The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nuclear-test/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:09:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png nuclear test | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nuclear-test/ 32 32 US, Russia still at odds over new nuclear arms treaty https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-russia-still-at-odds-over-new-nuclear-arms-treaty/ Tue, 18 Aug 2020 18:47:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2370924&preview=true&preview_id=2370924 Amid talks over inclusion of China in new deal, US negotiator says 'we do remain far apart on a number of key issues'

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]]> Anniversary of world’s 1st atomic test fuels nuclear debate https://www.timesofisrael.com/anniversary-of-worlds-1st-atomic-test-fuels-nuclear-debate/ Sat, 18 Jul 2020 12:57:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2349600 After 75 years, the test is both revered for the scientific advancements it helped to usher in, and vilified for the moral and diplomatic implications that still linger in its wake

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]]> Amid Russia and China tensions, US mulls first nuclear test since 1992 — report https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-russia-and-china-tensions-us-mulls-first-nuclear-test-since-1992-report/ Sat, 23 May 2020 08:13:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2311951 Top security agency officials said to hold talks on possible test ahead of negotiations with Beijing and Moscow over weapons treaty

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]]> Historians uncover fourth Soviet spy who stole US atomic secrets in WWII https://www.timesofisrael.com/historians-uncover-fourth-soviet-spy-who-stole-us-atomic-secrets-in-wwii/ Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:19:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2193671 After seven decades, identity of mole finally revealed in a tangled story of cat-and-mouse espionage involving Jewish agents and double-agents working for the Communists and FBI

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]]> Did the Carter administration cover up a 1979 Israeli nuclear test? https://www.timesofisrael.com/did-the-carter-administration-cover-up-a-1979-israeli-nuclear-test/ Sun, 22 Sep 2019 13:06:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2153400 Noting Israeli accusations against Iran, Foreign Policy magazine slams 'humiliating role' US president allegedly played in hiding purported Israeli test from the world

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]]> Seoul detects signs N. Korea preparing another missile launch https://www.timesofisrael.com/seoul-detects-signs-n-korea-preparing-another-missile-launch/ Mon, 04 Sep 2017 08:14:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1687388 South Korea responds to Pyongyang weapons test with live-fire drill simulating attack on nuclear test site, increases missile defense

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]]> International leaders blast North Korean H-bomb test https://www.timesofisrael.com/international-community-blasts-north-korean-h-bomb-test/ Sun, 03 Sep 2017 10:30:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1686870 South Korea calls for 'strongest punishment' against Pyongyang and indicates it will back the redeployment of US tactical nuclear weapons in the peninsula

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]]> North Korea ready to react to ‘any mode of war’ from US https://www.timesofisrael.com/north-korea-says-ready-to-react-to-any-mode-of-war-from-us/ Mon, 17 Apr 2017 17:43:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1601644 Tensions continue to rise as war of words escalates; Pence says 'the era of strategic patience is over'

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]]> World court rejects epic Marshalls Islands nuclear case https://www.timesofisrael.com/world-court-rejects-epic-marshalls-islands-nuclear-case/ Wed, 05 Oct 2016 12:16:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1474561 Judges rule tiny Pacific nation can't sue Britain, India, Pakistan for not stopping arms race while atomic tests devastated its atolls

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]]> North Korea believed to have carried out 5th, most powerful nuke test https://www.timesofisrael.com/unusual-n-korea-seismic-activity-likely-means-5th-nuke-test/ Fri, 09 Sep 2016 03:20:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1459501 Rival South Korea says 10-kiloton bomb was likely detonated underground after unusual seismic activity detected

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]]> UN urges Israel to ratify nuclear test ban treaty https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-urges-israel-to-ratify-nuclear-test-ban-treaty/ Thu, 01 Sep 2016 10:29:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1455134 Praising regional impact of Iran deal, top official calls on Jerusalem to officially adopt moratorium on atomic testing

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]]> Seoul: N. Korea fires rocket in covert missile test https://www.timesofisrael.com/seoul-n-korea-fires-rocket-in-covert-missile-test/ Sun, 07 Feb 2016 01:38:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1335251 Move seen as latest provocation by Pyongyang dictator Kim Jong Un just one month after nuclear test

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]]> Israel joins condemnation of North Korea nuclear test https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-joins-condemnation-of-north-korea-nuclear-test/ Tue, 12 Jan 2016 22:28:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1320411 Foreign ministry says 'clear message' should be sent to Pyongyang that its actions are unacceptable

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]]> Congress pushes North Korea sanctions after bomb test https://www.timesofisrael.com/congress-pushes-north-korea-sanctions-after-bomb-test/ Tue, 12 Jan 2016 11:11:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1319859 Despite claims it lacks teeth, lawmakers to vote on bill aimed at starving Pyongyang of funds for controversial weapons program

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]]> N. Korea: We don’t threaten, but we’ll wipe out US https://www.timesofisrael.com/n-korea-says-test-no-threat-then-threatens-to-wipe-out-us/ Tue, 12 Jan 2016 08:55:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1319871 International experts continue to dismiss Pyongyang's claim that it detonated a miniaturized thermonuclear bomb

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