NPR: Nuclear proliferation https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126951591 Nuclear proliferation en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:58:07 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Nuclear proliferation https://www.npr.org/tags/126951591/nuclear-proliferation North Korea may conduct a missile or nuclear test timed with Biden's visit to Asia Pyongyang has conducted 16 missile test launches this year. Seoul and Washington are on alert for a possible new test launch, timed to coincide with President Biden's visit starting Friday. Wed, 18 May 2022 16:53:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/05/18/1099874018/biden-asia-visit-north-korea-missile-nuclear-test https://www.npr.org/2022/05/18/1099874018/biden-asia-visit-north-korea-missile-nuclear-test Pyongyang has conducted 16 missile test launches this year. Seoul and Washington are on alert for a possible new test launch, timed to coincide with President Biden's visit starting Friday.

]]> Anthony Kuhn Pope Francis, In Visit To Hiroshima, Says Possession Of Nuclear Weapons Is 'Immoral' The nuclear arms race wastes resources that could instead improve people's lives and protect the environment, the pontiff said. His tour marks the first papal visit to Japan in nearly 40 years. Sun, 24 Nov 2019 16:55:31 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/11/24/782450610/pope-francis-in-visit-to-hiroshima-says-possession-of-nuclear-weapons-is-immoral https://www.npr.org/2019/11/24/782450610/pope-francis-in-visit-to-hiroshima-says-possession-of-nuclear-weapons-is-immoral

The nuclear arms race wastes resources that could instead improve people's lives and protect the environment, the pontiff said. His tour marks the first papal visit to Japan in nearly 40 years.

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]]> Laurel Wamsley North Korea's Newest Missile Appears Similar To Advanced Russian Design Experts say the missile, tested on May 4 as part of a "strike drill," could be a new and destabilizing weapon on the Korean Peninsula. Wed, 08 May 2019 09:12:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/05/08/721135496/north-koreas-newest-missile-appears-similar-to-advanced-russian-design https://www.npr.org/2019/05/08/721135496/north-koreas-newest-missile-appears-similar-to-advanced-russian-design

Experts say the missile, tested on May 4 as part of a "strike drill," could be a new and destabilizing weapon on the Korean Peninsula.

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]]> Geoff Brumfiel North Korea Seen Reassembling Rocket Test Site Just days after the U.S.-North Korea summit ended in stalemate, satellite images show workers have been active at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, a partially disassembled missile test facility. Tue, 05 Mar 2019 19:17:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/700551337/north-korea-seen-reassembling-rocket-test-site https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/700551337/north-korea-seen-reassembling-rocket-test-site

Just days after the U.S.-North Korea summit ended in stalemate, satellite images show workers have been active at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, a partially disassembled missile test facility.

]]> Geoff Brumfiel On Eve Of 2nd Trump-Kim Summit, Is North Korean Reactor Producing Plutonium? Days before President Trump and Kim Jong Un are to meet in Vietnam, satellite images show no river ice downstream from the key North Korean facility at Yongbyon — a sign the reactor may be running. Mon, 25 Feb 2019 10:50:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/02/25/696565273/on-eve-of-2nd-trump-kim-summit-is-north-korean-reactor-producing-plutonium https://www.npr.org/2019/02/25/696565273/on-eve-of-2nd-trump-kim-summit-is-north-korean-reactor-producing-plutonium

Days before President Trump and Kim Jong Un are to meet in Vietnam, satellite images show no river ice downstream from the key North Korean facility at Yongbyon — a sign the reactor may be running.

]]> Geoff Brumfiel North Korea Denuclearization Plan Has Gone Nowhere Since Trump-Kim Summit Five months after the Singapore summit, North Korea's nuclear program chugs on. "I think right now, we are absolutely stuck," says North Korea expert Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst. Mon, 19 Nov 2018 07:15:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2018/11/19/668625273/north-korea-denuclearization-plan-has-gone-nowhere-since-trump-kim-summit https://www.npr.org/2018/11/19/668625273/north-korea-denuclearization-plan-has-gone-nowhere-since-trump-kim-summit Five months after the Singapore summit, North Korea's nuclear program chugs on. "I think right now, we are absolutely stuck," says North Korea expert Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst.

]]> Geoff Brumfiel Trump Says North Korea Will Destroy Missile Site. But Which One? The president boasted Tuesday of a bonus "favor" from Kim Jong Un, but experts say it might not mean much without independent verification. Tue, 12 Jun 2018 15:48:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/06/12/619247404/trump-says-north-korea-will-destroy-missile-site-but-which-one https://www.npr.org/2018/06/12/619247404/trump-says-north-korea-will-destroy-missile-site-but-which-one

The president boasted Tuesday of a bonus "favor" from Kim Jong Un, but experts say it might not mean much without independent verification.

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]]> Geoff Brumfiel North Korea Reportedly Capable Of Making Nuclear-Tipped Missiles According to a report in <em>The Washington Post</em> that quotes unnamed intelligence officials, Pyongyang is believed to have perfected the ability to produce nuclear warheads for its ballistic missiles. Tue, 08 Aug 2017 18:30:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/08/542316482/north-korea-reportedly-capable-of-making-nuclear-tipped-missiles https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/08/542316482/north-korea-reportedly-capable-of-making-nuclear-tipped-missiles According to a report in The Washington Post that quotes unnamed intelligence officials, Pyongyang is believed to have perfected the ability to produce nuclear warheads for its ballistic missiles.

]]> Scott Neuman Trump Says U.S. Will Meet North Korean Threats With 'Fire And Fury' The president's remarks, made during a meeting while he is on a "working vacation" in New Jersey, follow similar remarks by North Korea a day earlier. Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:55:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/08/542299360/trump-says-u-s-will-meet-north-korean-threats-with-fire-and-fury https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/08/542299360/trump-says-u-s-will-meet-north-korean-threats-with-fire-and-fury The president's remarks, made during a meeting while he is on a "working vacation" in New Jersey, follow similar remarks by North Korea a day earlier.

]]> Scott Neuman The Doomsday Clock Is Reset: Closest To Midnight Since The 1950s Criticizing President Trump, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists sees increased risk in dangers to humanity, from the proliferation of nuclear weapons to climate change. Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:08:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/26/511592700/the-doomsday-clock-is-now-30-seconds-closer-to-midnight https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/26/511592700/the-doomsday-clock-is-now-30-seconds-closer-to-midnight

Criticizing President Trump, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists sees increased risk in dangers to humanity, from the proliferation of nuclear weapons to climate change.

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