DefenceTalkU.S. President Donald Trump has asked officials to give him options for removing the threat of a nuclear-armed North Korea, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said Sunday. As a U.S. Navy strike group steamed toward the Korean Peninsula to send a message to North Korea, McMaster told Fox News, “This is a rogue regime that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-wants-options-to-end-north-korea-nuclear-threat-69699/

DefenceTalkMore than 100 countries on Monday launched the first UN talks aimed at achieving a legally binding ban on nuclear weapons, as Washington led an international boycott of a process it deems unrealistic. Before the conference had even begun, the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, spoke out to reject the proposal in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-leads-boycott-of-nuclear-weapons-ban-talks-69616/

DefenceTalkIt’s just after 10 a.m. on April 24, 2017, when the New York 1 cable TV news feed in the New York National Guard Joint Operations Center here goes dark. Gabreski Air National Guard Base at the eastern tip of Long Island calls in, reporting a bright flash in the direction of New York City. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nuclear-device-in-nyc-new-york-national-guard-ponders-the-unthinkable-69460/

DefenceTalkIran is complying with the landmark nuclear deal it sealed with major world powers in 2015, according to a report from the UN watchdog seen by AFP on Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency addressed key limits set under the agreement, which is under intense scrutiny after the election of US President Donald Trump. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-complying-with-nuclear-deal-says-un-watchdog-69307/

DefenceTalkThe powerful head of Poland’s ruling party wants his country to be “included” in the US nuclear defence system, according to an interview published Wednesday. Jaroslaw Kaczynski told the Gazeta Polska daily that Warsaw “should work for the inclusion of Poland in the American nuclear defence system”, which “would be the optimal solution”. But Kaczynski […]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-wants-us-or-european-nuclear-umbrella-kaczynski-69082/

DefenceTalkChina must strengthen its nuclear arsenal to “force the US to respect it” in response to the stance of new US President Donald Trump, a leading newspaper said Tuesday. The comments in the Global Times, a popular paper known for its inflammatory rhetoric and hawkish views, came just days after President Xi Jinping called for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-must-expand-nuclear-arsenal-in-response-to-trump-68913/

DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for the country to reinforce its military nuclear potential and praised the army’s performance in its Syria campaign. In a speech that recapped military activities in 2016, Putin said the army’s preparedness has “considerably increased” and called for continued improvement that would ensure it can “neutralize any military […]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-urges-russian-nuclear-weapons-boost-68723/

DefenceTalkPresident-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that America must massively boost its nuclear capability until the “world comes to its senses.” “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes,” Trump wrote on Twitter, without explaining what he meant. His comment marks […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-must-greatly-strengthen-its-nuclear-capability-trump-68721/

DefenceTalkChina should “significantly” increase military spending and build more nuclear weapons as a response to US President-elect Donald Trump, an editorial in the nationalistic Global Times newspaper said Thursday. China should “build more strategic nuclear arms and accelerate the deployment of the DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile” to protect its interests, should Trump attempt to corner […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-should-build-more-nuclear-arms-to-prepare-for-trump-media-68654/

DefenceTalkAs a candidate, Donald Trump promised to tear up the Iran nuclear deal, the signature diplomatic breakthrough of Barack Obama’s second term. As president-elect, Trump has been more circumspect, and the United States would face serious international fallout if he made good on his threat. Signed in Vienna in July 2015 and in force since […]https://www.defencetalk.com/can-trump-rip-up-the-iran-deal-easier-said-than-done-68582/