Nuclear weapons

Feds charge Japanese Yakuza leader with nuclear materials trafficking

Federal prosecutors in New York on Wednesday said they charged a Japanese Yakuza leader with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials…

North Korea conducts test of underwater nuclear weapons system, state media reports

North Korea has conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapons system in a protest against this week’s joint military drills by…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia before an expected meeting with Putin

Joined by his top military officials handling his nuclear-capable weapons and munitions factories, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived…

North Korea has ‘no interest’ in nuclear talks with the U.S., says think tank

The U.S. has been working hard over the past year to engage with North Korea on denuclearization — but Pyongyang…

North Korea launches long-range missile toward sea after making threat over alleged U.S. spy flights

North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Wednesday, its neighbors said, two days after the North…