NUCLEAR WEAPONS

As world leaders gather for third nuclear security summit, Japan's decision holds global political significance.

The nuclear budget request comes at a time when the nation is facing tight fiscal controls due to its large budget deficit.

We see an administration that prefers doing business with brutal dictators rather than pressuring them to end their atrocities.

Diplomats from seven countries met on Saturday in an attempt to reach a deal over Iran’s nuclear program.

Obama will meet with Senate leaders from both parties on Tuesday to urge them not to pursue further sanctions against Iran.

The pipeline explosion did not damage any homes in Harper County, but residents did have to evacuate after the Oklahoma blast.

Of course, depriving Assad of chemical weapons won’t stop him from killing his citizens with bombs, bullets or rockets.

The Israeli embassy in Washington tweeted a link to a picture of a fake LinkedIn Profile, mocking Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

“One simple low voltage switch stood between the United States and a major catastrophe,” a declassified document revealed.

Hassan Rouhani stated “under no circumstances would we seek any weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, nor will we ever.”

The United Nations has said that there is about 150-200 reported losses or thefts of nuclear and radioactive materials each year.

In arming Syrian rebels, the White House faces the difficult situation of risking proliferation or providing ineffective weapons.

In highlighting Iran’s nuclear pursuit, U.S. policymakers and pundits have cast insufficient light on Tehran’s other activities.

Nations around the world are understandably concerned that weapons of mass destruction could be used with horrific consequences.

In essence, Syria has become not just a gruesome civil war, but also a proxy war with significant global implications.

Rejecting a U.S. precondition for talks, North Korea said on Saturday that it would not give up its nuclear weapons program.

Italy’s decision hold onto two marines has ruffled feathers in New Delhi and intensified the ongoing diplomatic flap between two nations.

While jobs and economy will remain Obama's primary focus during the State of the Union Address, there are other things on his wish list.

North Korea said Tuesday it has tested a "miniaturized" nuclear device in defiance of U.N. orders to stop building atomic weapons.

Officials in India-administered region of Kashmir have issued an advisory to residents to be prepared for a potential nuclear, biological or chemical war by building bomb-proof basements or bunkers and stocking up of essential supplies for two weeks.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is keeping its longtime Doomsday Clock at five minutes to midnight for 2013, and the committee of scientists and Nobel Laureates is urging President Barack Obama to address the threat of global climate change.