North Korea declares nuclear statehood 'permanently enshrined'North Korea said its status as a nuclear-armed state is "permanently enshrined" in its law and "irreversible", state media reported Monday,...
15 Sep, 2025, 06.51 AM IST
North Korea expands nuclear program as Trump open to talks amid domestic challengesNorth Korea is accelerating its nuclear weapons development with new construction at Yongbyon and potential enrichment activity, the IAEA r...
12 Jun, 2025, 11.52 AM IST
North Korea's new reactor at nuke site likely to be formally operational next summer, Seoul saysSouth Korea's defense minister has expressed concerns that North Korea's light-water reactor at the Yongbyon nuclear complex is likely to b...
29 Dec, 2023, 03.35 PM IST
New North Korean nuclear reactor appears to be operational: IAEAThe UN's nuclear agency reported indications of a second operational reactor at North Korea's Yongbyon facility, a core site for their nucl...
22 Dec, 2023, 12.58 PM IST
India condemns recent intercontinental ballistic missile launch by North KoreaIndia's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj told the UN Security Council meeting on North Korea on Monday -- the C...
22 Nov, 2022, 10.10 AM IST
North Korea nuke test would be key concern, says UN nuclear chiefOfficials from the United States and its Asian allies Japan and South Korea suspect North Korea is preparing for a nuclear test, and deputy...
28 Oct, 2022, 09.01 AM IST
IAEA: North Korea appears to have resumed nuke reactor operationThe annual report by the International Atomic Energy Agency refers to a 5-megawatt reactor at the North's main nuclear complex in Yongbyon,...
30 Aug, 2021, 08.28 AM IST
UN nuclear watchdog sees indications of plutonium work in North KoreaThe International Atomic Energy Agency has not had access to the secretive state since Pyongyang expelled its inspectors in 2009. The count...
07 Jun, 2021, 05.54 PM IST
New photos suggest North Korea may be trying to extract plutoniumThe 38 North website, which specializes in North Korea studies, cited the imagery as indicating that a coal-fired steam plant at the North'...
04 Mar, 2021, 02.49 PM IST
North Korean still working at main nuclear site, IAEA saysSince then, few concrete steps have been made towards the full and irreversible dismantling of North Korea's nuclear arms programme that Wa...
22 Nov, 2018, 06.00 PM IST
- Myanmar building nuke reactor, says media report
After Iran and North Korea, the next international pariah to be accused of having nuclear ambitions is Myanmar. If true, the full weight of...
02 Aug, 2009, 03.55 PM IST
- US wants India to sign NPT along with Pak, Israel, N Korea
US wants India along with Pakistan, Israel and North Korea to join the Nuclear Non-Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), a top Obama administratio...
06 May, 2009, 03.22 PM IST
- NKorea lifts ban on UN inspectors
North Korea has lifted ban on the United Nations inspectors monitoring its plutonium plant within days after the United States removed the ...
14 Oct, 2008, 10.07 AM IST
- APAC nations for mechanism to verify N Korean nuclear declaration
Asia-Pacific nations called for an "effective" plan to verify North Korea's declaration of its nuclear programmes.
25 Jul, 2008, 07.18 AM IST
- IAEA chief hits out at US, Israel over Syrian reactor claims
The UN atomic watchdog agency said on Friday it would probe US intelligence allegations that Syria was building a secret nuclear reactor wi...
26 Apr, 2008, 06.14 AM IST
- US nuclear deals with North Korea, India in limbo
US deals to end North Korea's nuclear weapons drive and to bring India into the loop of global atomic commerce are in a limbo amid doubts t...
10 Jan, 2008, 08.30 AM IST
- Talks next week to seal nuclear disablement pact with NKorea
A six-nation meeting will be held in Beijing next week to seal an agreement with North Korea on disabling its nuclear weapons programme.
15 Sep, 2007, 06.15 AM IST