Only time will tell if North Korea's agreement to halt its nuclear activities in return for food aid from the US will stick. It isn't the first time such an agreement has been struck - two others resulted in deadlock. Hillary Clinton was quick to downplay the significance of the deal. Both sides will need to scrutinize the small print, but for some it's an encouraging sign for relations between the two countries.
The USA Thursday cautiously welcomed North Korea's agreement to suspend parts of its nuclear programme in return for pledges of food aid. But analysts warned that efforts to diffuse tensions on the Korean peninsular had seen many “false dawns”.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Russian counterpart launched the landmark New START nuclear arms treaty Saturday in Munich, after the two former Cold War foes exchanged ratification documents aimed at reducing their nuclear arsenals.
Russia's lower house of parliament approved the first nuclear disarmament pact with the United States since the end of the Cold War on Tuesday, which now goes to the upper house for debate. The US Senate approved the measure in December.
Russia's lower house gave preliminary approval to a landmark US-Russian nuclear arms reduction pact Friday. There were hopes the Duma would give its full approval, but lawmakers decided to delay further moves until next month.
The US Senate approved the New START nuclear arms treaty with Russia Wednesday after garnering enough Republican backing to pass it with a two-thirds majority. The deal will now be sent to President Barack Obama for ratification.
The START nuclear treaty between Russia and the United States secured enough Republican support Tuesday to win Senate approval in a final vote this week. The treaty would ultimately reduce each country’s strategic atomic arsenal to 1,550.
Today marked the 65th anniversary of the atomic bomb blast that destroyed Hiroshima. But this year American ambassador John Roos became the first US representative ever to attend the commemoration. Representatives from France and Britain also participated in the event for the first time.
Japan marked the 65th anniversary on Friday of the 1945 uranium bomb attack on Hiroshima in which an estimated 140,000 people died. The ceremony was the first ever to be attended by representatives from the United States, Britain and France.
