Belarus, which means White Russia, is a pro-Moscow Eastern European state under autocratic leadership, bordering both Ukraine and Russia.
According to the Western-sponsored Budapest Memorandum, Kiev gave up its nuclear weapons in return for the Russian pledge of respect for Ukrainian territorial integrity.
NATO’s international credibility rapidly deteriorated since the end of the Cold War, and its reactions to Russia’s aggression is hardly a reassurance to Kiev.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged the importance of nuclear energy for his country, while again asserting that it had no interest in atomic bombs.
Moscow’s massive military deployment along its border with Ukraine has sparked debate over what exactly the Russian army’s capabilities are.
The six-month block will hold off sanctions levied against North Koreans linked to the country's ballistic missile program.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists keeps the Doomsday Clock at 100 seconds from midnight – the metaphorical time when the human race could destroy the world with technologies of its own making.
Pyongyang fired two missiles just hours after criticising a US push for new sanctions over the previous launches as a "provocation" and warning of a strong reaction.
The rare joint statement comes amid negotiations over reviving the Iran nuclear deal and escalating tensions between the United States, Russia and China.
Israeli influence to prevent Washington from returning to the Iran nuclear deal has been limited due to its complicated government structure and the Biden administration’s desire to revitalise the deal.
Political scenarios vary from a US return to the deal with sanctions relief over Iran to using military force against Tehran.
Will the Pentagon’s alarmism about Chinese military and nuclear advancement be used to justify more US military spending?
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