Tag: Weapons of mass destruction
Israel appoints former operative as new Mossad spymaster
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday the appointment of David Barnea as the new head of the country's spy agency, the...
Nonpartisan budget report says future nuke costs are rising
WASHINGTON — The projected cost of modernizing the U.S. nuclear force is escalating, including billions of dollars more to operate nuclear-armed submarines and to...
UN experts: Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis
UNITED NATIONS — The head of a U.N. team investigating atrocities in Iraq announced Monday it has found “clear and compelling evidence” that Islamic...
Decision on Minuteman to shape US nuclear policy for decades
WASHINGTON — For 50 years the Minuteman missile has been armed and ready, day and night, for nuclear war on a moment's notice. It...
UN official reports undeclared Syrian chemical warfare agent
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. disarmament chief reported the discovery of an undeclared chemical warfare agent at a Syrian site to a Security Council...
High-level talks resume on returning US to Iran nuclear deal
VIENNA — World powers began a fourth round of high-level talks in Austria aimed at bringing the United States back into the nuclear deal...
NKorea warns US of ‘very grave situation’ over Biden speech
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday warned the United States will face “a very grave situation” because President Joe Biden “made a...
White House completes North Korea policy review
The Biden administration said Friday it has completed a review of U.S. policy toward North Korea and suggested it has limited hopes of brokering...
US pushes ahead with nuclear plans despite watchdog concerns
Associated Press — The Biden administration appears to be picking up where former President Donald Trump left off as the federal agency that oversees...
US: Nuclear waste tank in Washington state may be leaking
SPOKANE, Wash. — An underground nuclear waste storage tank in Washington state that dates to World War II appears to be leaking contaminated liquid...