World news about “Nuclear weapons” published by euronews.
Iran agrees to nuclear talks with world powers Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, has announced that he is prepared to pursue nuclear diplomacy with world powers. Jalili met with the… 16/05/2013
Obama: Evidence chemical weapons used in Syria a ‘game changer’ President Barack Obama has confirmed evidence of chemical weapons being used in Syria. However, questions remain over their exact usage. During a briefing… 30/04/2013
Western approach to Iran nuclear threat ‘non-constructive’ Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reviewed his last annual military parade as head of state of Iran. That role will go to someone else on 8 June. These occasions… 25/04/2013
North Korea: the view from the south North Korea has raised political and military tensions on the last weeks with serious threats directed at its enemies South Korea, Japan and the United… 15/04/2013
Japan’s Patriot games in face of N Korean threat There is a heightened state of alert in Japan, where a Patriot anti-missile battery has been set up in the grounds of the Defence Ministry in central Tokyo… 10/04/2013
Iran cranks up uranium capacity after talks stumble Iran has opened two new uranium mines and a plant to process the ore, just days after talks with western powers over its controversial atomic programme ended… 09/04/2013
Syria rejects widening of UN chemical weapons probe Syria has rejected calls by the UN which wants to widen its investigation into the use of chemical weapons in the country. There is currently an advance… 09/04/2013
Korea: war talk tension clouds the facts There is confusion surrounding whether or not North Korea is preparing for a fourth nuclear test. Earlier reports suggested increased activity around the… 08/04/2013
Mass rallies shown in North Korean TV Large rallies have been held across North Korea in support of its army and to denounce the US and South Korea. Propaganda videos were broadcast by state… 04/04/2013
North Korea threatens ‘merciless’ nuclear strike against US The North Korean army says it has received final approval to launch a “merciless” strike on the US, including the possible use of “cutting edge” nuclear… 04/04/2013
North Korea – will he or won’t he? Many analysts around the world have said they think Kim Jong-un is running a look-who’s-boss exercise, to make fellow North Koreans and foreign capitals take… 02/04/2013
Mass rally held as North Korea steps up threats Thousands of North Koreans have turned out for a mass rally in Pyongyang, in support of their leaders’ call to arms. Soldiers and students chanted “death to… 29/03/2013
North Korea readies rockets and threatens US bases in Pacific Troop movement at North Korea’s missile units has been detected just hours after the country’s leader ordered rocket units to be ready to attack US bases… 29/03/2013
North Korea orders rocket batteries to target US Pacific bases North Korea has ordered its rocket batteries to be on standby to attack US bases in South Korea and the Pacific. According to state media North Korean… 29/03/2013
North Korea threatens ‘war could break out at any time’ North Korea is cutting its military hotline with South Korea, the final official communications channel between the two countries – saying “war could break… 27/03/2013
US says it’s ready for any N. Korean military strike The US has condemned North Korea’s threat of military action against it, warning it’s ready for “any contingency”. Pentagon spokesperson George Little told… 26/03/2013
Iran fires warning to Israel Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned Israel the Islamic Republic would take military action if its nuclear infrastructure came under attack… 21/03/2013
Tehran’s top human rights official says some Iranian laws need reforming Iran has continued to make headlines in recent weeks partly because of yet another round of futile international negotiations over its nuclear programme, and… 15/03/2013
UN turns up the sanctions on North Korea The UN security council has voted unanimously to tighten sanctions against North Korea after the latest nuclear tests. Even China, North Korea’s only major… 07/03/2013
Israel sharpens its tone towards Iran Israel’s Prime Minister has sharpened his tone towards Iran, ahead of a visit to the Middle East by US President Barack Obama later this month. Benhamin… 05/03/2013
North Korean TV reveals catchy song to celebrate nuclear test In South Korea, protesters slashed and set fire to a picture of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday following Pyongyang’s third nuclear… 21/02/2013
South Korean protesters call for North Korea to be ‘punished’ In Seoul, South Korea, activists burnt the North Korean flag – at a rally against the neighbouring country’s nuclear test on February 12. Protester Choo… 12/02/2013
International condemnation follows North Korea nuclear test United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has condemned as “deplorable” North Korea’s third nuclear test. Pyongyang confirmed on Tuesday that it used a… 12/02/2013
