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Kim Jong-un wants US' attention: Report

Nov 04, 2022, at 01:27 am

London/UNI: North Korea is deliberately ramping up tensions with its neighbours. analysts think it is building to something bigger, such as a nuclear test, or a full long-range ballistic missile test out into the Pacific, or both, the BBC said.

IAEA ‘deeply troubled’ by DPRK nuclear reactor development

Aug 31, 2021, at 08:41 pm

New York: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it is “deeply troubled” by indications that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) appears to have restarted its Yongbyon nuclear reactor.

Nuclear testing legacy is ‘cruellest’ environmental injustice, warns rights expert

Jul 17, 2020, at 03:14 pm

New York: The dangerous legacy of nuclear weapons testing continues to affect many communities, a leading rights expert said on Thursday, on the 75th anniversary of testing in the United States, that heralded the nuclear age.

Baloch People's Congress condemns Pakistan's 1998 nuclear tests conducted in Chagai

May 30, 2020, at 10:26 pm

Islamabad/IBNS:  The Baloch People's Congress on Saturday condemned the nuclear tests conducted by Pakistan in Chagai district of Balochistan in 1998 that left people of the region suffer miserably from the repercussions.

Nuclear testing has ‘disastrous consequences’ for people and planet, General Assembly told

Sep 10, 2019, at 10:26 am

New York: Events commemorating the recent International Day against Nuclear Tests serve as an “important and stark reminder…of the disastrous consequences of nuclear testing on human health and the environment”, a top UN official told the General Assembly on Monday.

'Ground Zero': Report from the former Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan

Aug 30, 2019, at 10:20 am

New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): Every year on August 29, at the initiative of Kazakhstan, the UN and its Member States mark the International Day against Nuclear Tests. This year, the Day coincides with the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb test at the Semipalatinsk test site in Kazakhstan. UN News travelled to the remote, eerily beautiful region, for this report. 

DPRK’s suspension of missile tests should lead to ‘irreversible’ commitment to ban nuclear testing – UN-backed treaty body

Apr 26, 2018, at 01:57 pm

New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): The world’s nuclear proliferation watchdog has welcomed the announcement by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to suspend its nuclear and missile tests and shut down its Punggye-ri atomic test site.

Donald Trump welcomes North Korea's decision to halt nuclear and missile tests

Apr 22, 2018, at 01:18 am

Washington, Apr 21 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Saturday appreciated North Korea's decision to halt nuclear and missile tests.

North Korea announces to freeze on nuclear, missile tests: Reports

Apr 21, 2018, at 03:13 pm

Seoul, Apr 21 (IBNS): In a major development, North Korea has announced that it will suspend  nuclear and missile tests in the country, media reports said.

North Korea tests Hydrogen bomb ten times powerful than last trial

Sep 03, 2017, at 08:17 pm

Pyongyang, Sep 3 (IBNS): North Korean state-run media has reported that the country has successfully tested a Hydrogen Bomb, which is way more powerful than an atomic bomb.

China opposes North Korea's fifth nuclear test move

Sep 10, 2016, at 01:47 am

Beijing, Sept 9 (IBNS): As North Korea reportedly conducted fifth nuclear test, China on Friday opposed the move and said the country stands firm for denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.