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NUCLEAR

Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2023
Video probe shows internal damage to Fukushima reactor
The video illustrated the daunting task ahead to decommission the plant after it was hit by a huge tsunami triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake in 2011.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2023
China's intensifying nuclear-armed submarine patrols add complexity for U.S. and allies
Beijing is for the first time keeping at least one nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine constantly at sea, heaping pressure on Washington and its allies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 3, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto, an outspoken peace and environment activist
The award-winning composer took a particularly strong anti-nuclear stance that put him at odds with Japanese officialdom.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2023
Russia to place nuclear weapons near Belarus' borders with NATO
Russia's ambassador to Belarus said the move 'will increase the possibilities to ensure security.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2023
North Korea close to completing new nuclear reactor after Kim's bomb-fuel order
Japan, South Korea and the U.S. have all warned that North Korea appears ready to conduct its seventh nuclear blast — and first since 2017 — at any time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 30, 2023
As parliament debates kick into high gear, all eyes are on Kishida’s signature policies
The prime minister and his administration will now focus on some of his key legislative issues, including energy, defense and asylum programs.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2023
World's usable nuclear arsenal rose in 2022, study says
The nine official and unofficial nuclear powers held 9,576 ready-to-use warheads in 2023 — up from 9,440 the previous year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2023
U.S. to withhold some nuclear data from Russia after Moscow's treaty suspension
Between the two of them, the United States and Russia hold nearly 90% of the world's nuclear warheads — enough to destroy the planet many times over.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2023
North Korea unveils smaller nuclear warheads that may fit on variety of missiles
The unveiling came as leader Kim Jong Un ordered the boosted production of 'weapon-grade nuclear materials.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2023
North Korea's flurry of launches continues as U.S. carrier trains with South
The launch of two short-range missiles came as a U.S. aircraft carrier held joint drills with the South Korean Navy in waters to the south of the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2023
NATO slams Putin rhetoric on nuclear weapons in Belarus
After outlining plans to move tactical nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus, the Russian president likened the move to the U.S. stationing its weapons in Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2023
Putin says Moscow to station nuclear weapons in Belarus
Experts said the development was significant, since Russia had until now been proud that unlike the United States, it did not deploy nuclear weapons outside its borders.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2023
What are tactical nuclear weapons and what is Russia's policy?
Few people know exactly how many tactical nuclear weapons Russia has because it is an area still shrouded in traditions of Cold War secrecy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2023
North Korea says it tested new nuclear-capable underwater attack drone
During the drill, the new North Korean drone cruised underwater at a depth of 80 to 150 meters for over 59 hours and detonated in waters off its east coast on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2023
North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles off its east coast, South Korea says
The incident is the latest in a series of tests of its weapons as North Korea's rivals, South Korea and the United States, conduct joint military exercises.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2023
To combat food shortages, North Korea deploys the military
Kim Jong Un, the country's leader, has called for soldiers to be “a driving force” in increasing food production, a reflection of the North's economic and geopolitical challenges.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2023
North Korea's Kim oversees missile drill with mock nuclear warhead
The missile drill could be a prelude for the state’s first test of a nuclear device in the air. All of its six previous nuclear tests have been in tunnels.

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