Nuclear Arsenal

Global spending on nuclear weapons on rise even amid Covid

According to a report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the combined military stockpile of the world's nine nuclear-armed states rose from 9,380 to 9,620 in one year, excluding the warheads waiting to be dismantled.

North Korea to close nuke test site in May, unify time zone

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said during his summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in that he would close the country's nuclear test site in full view of outside world, Moon's office says.