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FILE PHOTO – A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

North Korea Is Scarier than Ever

by David Ignatius | Oct 16, 2016 | Opinion

SEOUL- When South Korean officials talk about the growing nuclear challenge from North Korea, they use red-alert phrases such as “existential threat,” “imminent danger” and “dagger at the throat.” They want Americans to understand that this long-running story of...

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Czech Republic’s foreign minister Lubomir Zaoralek, right, and Iran’s vice president and nuclear chief, Ali Akbar Salehi look out at Prague’s cityscape after a press conference in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, May 2, 2016.,AP

Iranian Mullah-Based Regime Pressing on with Missile Program Using ‘Full Force’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 9, 2016 | World

Recent German intelligence reports surfacing show that Iran’s mullah-led regime stepped up its efforts to acquire advanced nuclear technology which can only be translated into last year’s nuclear deal with Iran will never guarantee a world safe from an Iranian nuclear...

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North Korea leader Kim Jong Un smiles as he visits Sohae Space Center in Cholsan County, North Pyongan province for the testing of a new engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 9, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA

U.N. Security Council Strongly Condemns North Korea’s Failed Missile Test

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 16, 2016 | World

The United Nations Security Council on Friday strongly condemned North Korea’s test-firing of a ballistic missile launch, saying that it was a “clear violation” of U.N. resolutions despite its failure. The council also warned it could take further...

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A Malmstrom Air Force Base missile maintenance team removes the upper section of an ICBM at a Montana missile site. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, John Parie)

US nuke scandal: 34 officers accused of cheating

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 16, 2014 | World

Washington, AP—The US Air Force has disclosed that 34 officers entrusted with the world’s deadliest weapons have been removed from launch duty for allegedly cheating—or tolerating cheating by others—on routine proficiency tests. The announcement was a stunning...

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Participants from the U.S., Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany prepare to start talks with Iranian negotiators in Almaty. (REUTERS/Ilyas Omarov/Pool )

Source: Iran to Accept P5+1 Conditions on Nuclear Program

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 5, 2013 | Middle East

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian Supreme Guide Ali Khamenei will likely agree to conditions proposed in the talks in Kazakhstan between Tehran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany). Well-informed sources have told Asharq...