Climate crisis could see nuclear come in from the cold For more than two decades, promoters and purveyors of nuclear energy felt shunned at UN climate change conferences. At the COP26 summit underway in Glasgow, ... COP 26 • 08 Nov
North Korea vows to bolster nuclear war deterrence North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hosted a military meeting to discuss new policies to bolster the country's nuclear capabilities amid stalled denuclearisation talks with the ... North Korea • 24 May 20
Russia launches floating nuclear reactor in Arctic Russia will launch the world's first floating nuclear reactor and send it on an epic journey across the Arctic, despite environmentalists warning of serious risks ... World • 23 Aug 19
Iran nuclear deal 'isn't dead yet'; EU in crisis talks The remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal do not see Tehran's breaches as significant non-compliance and have not indicated any intent to trigger the ... World • 15 Jul 19
Iran amasses more enriched uranium than allowed Iran announced it had amassed more low-enriched uranium than permitted under its 2015 deal with major powers, its first major step in violation of the ... World • 01 Jul 19
US to send 1,000 additional troops to Middle East The US is to send 1,000 more troops to the Middle East for what were described as defensive purposes, over concerns about a threat from ... World • 18 Jun 19
Hitachi freezes UK nuclear project amid Brexit crisis Japan's Hitachi has decided to freeze a 3 trillion yen ($28 billion) nuclear power project in Wales as Britain scrabbles for a way to exit ... Business • 17 Jan 19
EU seeking 'practical solution' to save Iran deal The EU cannot provide legal and economic guarantees to Iran but is serious about seeking a way to keep investment flowing and will come forward ... World • 15 May 18
Macron believes Trump will exit nuclear deal with Iran French President Emmanuel Macron has said Donald Trump may well pull out of the Iran nuclear deal for domestic political reasons. World • 26 Apr 18
Israel admits 2007 Syrian 'nuclear reactor' strike Israel's military has for the first time admitted that it bombed a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007 and said the strike should be a ... World • 21 Mar 18
Russia confirms tests of new nuclear weapons President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow would regard a nuclear attack on its allies as a nuclear attack on Russia itself and would immediately ... World • 01 Mar 18
Trump, Abe agree to work together on North Korea Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed to work together on steps to counter North Korea's nuclear and missile development, ahead of ... North Korea • 30 Oct 17
Trump sought tenfold increase in nuclear arsenal - NBC US President Donald Trump wanted what amounted to a nearly tenfold increase in the country's nuclear arsenal, he told a meeting of his national security ... US • 11 Oct 17
EU: No need to renegotiate Iran nuclear deal The European Union's foreign policy chief has said that there is no need to renegotiate the Iranian nuclear deal, insisting it is "delivering", despite US ... World • 21 Sep 17
UN condemns 'provocative' North Korean missile launch The UN Security Council has strongly condemned North Korea's "highly provocative" launch of a missile that flew over Japan and demanded that Pyongyang immediately halt ... North Korea • 16 Sep 17
May criticised for handling of Trident test report Brtish Prime Minister Theresa May was informed about a recent test of the Trident nuclear deterrent when she came into office last year, Downing Street ... News • 30 Jan 17
UK accused of failed nuclear missile test cover up The British government has been accused of covering up a failed test of its nuclear weapons deterrent last year, just weeks before MPs voted to ... News • 22 Jan 17
South Korea welcomes Trump's nuclear comments US President-elect Donald Trump's "clear warning" to North Korea shows he is aware of the urgency of the threat posed by its nuclear programme and ... Donald Trump • 03 Jan 17
N Korea: US must recognise it as a 'nuclear state' North Korea has demanded that the United States recognise it as a "legitimate nuclear weapons state" following its fifth and largest atomic test. News • 12 Sep 16
South Korea warns over North's nuclear capacity South Korea has said that North Korea's nuclear capability is expanding fast, echoing alarm around the world over the isolated state's fifth and biggest nuclear ... News • 12 Sep 16
Obama warns of sanctions following nuclear test US President Barack Obama has vowed to push for new international sanctions in retaliation to North Korea's latest nuclear test. News • 09 Sep 16
Obama lays wreath at Hiroshima memorial Barack Obama, the first incumbent US president to visit Hiroshima, has laid a wreath at the site of the world's first atomic bombing in Hiroshima. News • 27 May 16
French nuclear workers join strike action Power output in France fell by at least 5 gigawatts after members of the CGT union at utility EDF joined a rolling nationwide strike against ... News • 26 May 16
Economic sanctions against Iran to be lifted Iran has emerged from years of economic isolation after the UN nuclear watchdog ruled the Islamic Republic had curbed its nuclear programme under a deal ... News • 18 Jan 16
North Korea rules out nuclear talks North Korea has said it has no interest in following Iran down the path of nuclear dialogue, insisting it was already a nuclear weapons state ... News • 21 Jul 15
