May 09 Leaders of Japan, China, South Korea agree to cooperate on North Korea By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Leaders from the three countries held their first three-way summit in more than two years, demonstrating a spirit of cooperation. Continue reading
May 05 Trump exit from Iran nuclear deal enters uncharted territory By Josh Lederman, Matthew Lee, Associated Press If President Trump follows through on his threat to pull the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal on May 12, the rest of the world will be thrust into uncharted territory. Continue reading
Mar 10 The Cold War’s toxic legacy: Costly, dangerous cleanups at atomic bomb production sites By William J. Kinsella, The Conversation During the Cold War, the U.S. built nuclear weapons at a network of secretive sites across the nation. Some are still heavily polluted and threaten public health today. Continue reading
Jan 05 CDC plans session on preparing for a nuclear detonation By Helen Branswell, STAT With this week’s bellicose boasting about who has the bigger red button on his desk, an alert Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention felt more than a bit on the nose. Continue reading
Dec 02 Hawaii sounds first nuclear warning siren since Cold War By Kamala Kelkar The chilling sound of a nuclear warning siren echoed in Hawaii on Friday, renewing a monthly exercise that has not been in place since the end of the Cold War. Continue reading
Nov 05 ‘Bleak’ assessment of toll of destroying North Korea nukes By Associated Press A ground invasion of North Korea is the only way to locate and destroy, with complete certainty, all components of leader Kim Jong Un's nuclear weapons program, according to a Pentagon official. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 4:33 Putting North Korea’s nuclear test into context By PBS News Hour North Korea on Sunday announced that it had conducted its most powerful nuclear test to date since President Donald Trump took office. In response, Trump wrote in a tweet that North Korea continues to be “very hostile and dangerous” and… Continue watching
Sep 03 Trump raises stakes in escalating North Korean nuclear crisis By Robert Burns, Associated Press President Donald Trump raised the stakes Sunday in an escalating crisis over North Korea's nuclear threats, suggesting drastic economic measures against China and criticizing ally South Korea. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 3:48 Guam on alert after North Korean threats By PBS News Hour Amid escalating rhetoric this week between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, North Korea threatened to fire ballistic missiles toward Guam, a small Pacific island that has been a U.S. territory since 1898. Guam is about… Continue watching
Aug 12 In the shadow of a nuclear plant, the U.S. government lays out an unusual mission: teach the locals to trust science By Max Blau, STAT Fear haunts a community near a nuclear plant. So the U.S. is sending scientists there — to explain to dubious locals why they should trust in science. Continue reading