Treaty
"Oppenheimer" Tells Us How Nuclear Weapons Began
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was forged by 122 countries six years ago, and became international law in 2021.
Democrat "alarmed" Biden will send Ukraine cluster bombs
The United States and Ukraine "don't need to stoop to Putin's level," the lawmaker said prior to the Biden administration's announcement.
Russia names condition for returning to nuclear pact with U.S.
Moscow says it will consider reentering the New START treaty only if Washington backs down on its "hostile policy" toward Russia.
The Best Deal That Donald Trump Ever Undid
Trump's colossal miscalculation on Iran may be the greatest sin of them all. It is in the realm of foreign policy that idiocy can most easily beget the End of Days.
To Properly Govern Artificial Intelligence, Look to Our Nuclear Failures
Artificial Intelligence's unpredictable nature is being integrated into our lives without adequate caution or acknowledgment of potentially catastrophic outcomes.
Russia and U.S. cut each other off from key info on nuclear weapons
Russia's "nuclear saber rattling" the past year has led to this current nuclear rift between Russia and the U.S., one official said.
New START May Have Stopped but MAD Remains in Effect
U.S. and NATO officials immediately denounced Putin for unilaterally suspending the most crucial bilateral U.S.-Russia arms control treaty on the books.
Russia responds to U.S. saying it broke nuclear treaty
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday told Congress that Russia has violated the New START Treaty that allows for inspections of nuclear facilities.
Kim Jong Un needs to make over 5,000 nuclear warheads to overtake U.S.
North Korea's nuclear stockpile is unknown, but data shows it pales in comparison to those of countries like Russia and the United States.
Cherokee delegate pushes for Congress to honor 200-year-old promise
On Indigenous Peoples Day, Kim Teehee told Newsweek that she hopes to be the Cherokee Nation's first delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Iran Nuclear Deal Is a Dangerous Con
When finalized, Nuke Deal II will guarantee that the Iran's ultimate boss, Ayatollah Khamenei, can continue to crush human rights at home, and vastly increase the training and deadly arsenals of Iran's terrorist lackeys in Lebanon, Gaza, and Yemen.
U.S. School Shootings Violate Torture Treaty: International Court Adviser
A professor of international criminal law says violence in American schools "is significant enough in scale and kind" to violate international laws.
U.N. Nuclear Treaty Conference Likely to Be Delayed Due to COVID Spike
"This is a regrettable decision, but the present circumstances do not leave us any other choice," wrote the designated conference president on Tuesday.
As 164 Countries Ban Landmines, US Holds Fifth-Largest Stockpile
The U.S. is maintaining a stockpile of around 3 million landmines, according to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
White House Roped Into Dispute Over Canadian Pipeline After Treaty Invoked
"Because Canada has invoked this treaty, the Biden administration is dragged into this whether they want to be or not," said Mike Shriberg, an NWF director.
China Asks Philippines Not to Revise Mutual Defense Treaty With U.S.
"The former Chinese ambassador came to me and said, 'Please do not touch the MDT, leave it as it is,'" Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said.
Russia Takes First Steps to Leave Treaty Allowing Military Base Monitoring
The Open Skies Treaty was meant to improve trust between Russia and the West by allowing the accord's three-dozen-plus signatories to send reconnaissance flights over each other's territories and collect intelligence on military forces and activity.
Russia Uses Open Skies Treaty to Identify Bombing Targets, U.S. Tells NATO
In a classified State Department memo obtained by Newsweek, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested Russia may been capturing images of infrastructure for the purposes of targeting it with "conventionally-armed, precision-guided weapons."
Former Diplomats Horrified by Trump's Reported Plans on Open Skies Treaty
Rep. Eliot Engel, the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, wrote to National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien Monday to request clarification on the reports.
Trump's INF Withdrawal Weakened West, Unleashed Russia
Suddenly, Cold War nuclear threats the treaty had long defused are coming back.
Trump to Set 'Military Response Options' Against Russia
President Donald Trump said the U.S. "will work with NATO and our other allies and partners to deny Russia any military advantage from its unlawful conduct."
Trump Ditching INF Betrays Reagan, Endangers the World
Trump is tearing up an actually functioning treaty that has reduced the threat of global nuclear war. His record on North Korea does not bode well for whatever he is hoping to put in its place.
Russia: Main Deal Limiting Nukes Next to Go After INF
Russia's deputy foreign minister said that "there are less and less people in Washington now who are ready to consider arms control as an effective way of ensuring their own security."
U.S. Tells Russia to Destroy 'Illegal Missile'
"The United States increasingly finds that Russia cannot be trusted to comply with its arms control obligations," Disarmament Ambassador Robert Wood said.
Russia Warns of U.S. War Over 'Fatal' Misunderstanding
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that "there is no doubt that there can be no winners in a nuclear war and it should never be unleashed."
Russian Senator Warns of Another Cuban Missile Crisis
"We will find ourselves at ground zero," Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov warned.
U.S. Threatens to 'Take Out' Russia's New Missiles
"It is time now for Russia to come to the table and stop the violations," the U.S. ambassador to NATO told reporters.
North Korea Says War with U.S. Over, Wants Peace
North Korea compared the current U.S. strategy toward peace "to waiting to see a boiled egg hatch."
U.S. to 'Alter' Armistice if North Korea Gives Up Nukes
With no official peace treaty and a heavily fortified border between them, the Koreas are still very much living the Cold War.
Russia Will Not Join Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the treaty "triggers strong differences between the members of the international communities."