nuclear nonproliferation

President Biden arrives at an event at the White House on May 11, 2023. This week he will travel to Hiroshima, Japan for the G-7 summit.

Biden is going to Hiroshima at a moment when nuclear tensions are on the rise

5:10am May 15, 2023

by Scott Detrow

President Biden will be the second sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, the site of the first atomic attack. He is going there for a meeting with G-7 leaders.

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un take a walk during their meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Thursday.

Politics & Government

Trump, Kim Hopeful At Second Nuclear Summit

11:23pm February 27, 2019

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, continuing the denuclearization talks they began eight months earlier in Singapore.

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Vienna on Jan. 16. The nuclear accord between Iran and major powers entered into force as the U.N. confirmed that Tehran had shrunk its atomic program and sanctions

Will Iran Deal Meet The Same Fate As A Past U.S.-North Korean Arms Deal?

7:31am November 15, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

If Trump keeps his promise to do away with the Iran deal, it won't be the first time a Republican administration drops an arms deal inked by Democrats. Something similar happened under George W. Bush.

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China's U.N. Ambassador Liu Jieyi speaks with U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power before the Security Council vote on sanctions against North Korea on March 2.

World News

Why China Supports New Sanctions Against North Korea

6:29pm March 18, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

A U.S. Treasury official tells NPR that China is moving purposefully to apply new sanctions on North Korea. But economic losses or potential U.S. sanctions on Chinese firms could lead to friction.

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