The lower house of the Russian parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill revoking the ratification of a global nuclear test ban ByThe Associated Press October 17, 2023, 6:32 AM MOSCOW — The lower house of the Russian parliament on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a bill revoking the ratification of a global nuclear … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea lashed out Friday at the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in South Korea, calling it a provocation and again raising the specter of using nuclear weapons to defend itself. Emboldened by its advancing nuclear arsenal, North Korea has increasingly issued threats to use such weapons … Read more
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had successfully tested a potent new strategic missile and declined to rule out the possibility it could carry out weapons tests involving nuclear explosions for the first time in more than three decades. Putin said for the first time that Moscow had successfully tested the … Read more
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh on Thursday received the first uranium shipment from Russia to fuel the country’s only nuclear power plant, still under construction by Moscow. Once finished, the plant is expected to boost Bangladesh’s national grid and help the South Asian nation’s growing economy. The Rooppur power plant will produce 2,400 megawatts of electricity … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for an exponential increase in production of nuclear weapons and for his country to play a larger role in a coalition of nations confronting the United States in a “new Cold War,” state media said Thursday. The Korean Central News Agency said Kim made … Read more
Artificial intelligence has proved a costly endeavor—well, yes, in terms of money, but AI requires massive amounts of energy, and water consumption to operate at scale. That hasn’t stopped big tech companies such as Google and Microsoft from putting that energy-hungry AI into practically every single one of their user and enterprise end-products. Big daddy … Read more
Saudi Arabias Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) takes part in a working session with the US president (not pictured) at the Al Salam Royal Palace in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, on July 15, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Saudi Arabia announced its commitment to building a nuclear energy program, … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment DUBAI — Confronted with crippling sanctions at dwelling and eyeing upcoming U.S. elections, Iran agreed to a prisoner swap that freed 5 People, 5 Iranians and granted Tehran entry to $6 billion of its reserves frozen overseas Monday. After years of escalating tensions with the USA, Iran could have seen Monday’s … Read more
VIENNA — Britain, France and Germany introduced Thursday they may hold their sanctions on Iran associated to the Mideast nation’s atomic program and growth of ballistic missiles. The measures had been to run out in October below a timetable spelled out within the now defunct nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. In a joint … Read more
The FBI claims North Korea-linked hackers had been behind a $100 million crypto heist on the so-called Horizon bridge in 2022. Budrul Chukrut | Sopa Photographs | Lightrocket | Getty Photographs North Korea-linked hackers have stolen a whole bunch of tens of millions of crypto to fund the regime’s nuclear weapons packages, analysis reveals. Up … Read more