The allegations were leveled by U.S. officials late last week. Arms control experts worry that norms against nuclear testing are unraveling.
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Trump says he wants to resume nuclear testing. Here’s what that would mean
The U.S. has not conducted a nuclear test in over 30 years. Experts say doing one now could make America less safe.
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un ready to talk if U.S. drops denuclearization demand
Kim told North Korea’s legislature he’s ready to resume talks, adding he had “good memories” of President Trump, despite ongoing tension over Washington’s denuclearization stance.
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Trump firings cause chaos at agency responsible for America’s nuclear weapons
The National Nuclear Security Administration is a semi-autonomous agency within the Department of Energy that oversees the U.S. stockpile of thousands of nuclear weapons. Officials were given hours to fire hundreds of employees.
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Step inside the secret lab where America tests its nukes
A thousand feet beneath the desert, the United States conducts experiments to verify that its weapons work. But some fear a live test could come soon.
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Nuclear powers are deepening their reliance on their nukes, a watchdog group says
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report says it hasn’t seen nuclear weapons playing such a prominent role in international relations since the Cold War.
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‘Oppenheimer’ finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions
The film’s release in Japan, more than eight months after it opened in the U.S., had been watched with trepidation because of the sensitivity of the subject matter.