Arab Spring becoming an Islamist Winter, says Israel’s Ayalon Danny Ayalon, the outgoing Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel, has been talking to euronews about the situation in Syria and Iran’s nuclear ambitions. James… 06/02/2013
‘Nuclear weapons against our beliefs’ says Iran’s foreign minister Iran’s foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi has been speaking to euronews on the margins of a security conference in Munich. The former head of the Atomic… 04/02/2013
Protesters burn effigy of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un after North’s rocket launchAnti-North Korean protesters burn an effigy of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un and its flag during a protest blaming the North’s rocket launch in central… 12/12/2012
Israeli doves fight hawks over Iran For months Israel has been publicly preparing for possible action against Iran but is frustrated that it does not have Washington’s support for a military… 27/09/2012
Israel rejects role in possible Arafat poisoning Israel has once again rejected accusations that the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned and that Israel’s spy agency Mossad may have… 20/08/2012
North Korean rocket launch stokes tensions North Korea defied international pressure from the United States, the UN and others when it went ahead with its controversial rocket launch on Friday. In… 13/04/2012
Soltanieh: ‘Do not threaten or try to use force against Iranians’ The nuclear programme in Iran has proven to be an internationally divisive issue. Do the countries who themselves have nuclear power and perhaps also nuclear… 22/11/2011
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
Children clean Libyan rebel weapons – nocomment An organised group of children sat on mats and cleaned assault rifles in Libya’s rebel-held city of Misrata. 16/07/2011
Larijani speaks on Iran’s nuclear programme “Being a nuclear power does not mean that we are going to make a bomb” Iran’s nuclear programme has worried the international community for some time and… 23/07/2010
Kazakhstan’s nuclear legacy At the elderly care home in Semipalatinsk, we met 85 year old Praskovya. Semipalatinsk, or Semey, is a city 150 kilometers from the main Soviet nuclear… 14/04/2010
World powers agree to more nuclear talksFollowing the meeting in the Kazakh city of Almaty, world powers have agreed to a follow-up expert-level meeting in Istanbul on March 18 and another round of… 27/02/2013
UN condemns North Korea’s nuclear testSouth Koreans show their anger at North Korea’s latest nuclear test which has been denounced by all major powers including Pyongyang’s traditional ally… 13/02/2013
North Korea’s ally China condemns nuclear testAs the United Nations Security Council organised an emergency meeting to address North Korea’s nuclear test, the defiant state said it would not abide by … 12/02/2013
North Korea confirms third nuclear testNorth Korea has confirmed that it has successfully conducted a third nuclear test in defiance of international warnings. Pyongyang says it used a… 12/02/2013
Anger in South Korea at North Korea’s nuclear plansDemonstrators in the South Korean capital Seoul protested against a possible plan for North Korea to carry out another nuclear test. It is expected to be… 06/02/2013
Iran reacts to US nuclear talks offerIran has given euronews its response to a US offer of direct talks to resolve the stalemate over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The US vice president Joe… 03/02/2013
South Korea’s first successful rocket launchIt is third time lucky for South Korea where a rocket has been successfully launched after two previous failures. In addition, the launch was also called off… 30/01/2013
Bulgaria’s referendum on powerBulgarians are voting in a referendum on whether to build a second nuclear power station. Opinion polls say the electorate are likely to say a big ‘yes’ to… 27/01/2013
Kerry tackles Senate questions on Iran and economyUS Secretary of State Nominee John Kerry has promised to keep up the pressure over Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The former Massachusetts Senator is … 25/01/2013
North Korea plans nuclear test, Seoul regrets decisionNorth Korea has announced it plans for a third nuclear rocket test. The statement gave no time frame for the experiment. Pyongyang said the tests are “aimed… 24/01/2013
Seoul sanction threat over North Korea rocket launchSouth Korea is warning its communist northern neighbour that its plans to launch a long-range rocket later this month will lead to more sanctions and… 06/12/2012
IAEA report raises alarm over Iran’s nuclear plansIran is said to have completed its centrifuge installation at its underground Fordow plant doubling its uranium enrichment capability. A leaked report by… 17/11/2012
Netanyahu’s red line on Iran nuclear programmeIsrael’s prime minister has told the United Nations General Assembly a “red line” must be drawn in Iran’s efforts to enrich uranium. And Benjamin Netanyahu… 27/09/2012
Netanyahu’s US plea on Iran’s atomic programmeIsrael’s prime minister has claimed that Iran will be on the brink of building a nuclear weapon in just six or seven months. Benjamin Netanyahu went on… 16/09/2012
