February 3, 2017 Mattis says US would have 'effective and overwhelming' response to North Korea nuke attack In an explicit warning to North Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday said any use of nuclear weapons by the North on the United States or its allies would be met with what he called an "effective and overwhelming" response.
January 16, 2017 Former U.S. officials urge Trump administration to work with Iran opposition EXCLUSIVE: Nearly two dozen former top U.S. government officials have urged President-elect Donald Trump to work with Iran's opposition once in office.
January 12, 2017 Message to Iran? 3 years after ‘red line,’ Syria chem weapons charges unresolved Three years after President Obama’s infamous “red line” threat to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, charges of chemical weapons use inside the war-torn country persist -- in turn fueling concerns about whether Iran can be held to the newly struck nuclear deal.
January 10, 2017 Pentagon sending sea-based radar to Korean peninsula amid growing nuke threat The Pentagon has dispatched a sea-based X-band radar unit to the Far East in response to recent nuclear threats by North Korea's Communist dictatorship, a U.S. defense official told ӣƵ Tuesday.
January 6, 2017 North Korea's nuclear capability growing every day, top US diplomat warns North Korea's weapons capabilities have shown a "qualitative improvement" in the past year, the No. 2 U.S. diplomat said Thursday.
January 1, 2017 Republicans uneasy over Iran nuke 'deal,' lawmakers demand say on any final agreement The highly touted "framework" for an Iranian nuclear deal, announced Thursday following days of intense negotiations, is being met with mixed reviews on Capitol Hill -- as Republicans voice skepticism and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle reprise demands that Congress have a say.
December 13, 2016 Iran, angered by US sanctions bill, considers atomic boats Iran's president on Tuesday ordered officials to draw up plans to build nuclear-powered ships and to show how the United States violated last year's nuclear deal, a response to a vote by the US Congress to extend some sanctions on the country.
November 10, 2016 Iran violates limit established in nuclear deal, UN finds Iran violated one of the terms of its nuclear deal signed with six world powers by exceeding a limit on its heavy water stockpile, according to a report from United Nations monitors on Wednesday -- the same day the rogue nation demanded the U.S. stick to the deal, no matter what.
October 25, 2016 Getting North Korea to give up nukes a 'lost cause,' US intel chief says National Intelligence director James Clapper said Tuesday that the U.S. goal of persuading North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons is probably a "lost cause" and the best hope is to cap its capability.
September 17, 2016 Powell says Israel has 200 nukes pointed at Iran in leaked 2015 email In a private email exchange last year leaked this week by hackers, former Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed Israel's nuclear weapons capability with a friend, saying the country has 200 warheads.