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Vladimir Putin Revokes Russia's Ratification Of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed off on a law revoking Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, a move he says is designed to bring Moscow into line with the United States.
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Russia Says It's Revoking Ratification Of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Russia is revoking ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty because the irresponsible attitude of the United States to global security, the speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament said on Tuesday.
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China May Have Secretly Set Off Low-Level Nuclear Test Blasts, Says US
China may have secretly set off low-level underground nuclear test explosions despite claiming to observe an international pact banning such blasts, the US State Department said in a report on Wednesday that could fuel US-Chinese tensions.
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"It Alarms Us," Says Russia On Concerns Over US Ballistic Missile Test
Russia said on Friday it was alarmed after the United States tested a ground-launched ballistic missile that would have been banned under the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the RIA news agency reported.
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US Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile Over Pacific Ocean
The United States tested a medium-range ballistic missile on Thursday, the second test in four months of an offensive missile that would have been banned by a US-Russia arms treaty that Washington exited in August.
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US Denies Planning To Exit Major Arms Control Agreement
The United States, which plans to exit a major arms control agreement later this week, denied a Russian accusation on Tuesday that it was also planning to quit the international treaty that bans the testing of nuclear weapons.
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"Trying Again To Smear Our Country": Russia On US Nuclear Accusation
Russia rebuffed as a baseless smear on Thursday a US allegation that Moscow may be conducting low-level nuclear tests in violation of a moratorium.
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US Believes Russia Conducting Low-Level Nuclear Tests: Official
The United States believes Russia may be conducting low-level nuclear tests, a US intelligence official on Wednesday, while the head of a body monitoring a global nuclear treaty said there was no sign of such violations by Moscow.
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Treaty Under Cloud, Nuclear Test Ban Agency Asks India To Turn "Observer"
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) has invited India to become an "Observer" with access to International Monitoring System data, so it can take an informed decision on ratifying a much-debated nuclear disarmament treaty.
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North Korea Wants US's Mike Pompeo Out Of Denuclearisation Negotiations
North Korea on Thursday demanded the removal of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from talks over its banned nuclear programme, hours after the isolated state claimed to have tested a new kind of weapon.
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North Korea May Suspend Nuclear Talks With "Gangster-Like' US": Diplomat
North Korea is considering suspending talks with the United States and may rethink a ban on missile and nuclear tests unless Washington makes concessions, news reports from the North's capital on Friday quoted a senior diplomat as saying.
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North Korea To Join Efforts For Total Ban On Nuclear Weapons Tests
North Korea plans to join international efforts to implement a total ban on nuclear weapons tests, it told the United Nations disarmament body Tuesday.
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UN Security Council Unanimously Steps Up Sanctions Against North Korea
The United Nations Security Council unanimously stepped up sanctions against North Korea on Monday over the country's sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sept. 3, imposing a ban on the country's textile exports and capping imports of crude oil.
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United Nations Mulls US Demand For Oil Embargo, Textile Ban On North Korea
The United States wants the United Nations Security Council to impose an oil embargo on North Korea, ban the country's exports of textiles and the hiring of North Korean labourers abroad, and subject leader Kim Jong Un to an asset freeze and travel ban, according to a draft resolution seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
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United Nations To Vote On Tougher North Korea Sanctions
The UN Security Council will vote Saturday on a US-drafted resolution toughening sanctions on North Korea, diplomats said Friday, a proposed ban on certain exports that could deprive Pyongyang of $1 billion in annual revenue.
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Vladimir Putin Revokes Russia's Ratification Of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed off on a law revoking Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, a move he says is designed to bring Moscow into line with the United States.
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Russia Says It's Revoking Ratification Of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Russia is revoking ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty because the irresponsible attitude of the United States to global security, the speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament said on Tuesday.
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China May Have Secretly Set Off Low-Level Nuclear Test Blasts, Says US
China may have secretly set off low-level underground nuclear test explosions despite claiming to observe an international pact banning such blasts, the US State Department said in a report on Wednesday that could fuel US-Chinese tensions.
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"It Alarms Us," Says Russia On Concerns Over US Ballistic Missile Test
Russia said on Friday it was alarmed after the United States tested a ground-launched ballistic missile that would have been banned under the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the RIA news agency reported.
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US Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile Over Pacific Ocean
The United States tested a medium-range ballistic missile on Thursday, the second test in four months of an offensive missile that would have been banned by a US-Russia arms treaty that Washington exited in August.
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US Denies Planning To Exit Major Arms Control Agreement
The United States, which plans to exit a major arms control agreement later this week, denied a Russian accusation on Tuesday that it was also planning to quit the international treaty that bans the testing of nuclear weapons.
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"Trying Again To Smear Our Country": Russia On US Nuclear Accusation
Russia rebuffed as a baseless smear on Thursday a US allegation that Moscow may be conducting low-level nuclear tests in violation of a moratorium.
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US Believes Russia Conducting Low-Level Nuclear Tests: Official
The United States believes Russia may be conducting low-level nuclear tests, a US intelligence official on Wednesday, while the head of a body monitoring a global nuclear treaty said there was no sign of such violations by Moscow.
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Treaty Under Cloud, Nuclear Test Ban Agency Asks India To Turn "Observer"
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) has invited India to become an "Observer" with access to International Monitoring System data, so it can take an informed decision on ratifying a much-debated nuclear disarmament treaty.
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North Korea Wants US's Mike Pompeo Out Of Denuclearisation Negotiations
North Korea on Thursday demanded the removal of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from talks over its banned nuclear programme, hours after the isolated state claimed to have tested a new kind of weapon.
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North Korea May Suspend Nuclear Talks With "Gangster-Like' US": Diplomat
North Korea is considering suspending talks with the United States and may rethink a ban on missile and nuclear tests unless Washington makes concessions, news reports from the North's capital on Friday quoted a senior diplomat as saying.
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North Korea To Join Efforts For Total Ban On Nuclear Weapons Tests
North Korea plans to join international efforts to implement a total ban on nuclear weapons tests, it told the United Nations disarmament body Tuesday.
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UN Security Council Unanimously Steps Up Sanctions Against North Korea
The United Nations Security Council unanimously stepped up sanctions against North Korea on Monday over the country's sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sept. 3, imposing a ban on the country's textile exports and capping imports of crude oil.
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United Nations Mulls US Demand For Oil Embargo, Textile Ban On North Korea
The United States wants the United Nations Security Council to impose an oil embargo on North Korea, ban the country's exports of textiles and the hiring of North Korean labourers abroad, and subject leader Kim Jong Un to an asset freeze and travel ban, according to a draft resolution seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
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United Nations To Vote On Tougher North Korea Sanctions
The UN Security Council will vote Saturday on a US-drafted resolution toughening sanctions on North Korea, diplomats said Friday, a proposed ban on certain exports that could deprive Pyongyang of $1 billion in annual revenue.
