World news about “Nuclear desarmement” published by euronews.
UN relevance, strengths and flaws The 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly is underway in New York. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II, to serve cooperation in… 28/09/2012
Former Obama advisor talks of possible military action in Iran Iran’s nuclear saga has taken another turn, as the Deputy Director General of the IAEA declared on his return from Iran on Wednesday, that “Iran is fully… 03/02/2012
Towards a complete nuclear test ban Forty years of Soviet nuclear testing turned a large area in Kazakhstan into a radioactive wasteland. Today it is at the heart of a nuclear weapon-free zone… 17/10/2011
EU announces tougher sanctions on IranThe European Union has agreed to impose new measures against Iran over its nuclear programme. In June, Tehran refused to abandon work on enriching uranium… 15/10/2012
Atom Project – alerting the world to the horrors of nuclear testingThe Atom Project aims to tell the tragic yet hopeful stories of survivors of nuclear testing in Kazakhstan. More than 450 nuclear tests were carried out in… 01/09/2012
Iran accused in new UN nuclear reportThe UN’s nuclear watchdog says Iran has doubled production capacity at its Fordo facility. The International Atomic Energy Agency said the number of… 31/08/2012
Talks fail between IAEA and IranThe latest talks between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran in Vienna have ended in failure, and there are no fresh talks planned for the… 25/08/2012
New round of talks begin with Iran over nuclear rowA second round of low level talks on Iran’s nuclear programme began on Tuesday at a secret location in Turkey. World powers are trying to persuade Tehran to… 25/07/2012
Iran says no offer could stop it enriching uraniumIran is willing to hold nuclear talks but its atomic advances have “no brake and no reverse gear” according to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Amid fears it is… 07/06/2011
Russian Duma could ratify nuclear treaty within daysWith US backing in the bag, Russia’s parliament is now set to ratify a landmark nuclear arms reduction pact between the two countries. Approval from Moscow… 23/12/2010
START approval seen as victory for ObamaIt is being described as a major foreign policy victory for Barack Obama. After months of wrangling the US Senate has approved a new START nuclear arms… 23/12/2010
Treaty promises better US-Russian relationsSo much for what the former Cold War enemies have signed on paper, but how will it improve their relations and what will it mean for world security? The… 08/04/2010
US-Russia relations reset with new treatyUS President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitri Medvedev have spoken on the phone, taking an historic step towards a world without nuclear… 27/03/2010
US-Russia seal historic new arms treatyThe United States and Russia have agreed on a landmark deal to reduce strategic nuclear weapons, to replace the cold-war era START treaty that expired last… 26/03/2010
Russia and US on “brink” of arms reduction treatyIt was a time for tributes in Moscow, a pause in talks between the US and Russia aimed at making progress in the strategic arms reduction treaty. Hillary… 20/03/2010
N.Korea calls for peace with South and USReclusive North Korea has used its annual new year message to call for peace with America and a nuclear-free future with its southern neighbour. The… 01/01/2010
North Korea’s New Year’s resolutionNorth Korea’s Kim Jong Il has issued what sounds like a New Year’s message of peace and hope. Pyongyang has called for an atomic-free peninsula and an end… 01/01/2010
Iran submits new nuclear fuel conditionIran has proposed a modification to the terms of its UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal. Tehran insists it is ready to exchange its low-level enriched uranium for… 24/11/2009
Larijani: religion rules out nuclear armsThe speaker of the Iranian parliament has ruled out Iran possessing nuclear weapons on religious grounds, the first time Islam has been invoked in the nuclear… 21/10/2009
Iran to enrich its own uranium if nuclear talks failIn what is being seen as a major blow to the West’s hopes of defusing tension over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Iran says it will not hesitate to make more… 19/10/2009
Vienna talks hint at nuclear cooperationIran is due to enter talks with world powers on an enriched uranium deal to help calm western fears that Tehran is seeking to develop a nuclear bomb. The… 19/10/2009
Clinton urges Iran to meet nuclear demandsBritain and the United States have warned Iran that the world will not wait for it to meet its international obligations. Speaking after talks in London… 11/10/2009
Iran and world powers far apart on nuclear talksIn the build-up to its nuclear talks with major world powers, Iran prompted an international outcry not once but twice. First, there was the revelation of a… 30/09/2009
Major powers: Iran must fulfil nuclear obligationsIran has been warned to fully cooperate with the world over its nuclear ambitions, or face increasing isolation. Tehran’s senior nuclear negotiator Saed… 30/09/2009
Iran warns the West not to ‘repeat old mistakes”Iran has warned the West it will curb cooperation over its nuclear programme if it is pushed into a corner. Tehran is under mounting international pressure to… 29/09/2009
Iran launches missiles ahead of nuke talksIran has staged a show of force and test-fired more missiles ahead of crucial talks about its nuclear ambitions. The muscle-flexing included rockets which may… 28/09/2009
Japan commemorates Hiroshima anniversaryThe people of Hiroshima have commemorated the 64th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack. At a ceremony in the city, Japanese Prime Minister… 06/08/2009
