developing nuclear technology
IAEA will collaborate with ASEAN's 10 nations on a framework for developing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
Iran defies nuclear deal with centrifuge use as stockpile grows
IAEA confirmed Iran is preparing to use arrays of more advanced centrifuges, in another violation of the deal.
U.N.'s most powerful panel formally takes up Kashmir after half-century
Prodded by China and Pakistan, the U.N. Security Council held a closed-door discussion on the Indian-controlled region.
Pakistan maneuvers against India at U.N. venues over contested regions
The moves are a furious reaction to India revoking the protected status Jammu and Kashmir held for six decades.