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Iran possesses bomb which dwarfs US' 'MOAB'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 16 (ANI): A top Iranian commander on Saturday announced that Iran possesses domestically-made 10-ton bomb "father of all bombs" that dwarfs the most powerful non-nuclear weapon of the United States, the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), also known as t
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More 'gift packages' on way to U.S.: North Korea
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], September 6 (ANI): A North Korean diplomat has warned that his country is ready to send "more gift packages" to the United States, if it continues to exert pressure on the Kim Jong-un regime.
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Military action against North Korea appears 'too horrific': U.N. chief
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], September 6 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged big powers to come up with a political solution to stop Kim Jong-un from advancing in the development of nuclear weapons and inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBM) and warned against adopti
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U.N. must take strongest action to deter North Korea: Nikki Haley
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A], September 6 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said that the time is ripe to exhaust diplomatic sanctions and adopt a strong action to deter North Korea from moving forward with developing nuclear weapons.
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Kim Jong Un inspects loading of Hydrogen bomb into ICBM
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [U.S.A.], September 3 (ANI) :North Korea has succeeded in making a more developed nuke as Kim Jong Un inspected the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a new intercontinental ballistic missile, thus marking a sharp escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula.
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China issues order implementing UN sanctions on North Korea
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 14 (ANI):China's Commerce Ministry on Monday issued an order imposing economic sanctions on Nortth Korea so as to force the reclusive country to curb its nuclear weapons programme.
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Trump expresses desire to 'de-nuke the world'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.] President Donald Trump has expressed his desire to rid the world of nuclear weapons, however, saying that until other nations disarm, the United States will have the finest nuclear arsenal.
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North Korea developing miniaturized nuclear weapon fitted on ICBM: U.S. In
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Aug.9 (ANI): North Korea has already developed a miniaturized nuclear weapon that can fit on top of an ICBM, according to new U.S. intelligence assessment.
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China pledges to enforce sanctions on North Korea, but also calls for tal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], August 8 (ANI): China acknowledged that it is Beijing that will sacrifice its own economic interests to enforce economic sanctions on Pyongyang so as to force the reclusive country to curb its nuclear weapons programme.
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UN chief calls for intensified global effort on nuclear disarmament
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], August 7 (ANI): With the presence of some 15,000 nuclear weapons on Earth, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all States to intensify their efforts in the shared pursuit of a nuclear-weapons-free world.
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Hiroshima observes anniversary of atomic bombing
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 6 (ANI): Japanese city of Hiroshima on Sunday observed 72nd anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing at its annual memorial ceremony, with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling on all states including Japan to work toward a world free of nuclear weapons "in the
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'We have to provide all options' on North Korea: WH NSA
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.], August 6 (ANI): White House National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster has said that North Korea possessing nuclear weapons capable of reaching the United States would be "intolerable" and could lead to a U.S. military response.
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