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
Nagasaki atomic bomb anniversary rememberedJapanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has joined the annual ceremony to remember the World War II bombing of Nagasaki. As many as 80,000 people died on the… 09/08/2012
Hiroshima victims remembered amid growing anti-nuclear concernsSixty-seven years on, Japan has been remembering the victims of the world’s first atomic bomb attack. Around 50 thousand people attended an annual ceremony… 06/08/2012
Syria: UN’s Ban worried over chemical weaponsUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced concern about the risk of Syria using chemical weapons. Damascus has acknowledged for the first time that it has… 23/07/2012
Syria: Chemical weapons stockpiles spark fearsSyria has acknowledged for the first time that it has stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons. While it says they won’t be aimed at rebels, it is… 23/07/2012
Iran follows EU oil embargo with missile testIran has test-fired a series of ballistic missiles including some that said were capable of reaching Israel and US bases in the region. They were part of… 03/07/2012
Pakistan in fifth missile test in weeksPakistan says it has again successfully tested a short-range nuclear-capable missile. The rocket, which had a range of about 700 kilomwetres, was the fifth… 05/06/2012
Der Spiegel: German subs – Israeli nukesA respected news magazine in Germany has reported that Israel is arming German-built submarines with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles. Der Spiegel said three… 03/06/2012
Fire cripples US nuclear submarineA fire has swept through a nuclear-powered submarine at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine. The USS Miami, a 22-year old Los Angeles-class attack sub… 24/05/2012
‘Group of six’ gather for new Iran nuclear talksTalks are resuming between Iran and six world powers over its controversial nuclear programme. The EU’s diplomatic chief Catherine Ashton, who is leading… 23/05/2012
Deal with Iran soon says UN nuclear watchdogThe head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Yukiya Amano, expects to sign a deal with Iran soon. The agreement concerns an investigation into claims Iran has… 22/05/2012
G8 united in approach to Iran says ObamaTalks have opened at the G8 summit at Camp David. High on the agenda is the crisis in the eurozone with analysts predicting German Chancellor, Angela Merkel… 19/05/2012
Nuclear talks: IAEA pushes Iran for access to sitesThe United Nations nuclear watchdog has opened a third round of talks with Iran over its disputed nuclear programme by pressing Tehran to grant inspectors… 14/05/2012
Israeli army chief says Iran will not produce a nuclear bombIsrael’s military chief says he does not believe Iran will decide to produce a nuclear bomb. Lieutenant-General Benny Gantz comments appear to contradict… 25/04/2012
US says China has helped North Korea missile programmeThe US government says it believes China has provided help for North Korea’s missile programme. Reports have suggested a missile transporting vehicle seen… 20/04/2012
India fires missile with intercontinental nuclear rangeIndia has successfully launched a missile with nuclear capabilities that has the range to reach China and parts of Europe. Only the permanent members of… 19/04/2012
Iran’s president warns against foreign interventionIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned that the country’s armed forces will make the enemy regret any act of aggression. His comments came during… 17/04/2012
North Korean leader makes unprecedented speechNorth Korea’s new leader Kim Jong-un has delivered his first major public speech. He spoke for 20 minutes, the first time a North Korean leader has made a… 15/04/2012
West optimistic after Iran talksWestern powers say they are cautiously optimistic after the first talks with Iran over its nuclear programme in more than a year. Although Tehran has not… 15/04/2012
Iran sanctions hitting EU – JaliliFollowing the Iran nuclear talks in Istanbul, euronews spoke to Iran’s chief negotiator, Saeed Jalili. Our reporter, Bora Bayraktar asked him whether, after… 15/04/2012
Condemnation following failed North Korea rocket launchSouth Korea remained on high alert on Friday despite the failure of the North’s latest rocket launch, to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of late… 13/04/2012
Controversial North Korean rocket launch ends in failureThe much anticipated launch of a rocket in North Korea failed on Friday, after it disintegrated over the Yellow Sea just minutes after take… 13/04/2012
North Korean rocket launch sparks condemnationReaction to North Korea’s failed rocket launch has been swift. Demonstrators ‘launched’ a mock missile in the South Korean capital Seoul, as they fired… 13/04/2012
North Korea launch condemnedNorth Korea’s decision to go ahead with the launch of a long-range rocket has been almost universally condemned. The White House says it has left Pyongyang… 13/04/2012
