nuclear

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Official readouts and state media reports have not said whether Xi and Kim discussed North Korea's nuclear weapons development, for which Pyongyang languishes under international sanctions.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

China is North Korea's most important political and economic partner, and a lifeline in the face of heavy international sanctions over its nuclear weapons programme.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Berlin hopes the decision removes an irritant with Paris as they extend France’s nuclear deterrent to other European countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

A punk-vicious “Subdivisions” — “Be cool or be cast out,” go the lyrics — benefited from added grit, while 1984’s “Distant Early Warning” burrowed into nuclear anxiety with unstoppable momentum.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Its large size makes the nucleus of uranium 235 unstable—to break it apart, all nuclear operators need to do is add some loose neutrons to the mix.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland