Clean energy goals: Understanding the PH-U.S. nuclear energy deal

Pia Piquero 07/13/2024

The nuclear energy deal between the Philippines and the United States took effect on July 2. Known as the “123 Agreement,” it aims to transform the Philippines’ energy landscape through collaboration on clean energy and energy security.…

North Korea denounces US move to bring ballistic missile submarine to peninsula

07/10/2023

SEOUL—North Korea denounced on Monday what it called a move by the United States to introduce a nuclear missile submarine to waters near the Korean peninsula, saying it creates a situation that brings a nuclear conflict closer…

US convenes nuclear weapons meeting with China, France, Russia, UK

Reuters 06/24/2023

WASHINGTON — The United States this month convened a meeting of working-level experts from China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom to discuss nuclear weapons issues including strategic risk reduction, the State Department said. White House national…

Putin says Russia positions nuclear bombs in Belarus as warning to West

Reuters 06/18/2023

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, something he confirmed for the first time had already happened, was a reminder to the West that it could not inflict a…

As Germany ends nuclear era, activist says still more to do

Reuters 04/16/2023

BERLIN — Heinz Smital was a 24-year-old nuclear physics researcher when he first saw how far nuclear contamination could spread after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. A few days after it occurred he waved a damp cloth…

North Korea conducts another underwater nuclear drone test

04/08/2023

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has conducted another test of a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone, its state media reported on Saturday, the latest demonstration of its military capabilities as it faces off against the United States and South Korea. North Korea tested a…

High activity spotted at North Korea nuclear complex after Kim’s bomb-fuel order – report

Reuters 04/02/2023

WASHINGTON  –  Satellite images show a high level of activity at North Korea’s main nuclear site, a U.S. think tank reported on Saturday after the North Korean leader ordered an increase in production of bomb fuel to expand…

Putin says Moscow to station nuclear weapons in Belarus, US reacts cautiously

Reuters 03/26/2023

Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, marking the first time since the mid-1990s that Moscow will have based such arms outside the country. Putin made the announcement at a time…

Putin casts war as a battle for Russia’s survival

Reuters 02/26/2023

MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin cast the confrontation with the West over the Ukraine war as an existential battle for the survival of Russia and the Russian people – and said he was forced to take into…

North Korea warns of turning Pacific into ‘firing range’ after latest missile test

Reuters 02/20/2023

SEOUL – North Korea launched two more ballistic missiles off its east coast on Monday, as the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un warned U.S. forces to halt military drills, saying the reclusive nuclear state could…

US unveils high-tech B-21 stealth bomber

Agence France Presse 12/03/2022

PALMDALE, United States — The United States on Friday unveiled the B-21 Raider, a high-tech stealth bomber that can carry nuclear and conventional weapons and is designed to be able to fly without a crew on board.…

US adds ‘low yield’ nuclear weapon to its submarine arsenal

02/04/2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has deployed a new addition to its nuclear arsenal — a long-range missile armed with a nuclear warhead of reduced destructive power. The so-called low-yield missile joins other, more powerful weapons…

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