North Korea’s rocket launch failsNorth Korea has attempted to launch a rocket – ostensibly to send a weather satellite into orbit – as it had said it would do. But South Korea says the… 13/04/2012
North Korea rejects rocket launch criticismNorth Korea insisted on Thursday that a planned long-range rocket launch does not flout a food aid deal struck with the United States. In February… 12/04/2012
North Korea fuels rocket ahead of launchNorth Korea says it’s now in the process of injecting fuel into a long-range rocket ahead of a planned launch that’s been condemned… 11/04/2012
North Korea: rocket launch for ‘weather satellite’North Korea has taken the rare step of showing off a rocket-launching site to foreign journalists. Pyongyang says the rocket, to be launched this week… 09/04/2012
South Korea accuses North of third nuclear test planA South Korean news agency claims to have intelligence that North Korea is planning a third nuclear weapons test. The North has openly admitted plans to… 09/04/2012
Israel shuns Nobel prize authorIsrael has declared Nobel Prize winning author Guenter Grass a “persona non grata” after he released a poem which criticised the country’s government. The… 08/04/2012
German Nobel laureate’s Israel-Iran policy poem causes stormNobel prize-winning German author Gunther Grass has drawn anger for a poem criticising Israel’s policies against Iran, which it accuses of being a danger to… 04/04/2012
Iran to hold fresh nuclear talksThe European Union’s top diplomat Catherine Ashton has accepted an Iranian offer for nuclear talks on behalf of the five permanent members of the UN Security… 07/03/2012
Israeli PM warns time running out on IranIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said time is running out to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Netanyahu said during a visit to… 06/03/2012
Israeli citizens’ fears over IranTension with Iran has prompted Israel to prepare for the worst. An underground bomb shelter in central Tel Aviv can hold up to 2000 people – it is just… 05/03/2012
Obama warns Israel against talk of war with IranIn a move aimed at deterring Israel from launching a premature strike on Iran, Barack Obama has called for diplomacy over aggression. The US president was… 05/03/2012
Obama ‘not bluffing’ on IranThree days before the Israeli and US leaders meet to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme, both men have set out their countries’ positions. Barack Obama said… 02/03/2012
N.Korea trades nuclear ambitions for foodIn a surprise breakthrough, Hillary Clinton has announced North Korea is to stop some of its nuclear programmes in return for US food aid. The deal comes… 01/03/2012
Iran hails new nuclear advancesIran has proclaimed new advances in its nuclear programme. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared on state television to announce the production of… 15/02/2012
Iran hails nuclear ‘breakthrough’Iran has sent a defiant message to the West over its nuclear programme. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed Tehran’s first-ever use of “domestically made”… 15/02/2012
Argentina takes Falklands dispute to UNArgentina says Britain has deployed nuclear weapons near the Falkland Islands, a charge denied by London. Argentinian foreign minister Héctor Timerman… 11/02/2012
Iran’s nuclear ambitions continue to test the WestA group of pro-government Iranian students have gathered outside the parliament building in Tehran to call on the government to stop oil exports to… 06/02/2012
Iran holds military exercisesIran has staged further military exercises in its latest show of force in retaliation against tougher Western sanctions over its controversial nuclear… 06/02/2012
Iran warns of retaliation as nuclear tension risesIran has sent a satellite into orbit and a message to the world to mark 33 years since its Islamic Revolution. Officially, the satellite will provide data… 03/02/2012
Iran says it has laser-guided artillery shellsIran says it has manufactured laser-guided artillery shells able to locate and hit moving targets with a high degree of precision. The claim comes as… 30/01/2012
EU imposes new sanctions on IranThe European Union has imposed tough new sanctions on Iran in a fresh effort to exert to pressure over its nuclear programme. But Britain, France and… 23/01/2012
EU bans Iranian oil importsThe EU has agreed stricter sanctions against Iran. European foreign ministers met in Brussels on Monday to formally agree the proposals. The embargo… 23/01/2012
EU draws up new sanctions against IranEU ministers meeting in Brussels have reportedly approved new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme. The measures, including an oil embargo… 23/01/2012
Ahmadinejad goes west as sanctions hit homeMahmoud Ahmadinejad has met Cuba’s President Raul Castro as the Iranian leader continued his drive to rally support amid growing tensions over his… 12/01/2012
Atomic humour as Ahmadinejad meets ChavezMutual adulation and anti-American snipes marked the meeting of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with his Venezuelan host Hugo Chavez. Welcoming the visiting Iranian… 10/01/2012
