Beatrice Fihn

Russia warns against US 'arms race in space'

Russian Foreign Ministry says US strategy gives "green light to the prospect of basing missile strike capabilities in space," which is confrontational.

Nuclear war is 'a tantrum away'

The Nobel peace laureate group ICAN's warning comes amid increasing tension in the Korean Peninsula over Pyongyang's nuclear ambition.

Nobel peace laureate group urges US, North Korea to negotiate

Tensions have risen in recent months over Pyongyang's development in defiance of repeated rounds of UN sanctions.

UN votes to launch negotiations on banning nuclear weapons

The measure is expected to go to the full UN General Assembly for a vote in late November or early December.