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US mulling partial sanctions relief to N Korea in exchange for nuclear fre
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jul 12 (ANI): The United States is considering suspending certain sanctions on North Korea for 12 to 18 months in exchange for the dismantling of the entire nuclear weapons programme, including a main nuclear production facility, a source privy to White House talks sa
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US will never allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons: White House
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 2 (ANI): In response to the development that Iran has exceeded the limit on enriched uranium reserves set under 2015 nuclear deal, the White House on Monday released a statement saying that the United States and its allies would never allow Tehran to develop nuclear
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Come Monday, Trump to enforce 'major' additional sanctions on Iran
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jun 23 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that "major additional sanctions" will be imposed on Iran this Monday to stop the country from owning nuclear weapons.
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NSG urges North Korea to abondon nuke weapons
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], Jun 21 (ANI): Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) on Friday urged North Korea to immediately abandon all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programs in a "complete, verifiable and irreversible manner".
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'Have we kept it for Diwali?' PM Modi's jibe on Pak over nuclear button
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Pakistan over the nuclear button, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India has not kept its nuclear weapons for Diwali.
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Japan extends sanctions on N Korea for 2 years
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Apr 10 (ANI): Japan on Tuesday (local time) decided to extend its sanctions on North Korea for two more years, in a bid to pressurise Pyongyang to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme and to resolve the long-standing issue of abduction of Japanese nationals.
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Tough sanctions won't convince N Korea to give up nukes: S Korea's negotia
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Apr 5 (ANI): South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator Lee Do-hoon on Thursday asserted that strong and tough sanctions imposed on North Korea will not cajole the communist nation to give up its nuclear weapons and to believe in the same would be an "illusion".
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Previous sanctions on N Korea to remain, says US
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) said that the earlier sanctions imposed on North Korea will remain in place as US President Donald Trump is not keen to slap additional penalties on the communist country for its nuclear weapons programme.
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India has called Pakistan nuclear bluff through Balakot strike: Gilgit-Bal
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): India has raised the bar by carrying out an air strike in Balakot and called Pakistan's bluff that it cannot be threatened or challenged since it has nuclear weapons, said an activist of Gilgit-Baltistan Province which is under illegal occupation of Pakistan.
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S Korea, US hold talks on N Korea's denuclearisation progress
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 15 (ANI): Officials from South Korea and the United States met here on Thursday and discussed ways to dismantle North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, amid a layer of sanctions imposed on the communist country.
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India, US reaffirm to work together, to prevent proliferation of weapons o
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 14 (ANI): India and the United States on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to work together to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems and to deny access to such weapons by terrorists and non-state actors.
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Pakistan’s support to terror and N-doctrine of first use creates worrying
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 13 (ANI) Pakistan’s support to terrorism and its doctrine of “first and even an early use” of nuclear weapons, create a worrying and destabilising situation in South Asia, experts opined here at a conference, held parallel to a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council
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