Nuclear Weapons

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Published On 12 May 2022

President announced reforms a day before the EU’s coordinator for nuclear deal negotiations arrived in Tehran.

Meeting, which diplomats say will take place Wednesday, comes after Pyongyang carried out 15th missile test this year.

Latest launch the 15th missile firing this year, including Pyongyang’s first test of an ICBM since 2017.

Pyongyang is ratcheting up the diplomatic pressure on its regional neighbours as well as the United States.

North Korean leader made call as he praised ‘modernity and heroism’ of country’s armed forces after massive parade.

US secretary of state backs efforts to restore the multilateral pact amid stalled push to revive the agreement.

Parade started at 10pm in Pyongyang after state media urged people and armed forces to pledge ‘absolute loyalty’.

The Sarmat missile can carry up to 15 nuclear warheads and has a range of 35,000km (22,000 miles).

Both countries have recently tested advanced new weapons, but what could they mean for current and future conflicts?

‘Having these weapons forever, we will see them being used eventually,’ says Beatrice Fihn of ICAN.

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