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North Korea says nuclear status ‘will not change’ despite external pressure
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5/7/2026

North Korea says nuclear status ‘will not change’ despite external pressure

North Korea’s UN envoy said his country was not bound by the non-proliferation treaty (NPT) on nuclear weapons and external pressure would not change its status as a nuclear-armed state, official media reported on Thursday. Pyongyang threatened to withdraw from the treaty in 1993 and formally did so in 2003. It has since conducted six nuclear tests – prompting a raft of international sanctions – and is believed to possess dozens of nuclear warheads. Signatories of the NPT have been holding a...

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CTBTO Chief Warns of Nuclear Testing Spiral if US, Russia Resume Tests
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Politics·4/30/2026AI summary

CTBTO Chief Warns of Nuclear Testing Spiral if US, Russia Resume Tests

The head of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization warned Wednesday that if the US, Russia or any other nation resumes nuclear testing, other nations will follow in a potentially unstoppable spiral. Robert Floyd said both the US and Russia threatened to resume testing late last year, with Trump accusing both countries of conducting tests and instructing the Defense Department to start testing on an equal basis. The CTBT, adopted in 1996, has not entered into force because nine of 44 required countries have not ratified it, including the US, China, Iran, Egypt and Israel.

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