North Korea
US, Russia Note Progress on Nuclear Arms Treaty
October 13, 2009Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the United States and Russia have made "considerable" progress on plans to reduce their nuclear arsenals. Lavrov made the comments to reporters Tuesday following his meeting in Moscow with U.S. Secretary...
September 24, 2009
Dismantling missile defense in Eastern Europe shows weaknessBy Thaddeus McCotter At a time when recession still wreaks havoc upon our families' prosperity, it is often difficult to focus on our national security. But focus we must. President John F. Kennedy warned: "The surest path to war is the path...
- US President Obama Chairs UN Security Council Disarmament Summit
September 24, 2009U.S. President Barak Obama chaired a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, urging strides toward a world without nuclear weapons. The council unanimously approved a resolution expressing grave concern about...
- July 4: North Korea Test Fires Short Range Missiles
July 04, 2009By Kurt Achin South Korean officials say North Korea fired the missiles throughout the day Saturday, launching them in the morning, early afternoon, and early evening. The missiles were apparently launched from a facility on North Korea's east coast...
Before the Summit, the U.S. Forgives Russia for Invading Georgia
July 02, 2009By Pavel Felgenhauer On Monday July 6, President Barack Obama is expected in Moscow for a summit to discuss nuclear arms control, Iran, Afghanistan the post-Soviet space and other issues. It has been announced that Obama will spend most of July 6 in...
Only North Korea Has a Registration System like Moscow’s
July 01, 2009By Paul Goble A virtual movement of legal activists is working in the Russian capital to help people moving there comply with the law and work with a government registration system unlike any in the world at the present time -- except for the one maintained...
- OSCE Chairperson condemns North Korean nuclear test
May 25, 2009The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minster Dora Bakoyannis, expressed deep concern today about North Korea's declared nuclear test and called for a resolute and measured response from the international community. "I strongly condemn North...
- World Condemns North Korea Nuclear Test
May 25, 2009The international community responded swiftly with outrage and condemnation on Monday to reports of North Korea's nuclear test and firing of three short-range missiles. U.S. President Barack Obama said North Korea's actions are violations of international...
N. Korea complains of U.S. military drills
March 02, 2009The first high-level talks between North Korea and the United Nations Command in years yielded complaints about upcoming military drills, sources say. Citing unnamed military sources, the South Korean news agency Yonhap said North Korea objected to a...
Diplomacy stressed on NKorea nuclear issue
July 13, 2007The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog says diplomacy is needed to go forward on North Korea's denuclearization once the Yongbyon reactor closure is complete. Speaking to reporters in Seoul Thursday, Mohamed ElBaradei of the International Atomic Energy...
