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Analysts say a new crisis with North Korea is 'quickly brewing', amid signs the Hwasong-17 ballistic missile will soon get its debut

The failed launch, which sent debris and toxic rocket fuel raining out of the sky according to NK News, was likely a test of Kim Jong Uns monster missile, the Hwasong-17

Short of a complete transformation of U.S. policy, the Biden administration has few good options to deter Kim Jong Un’s plans.

Amid aging leaders and new politics, arms-control advocates are using Putin’s invasion to renew attention to nuclear weapons.

Washington and its allies have sent mixed messages on Russian sanctions relief, but they should support Zelensky in any diplomatic course he pursues.

China doesnt appear to believe it can influence Putin one way or another, according to a strategic expert.

Washington and its allies have sent mixed messages on Russian sanctions relief, but they should support Zelensky in any diplomatic course he pursues.

Vladimir Putin’s recent directives and ominous warnings for those hindering Russian operations in Ukraine have prompted concerns about intentional or unintentional nuclear escalation.

James Acton, co-Director of the Nuclear Policy Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss concerns over nuclear power safety as Russia continues its military offensive for a fourteenth day in Ukraine. “Fukushima is the worst case, I think, for what an accident of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant could look like,” says Acton. “I want to emphasize here, I don't think that's terribly likely. But the war makes it significantly more likely...

BEIJING (Bloomberg): China was expected to weigh in on the Ukraine crisis, Taiwan tensions and other issues, as the country’s foreign minister meets the foreign press on the sidelines of parliament sessions in Beijing.