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NUCLEAR WEAPONS 3

Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 27, 2016
Paying to modernize U.S. nuclear arsenal to be left to next president
In this flat, windy expanse just south of the Canadian border, U.S. Air Force pilots fly the same bombers their grandfathers flew, using mid-20th century cables and pulleys.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2016
U.S., South Korea conduct joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan
The U.S. and South Korea conducted joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan on Monday amid growing tensions with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2016
China probes North Korea bank suspected of nuclear link: report
China is investigating executives of a North Korean bank believed to finance the illicit procurement of arms and materials related to the isolated country's banned nuclear program, South Korea's JoongAng Daily reported on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2016
U.S. says THAAD not negotiable, but confident on North Korea sanctions
The planned U.S. deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea is not negotiable as part of efforts to agree new U.N. sanctions on North Korea after its fifth nuclear test, but Washington is confident tougher steps will be agreed before long, the senior U.S. diplomat for Asia said Friday....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2016
Offer Kim security for a freeze
A freeze on the development of North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile programs in exchange for an end to sanctions and the establishment of ties with the U.S. would be a win-win situation for everyone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2016
U.S. bombers fly over South Korea for second time since North's nuclear test
Two supersonic U.S. bombers flew over South Korea on Wednesday — with one landing on the Korean Peninsula for the first time in 20 years — amid soaring tensions after the North's fifth nuclear test on Sept. 9.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 20, 2016
North Korea claims success in test of powerful new long-range rocket engine
North Korea announced the successful ground test of a new type of "high-power engine," ostensibly for launching satellites, state media reported Tuesday, an advance that could bolster the isolated nation's burgeoning missile program.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2016
Sanctions alone won't halt Kim
Greater efforts must be made to get North Korea to return to the six-party talks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 20, 2016
U.S., China to step up coordination on North Korea
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed on Monday to step up cooperation in the United Nations Security Council and in law-enforcement channels after North Korea's fifth nuclear test, the White House said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2016
'Bridge to nowhere' shows China's failed economic effort to engage North Korea
Towering above the murky waters, the New Yalu River Bridge was supposed to symbolize a new era in relations between China and North Korea, helping bring investment to landmark free trade zones jointly run with the impoverished and isolated state.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2016
North Korea sends a clear message, but who's listening?
North Korea is getting to the point where it'll have nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles ready to fly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2016
U.S. flies bombers over South Korea in show of force, but leaves door open to 'sincere' talks with North
The U.S. sent two nuclear-capable strategic bombers buzzing over ally South Korea on Tuesday in a show of force meant to impress upon North Korea Washington's commitment to Seoul after Pyongyang's fifth nuclear test days earlier.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2016
North Korean rhetoric and reality
Pyongyang's actions are driven by the need to deter the use of American nuclear weapons in the Korean Peninsula if there is a war.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2016
America should exit the Korean imbroglio
A U.S. withdrawal from South Korea would undercut Pyongyang's justification for its massive military spending.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 12, 2016
Japan braces for possibility of another North Korean nuclear test
The Abe administration is still weighing the timing of fresh sanctions over the latest detonation.
EDITORIALS
Sep 12, 2016
North Korea's latest nuclear blast
The international community must reassess its efforts to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2016
The security of nukes in insecure regions
More efforts are needed to develop well-considered and broadly supported plans to secure nuclear weapons in volatile regions.

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