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Mon., Sept. 9, 2019
UN atomic watchdog confirms Iran installing new centrifuges
The United Nations’ atomic watchdog confirmed Monday that Iran is preparing to use more advanced centrifuges, another breach of limits set in the country’s slowly unraveling nuclear deal with major …
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 27, 2019
Trump, Kim seek common ground in talks aimed at ‘right deal’
President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un appeared to find some common ground in their high-stakes summit Thursday, with Kim suggesting an openness to denuclearization and allowing a …
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
White House pushed Saudi nuclear power plan, report says
Senior White House officials pushed a project to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia despite the objections of ethics and national security officials, according to a new congressional report …
Mon., Dec. 31, 2018
Kim Jong Un says he hopes to extend nuclear summitry with Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he hopes to extend his high-stakes nuclear summitry with President Donald Trump into 2019, but also warns Washington not to test North Koreans’ …
UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 16, 2018
Idaho test reactor is pivotal in US nuclear power strategy
A nuclear test reactor that can melt uranium fuel rods in seconds is running again after a nearly quarter-century shutdown as U.S. officials try to revamp a fading nuclear power …
Mon., Nov. 19, 2018
Putin mulls Russian response to U.S. exit from nuclear pact
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gathered his top military officials to discuss a response to the planned U.S. withdrawal from a key nuclear arms pact.
Wed., Sept. 12, 2018
Cleanup work at eastern Idaho nuclear site resumes
Cleanup work has resumed at an eastern Idaho nuclear site months after the rupture of several barrels containing radioactive sludge.
Sun., Sept. 9, 2018
North Korea stresses economy, not nukes, on 70th anniversary
North Korea held a major military parade and revived its iconic mass games to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Sunday, but in keeping with leader Kim Jong Un’s new policies …
Tue., July 24, 2018
North Korea said to be dismantling key parts of launch site
North Korea appears to have started dismantling key facilities at its main satellite launch site in a step toward fulfilling a commitment made by leader Kim Jong Un at his …
Sun., July 15, 2018
Reports detail Mossad raid on Iranian nuclear documents
New details have been leaked of how the Israeli spy agency Mossad smuggled out Iranian nuclear documents earlier this year, but the material does not appear to provide evidence that …
Sun., July 1, 2018
Bolton: U.S. has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear program in year
The United States has a plan that would lead to the dismantling of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in a year, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser …
Wed., June 27, 2018
Satellite imagery suggests ‘rapid’ upgrades at North Korea nuclear site, monitoring group says
Satellite imagery of a North Korean nuclear research site suggests improvements have progressed at a “rapid pace” in recent months, a report from a monitoring group said Wednesday, but the …
UPDATED: Wed., June 13, 2018
Trump claim raises eyebrows: North Korea no longer a nuke threat?
America and the world can “sleep well tonight,” President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday, boasting that his summit with Kim Jong Un had ended any nuclear threat from North Korea …
Tue., June 5, 2018
Wildfire burns through Hanford nuclear complex
A wildfire burned about 4.4 square miles of the decommissioned Hanford nuclear production complex in Washington.
UPDATED: Wed., May 23, 2018
Pompeo: Fate of U.S.-North Korea summit rests with Kim Jong Un
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he’s “very hopeful” that a planned U.S.-North Korean summit will proceed but laid the fate of the historic meeting squarely with Kim Jong …
UPDATED: Thu., May 17, 2018
Trump tells North Korea, denuclearize and get ‘protections’
The Trump administration said Thursday there are no plans to change or reduce the scope of current U.S.-South Korean military exercises that triggered an angry reaction from North Korea and …
UPDATED: Fri., May 4, 2018
Nuclear experts on mission to educate young people
Two experts, including a Gonzaga University alumna who grew up in the Tri-Cities near the Hanford reactor site, are on a mission to educate young people about foreign diplomacy and …
UPDATED: Sun., April 22, 2018
Trump says North Korea agreed to denuclearize. It hasn’t.
President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed North Korea has agreed to “denuclearization” before his potential meeting with Kim Jong Un. But that’s not the case.
UPDATED: Sun., April 8, 2018
North Korea tells U.S. that Kim Jong Un ready to discuss nukes
North Korea’s government has communicated with the United States to say that leader Kim Jong Un is ready to discuss his nuclear weapons program with President Donald Trump, officials said …
UPDATED: Tue., April 3, 2018
WSU, national laboratory to join forces on nuclear research
Students at Washington State University will take part in research on nuclear science and technology, power grids and utilizing bioproduct waste in a partnership between WSU and Pacific Northwest National …
UPDATED: Tue., March 20, 2018
Trump calls Putin to congratulate him on re-election
U.S. President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin to congratulate him on his re-election Tuesday and the leaders discussed arranging a possible bilateral meeting, the Kremlin and Trump said.
Tue., Jan. 23, 2018
Tillerson presses Europe on Iran deal, as France bristles
The Trump administration on Tuesday pressed ahead with efforts to convince European allies to add tough new requirements to the Iran nuclear deal, a move met with deep skepticism in …
Tue., Jan. 16, 2018
North Korea scoffs at Trump’s ‘nuclear button’ tweet
North Korea’s state-run media say U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than leader Kim Jong Un’s is the “spasm of a lunatic.”
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 15, 2018
Russia slams U.S. demands for Iran; Germany seeks more detail
Russia spoke out strongly Monday against the U.S. push for modifying a nuclear agreement with Iran, while Germany said it would seek more detail on what the U.S. wants and …
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 1, 2018
Kim Jong Un says nuclear button to hit U.S. is ‘always on my desk’
Kim Jong Un on Monday repeated claims that he could hit the U.S. with a nuclear weapon, saying that its deterrent is “irreversible” and would prevent President Donald Trump from …
UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 30, 2017
Workers finish cleaning up nuclear burial ground
Workers on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state have finished cleaning up one of the nation’s most contaminated radioactive waste sites, the U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday.
UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 13, 2017
U.N. agency report shows Iran meeting nuke deal commitments
The United Nations agency monitoring Iran’s compliance with a landmark nuclear treaty issued a report Monday certifying that the country is keeping its end of the deal that U.S. President …
UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 28, 2017
State investigates possibly contaminated liquid dumped at Hanford
The Washington State Department of Ecology is investigating a report of potentially contaminated liquid dumped into the ground at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in August.
Wed., Oct. 11, 2017
Odd bedfellows fight Trump move on coal, nuclear
The Trump administration says coal is back and nuclear energy is cool. Not at the expense of natural gas, wind and solar, insist an unusual coalition of business and environmental …
UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 27, 2017
Iran foreign minister scolds Trump for tweet, rules out nuclear renegotiation
Iran’s top diplomat scolded President Donald Trump on Wednesday for a weekend tweet about a nonexistent Iranian missile launch and essentially ruled out renegotiating or launching follow-up talks to a …