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United States President, Donald Trump. (Allison Robbert, Getty Images via AFP)

Trump nominates rightwing media critic as ambassador to SA

Brent Bozell is a long-time crusader against alleged liberal media bias and more recent Trump supporter

Former president Jacob Zuma.

Who are the members of the nuclear arms club?

Out of an estimated 15000 weapons around the world, around 4000 are currently deployed and ready to be used.

A gathering on March 29 in Pyongyang shows support for the North Korean Army’s statement that it would win in the battle with the United States and South Korea. Photo:

‘We’re not giving up our nukes’ – North Korea

North Korea is not interested in an Iran-like dialogue with the US to give up its nuclear capabilities, its foreign ministry has said.

North Korea conducted its third nuclear test in February. (AFP)

S Korea, US sign new strategy to deter N Korea nuclear threat

The US and South Korea have signed a new agreement to prevent North Korea from using nuclear arms and other weapons of mass destruction.

Syria agrees to hand over control of chemical weapons

The Syrian government has accepted a Russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control to avoid a possible US military strike.

A gathering on March 29 in Pyongyang shows support for the North Korean Army’s statement that it would win in the battle with the United States and South Korea. Photo:

NKorea vows to hold onto ‘priceless’ nuclear arms

NKorea has vowed to tighten its hold on its "priceless" nuclear deterrent, confounding reports that it might be ready to talk about denuclearisation.

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Benin’s President Thomas Boni Yayi.

Ahmadinejad: Iran has no use for atomic bomb

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended Iran’s nuclear programme, calling it peaceful and arguing that Tehran has no use for an atomic bomb.

UN holds emergency talks over North Korea’s nuclear blast

The UN Security Council has held emergency talks on North Korea’s third nuclear bomb test in seven years.

Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Yaalon.

Israel: Flaming Iran with virus is reasonable

Israel’s vice prime minister says using cyber-weapons when faced with the threat of a nuclear Iran, would be a "reasonable step".

Applauding the killing of a scientist should scare us all

Deaths of five Iranian nuclear scientists since 2010 a cause for concern.

Russia test-fires two new nuclear missiles

Russia successfully tested on Friday its two new Bulava intercontinental missiles, which experienced several failures in the past.

Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable missile

Pakistan successfully test fired a medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads, the military said.

Iran arms-smuggling case roils Nigeria

Nigeria’s foreign minister is threatening action against Iran if it violated international law and UN sanctions in an arms-smuggling case.

Pik Botha denies ‘nuclear exchange’ talks

Pik Botha denies ‘nuclear exchange’ talks

It was unlikely that the Israeli government formally offered nuclear weapons to SA in the apartheid era, former foreign minister Pik Botha says.

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Obama, Medvedev sign treaty to cut nuclear arsenals

United States President Barack Obama and Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev signed a landmark nuclear-arms reduction treaty on Thursday.