India's Nuclear Doctrine: Stirrings of Change
P. R. Chari | Carnegie Endowment
In the beginning of April 2014, at a conference initiated by the Indian government, Manmohan Singh casually urged the creation of a global convention to forswear the first use of nuclear weapons. Why the Indian prime minister chose to make this major policy declaration in the last hours of his term in office is a mystery.
Iran's Leader Says Obama Has Removed Military Option
Thomas Erdbrink | New York Times
Speaking from a stage decorated with a banner proclaiming "America cannot do a damn thing," Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday asserted that the Obama administration had taken the option of military intervention to resolve conflicts off the table.
Why we're gunning for the illegal trade in weapons
Julie Bishop | Australian
Illegally traded conventional weapons claim more than half a million victims every year. These weapons kill, maim and disable, undermine economic prosperity and development, and keep millions of people, especially women and children, trapped in fear.
E.U. 'Deeply Concerned' Over North Korea Nuclear Test Reports
NBC News
The European Union said on Wednesday it was concerned that North Korea - which has threatened to carry out a new nuclear test - was enhancing its ability to miniaturize nuclear warheads for the country's missiles.
Historic North Korea trip may be in cards for Abe
Japan Times
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may make a rare visit to North Korea, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said days after Tokyo reached a deal with Pyongyang to reopen the probe into Japanese citizens kidnapped by spies in the 1970s and 1980s.
UK will have to gamble with nuclear safety to provide power, analyst warns
Terry Macalister | Guardian
Britain may have to stretch safety limits on nuclear power stations to keep the lights on, warned a leading energy analyst on Wednesday.