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US Urges China, Russia To Declare Only Humans, Not AI, Control Nuclear Weapons
A senior US official on Thursday urged China and Russia to match declarations by the United States and others that only humans, and never artificial intelligence, would make decisions on deploying nuclear weapons.
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UK, France Urged To Form "Nuclear Shield" After Trump's Remarks
The UK and France are the only two European countries with nuclear powers and they maintain their own control over the weapons despite being in NATO.
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US, Russia Blame Each Other For Lack Of Progress On Nuclear Arms Control
The United States and Russia blamed each other for a lack of progress on arms control following a U.S. proposal to open talks on a "framework" that would preserve curbs on strategic nuclear weapons deployments when the current limits expire in 2026.
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US Causing International Arms Control Collapse: North Korea
North Korea on Saturday blamed the United States for what it said was the collapse of international arms control systems and said Pyongyang's nuclear weapons were a just response to ensure the balance of power in the region.
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Russian Proxies In Ukraine Claim 'Victory' In Annexation Vote
Kremlin-installed authorities in four Ukrainian regions under Russian control claimed victory Tuesday in annexation votes, drawing global outrage, as Moscow warned it could use nuclear weapons to defend the territories.
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Ex-US Defense Secretary Urges Biden To Renounce Sole Control Of Nuclear Weapons
A former US defense secretary has called on President-elect Joe Biden to reform the system that gives sole control of the nation's nuclear arsenal to the president, calling it "outdated, unnecessary and extremely dangerous."
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Ex-US Defence Chief Who Strove To Contain Nuclear Weapons Dies At 91
Harold Brown, an advocate of nuclear arms control who as President Jimmy Carter's defense secretary tried but failed to win US Senate approval of a key treaty with the Soviet Union, has died at age 91, the think tank where he worked said.
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Putin Threatens To Develop Nuclear Missiles Banned By US-Russia Treaty
A defiant Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened to develop nuclear missiles banned under a treaty with the United States after Washington gave Moscow a deadline to comply with the key arms control agreement.
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Vladimir Putin Says "Puzzled" By Unprovoked Moves By US
Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Tuesday with the United States' national security advisor on the second day of the latter's visit to Moscow and told him that his government was puzzled by the US' moves such as withdrawing from a Cold War-era nuclear arms control pact, which he said were hard to describe as friendly.
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No New Nuclear Arms In Europe Despite Russian Treaty Breach: NATO
NATO allies are not likely to deploy more nuclear weapons in Europe in response to what the West says is a Russian breach of a nuclear arms control treaty that Washington is pulling out of, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.
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Nobody Asks India To Control Its Nuclear Assets, Says Pervez Musharraf
Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf has said there was a bias between treatment of India and Pakistan when it came to possession of nuclear assets.
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Kremlin Rejects US Charge Russia In Breach Of Arms Control Treaties
The Kremlin on Friday rejected a US allegation that Russia had been developing destabilising weapons systems for over a decade in direct violations of its treaty obligations.
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In Boost For Nuclear Group Membership, India Joins Australia Group
India on Friday joined the 42-member Australia Group, an elite export control regime against spread of chemical and biological weapons that could fortify New Delhi's efforts to become a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
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Pak Tactical Nukes Surest Route To Escalate War To Nuclear Level: Report
Pakistan's tactical nuclear-weapons programme is not only dangerous for safety and security of the region, but also it is the surest route to escalating conventional war to the nuclear level, according to a report by an American think-tank.
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How A Chinese Entrepreneur Evaded Sanctions And Financed Kim Jong Un's Nuclear Weapons Program
Among the flurry of U.S. legal maneuverings on Tuesday involving North Korea, maybe the most revealing involves a federal lawsuit aimed at the businesses of one Chinese entrepreneur.
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US Urges China, Russia To Declare Only Humans, Not AI, Control Nuclear Weapons
A senior US official on Thursday urged China and Russia to match declarations by the United States and others that only humans, and never artificial intelligence, would make decisions on deploying nuclear weapons.
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UK, France Urged To Form "Nuclear Shield" After Trump's Remarks
The UK and France are the only two European countries with nuclear powers and they maintain their own control over the weapons despite being in NATO.
-
US, Russia Blame Each Other For Lack Of Progress On Nuclear Arms Control
The United States and Russia blamed each other for a lack of progress on arms control following a U.S. proposal to open talks on a "framework" that would preserve curbs on strategic nuclear weapons deployments when the current limits expire in 2026.
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US Causing International Arms Control Collapse: North Korea
North Korea on Saturday blamed the United States for what it said was the collapse of international arms control systems and said Pyongyang's nuclear weapons were a just response to ensure the balance of power in the region.
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Russian Proxies In Ukraine Claim 'Victory' In Annexation Vote
Kremlin-installed authorities in four Ukrainian regions under Russian control claimed victory Tuesday in annexation votes, drawing global outrage, as Moscow warned it could use nuclear weapons to defend the territories.
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Ex-US Defense Secretary Urges Biden To Renounce Sole Control Of Nuclear Weapons
A former US defense secretary has called on President-elect Joe Biden to reform the system that gives sole control of the nation's nuclear arsenal to the president, calling it "outdated, unnecessary and extremely dangerous."
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Ex-US Defence Chief Who Strove To Contain Nuclear Weapons Dies At 91
Harold Brown, an advocate of nuclear arms control who as President Jimmy Carter's defense secretary tried but failed to win US Senate approval of a key treaty with the Soviet Union, has died at age 91, the think tank where he worked said.
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Putin Threatens To Develop Nuclear Missiles Banned By US-Russia Treaty
A defiant Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened to develop nuclear missiles banned under a treaty with the United States after Washington gave Moscow a deadline to comply with the key arms control agreement.
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Vladimir Putin Says "Puzzled" By Unprovoked Moves By US
Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Tuesday with the United States' national security advisor on the second day of the latter's visit to Moscow and told him that his government was puzzled by the US' moves such as withdrawing from a Cold War-era nuclear arms control pact, which he said were hard to describe as friendly.
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No New Nuclear Arms In Europe Despite Russian Treaty Breach: NATO
NATO allies are not likely to deploy more nuclear weapons in Europe in response to what the West says is a Russian breach of a nuclear arms control treaty that Washington is pulling out of, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.
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Nobody Asks India To Control Its Nuclear Assets, Says Pervez Musharraf
Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf has said there was a bias between treatment of India and Pakistan when it came to possession of nuclear assets.
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Kremlin Rejects US Charge Russia In Breach Of Arms Control Treaties
The Kremlin on Friday rejected a US allegation that Russia had been developing destabilising weapons systems for over a decade in direct violations of its treaty obligations.
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In Boost For Nuclear Group Membership, India Joins Australia Group
India on Friday joined the 42-member Australia Group, an elite export control regime against spread of chemical and biological weapons that could fortify New Delhi's efforts to become a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
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Pak Tactical Nukes Surest Route To Escalate War To Nuclear Level: Report
Pakistan's tactical nuclear-weapons programme is not only dangerous for safety and security of the region, but also it is the surest route to escalating conventional war to the nuclear level, according to a report by an American think-tank.
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How A Chinese Entrepreneur Evaded Sanctions And Financed Kim Jong Un's Nuclear Weapons Program
Among the flurry of U.S. legal maneuverings on Tuesday involving North Korea, maybe the most revealing involves a federal lawsuit aimed at the businesses of one Chinese entrepreneur.
