Feb 21 UN nuclear chief says Iran to grant ‘less access’ to program By Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says that Iran will begin offering its inspectors “less access” but will still allow the agency to monitor its atomic program. Continue reading
Jan 08 North Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites U.S. hostility By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Kim's comments made Friday during a key meeting of the ruling party were seen as an effort to apply pressure on the incoming government of President-elect Joe Biden. Continue reading
Oct 21 U.S. urges countries to withdraw from U.N. treaty that would ban nuclear weapons By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Beatrice Fihn, head of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, said the U.S. action shows the treaty will soon become reality. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 6:33 U.S., Russia close to a deal on nuclear arms control, says special envoy By Nick Schifrin The U.S. and Russia say they're close to a major agreement on arms control. The world’s largest nuclear powers are discussing extending the last remaining nuclear treaty, which is currently scheduled to expire in February, and freezing the total number… Continue watching
Oct 10 North Korea unveils new weapons at military parade By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Saturday that his country would “fully mobilize” its nuclear force if threatened as he took center stage at a military parade in which the country unveiled what appeared to be a new intercontinental… Continue reading
Sep 21 Biden says he would push for less U.S. reliance on nuclear weapons for defense By Robert Burns, Associated Press Although he has not fully detailed his nuclear policy priorities, Biden says he would push for less reliance on the world's deadliest weapons. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 6:26 The intrepid journalist who exposed Hiroshima’s horror By Jeffrey Brown After the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, it was another year before first-hand accounts emerged. Journalist John Hersey helped expose the bomb’s lasting damage, which the U.S. government tried to downplay. In a new book, “Fallout,” which… Continue watching
Aug 06 Survivors mark 75th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic attack By Yami Maraguchi, Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Survivors of the world’s first atomic bombing gathered in diminished numbers near an iconic, blasted dome Thursday to mark the attack’s 75th anniversary, many of them urging the world, and their own government, to do more… Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 7:54 75 years after Hiroshima, should U.S. president have authority to launch nuclear attack? On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic weapon on Hiroshima, Japan. Seventy-five years later, the NewsHour revisits how the president became the sole authority on when nuclear weapons are used. Nick Schifrin reports and talks to… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 6:36 U.S. points to Russian treaty violations as cause for American withdrawal President Trump said Thursday he will begin withdrawing from a key post-Cold War agreement with Russia and more than 30 other nations. The Open Skies Treaty allows regulated overflights of Russia, the U.S. and Europe by Russian and American planes… Continue watching