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‘Safer’ thorium reactor trials could salvage nuclear power

ADutchnuclearresearchinstituteisconductingthefirstexperimentinclosetofivedecadesonmolten-saltnuclearreactorsbasedonthorium.Longhailedasapotential"safer"nuclearp

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Shifting the momentum on the Korean Peninsula

BeijinghaslongheldthreeobjectivesforEastAsia,andtheKoreanPeninsulainparticular.ThefirstistopromotegeneralpeaceandstabilitypremisedonNorthKorea'sdiplomaticnormal

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Iran warns against U.S. "intervention" in IAEA affairs

IranianofficialshaveurgedtheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA)nottogiveintothepressuresfromtheUnitedStatespertainingtoIran'sinternationalnucleardealreachedin

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'Game of Thrones' dragons, nuclear weapons and winning whatever the cost

GameofThrones,HBO'shitfantasyseries,isjustthat—fantasy—andnothingmore.Butpartofwhatmakestheshowsoengrossingisitsexplorationofthemesthatresonatewithreal-worldpro

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No nuclear Armageddon on the horizon, says US expert

FearsthatrecenttensionsbetweentheUSandtheDPRKcouldturnintoall-outnuclearwarwereblownwayoutofproportion,accordingtoatopUSexpertwhowasinBeijingthisweekforinformal

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Diplomatic effort on DPRK nuclear issue "first and foremost": Tillerson

U.S.SecretaryofStateRexTillersonreaffirmedonThursdaythatdiplomaticeffortwas"firstandforemost"choiceinsolvingtheKoreanPeninsulanuclearissue."Incooperationwithoth

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CIA chief says 'nothing imminent' in US-DPRK standoff

CIA director Mike Pompeo offered assurances Sunday that there was "nothing imminent" in the US standoff with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) but said he wouldn't be surprised if Pyongyang conducted another missile test.

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High-level U.S.-DPRK dialogue important, says U.S. former defense chief

Itisimportanttohaveahigh-leveldialogueassoonaspossiblebetweentheUnitedStatesandtheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK),formerU.S.DefenseMinisterWilliamPerryh

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Korean Peninsula eclipsed by danger of war as DPRK mulls strike on Guam

ByAPDCommentatorShiJiangyue(TranslatedbyDengXianlai)ItcameasnosurprisethatthenewUNsanctionsagainsttheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)overitsmissileandnuc

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Toshiba gets auditors’ signoff, avoiding delisting for now

Auditorssignedoff,belatedly,onToshibaCorp.’searningsThursday,meaningtheembattledJapaneseelectronicsandnuclearcompanywilllikelyavertdelisting,fornow.Buttheaudito

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APD Review: Reckless, belligerent Trump compounds DPRK nuclear conundrum

For the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), after years of relentless verbal bashing rarely stirring up response from Washington, it finally finds a good listener in Donald Trump.

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APD Review:Reckless, belligerent Trump compounds DPRK nuclear conundrum

ByAPDwriterLuJiafeiFortheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKorea(DPRK),afteryearsofrelentlessverbalbashingrarelystirringupresponsefromWashington,itfinallyfindsagoodli

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APD Review: Reckless, belligerent Trump compounds DPRK nuclear conundrum

ByAPDwriterLuJiafeiFortheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKorea(DPRK),afteryearsofrelentlessverbalbashingrarelystirringupresponsefromWashington,itfinallyfindsagoodli

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Japan's Nagasaki commemorates 72nd anniv. of the U.S. atomic bombing

Duringaceremonytomarkthe72ndanniversaryoftheU.S.atomicbombing,themayorofNagasakiTomihisaTaueonWednesdayinsistedthatJapanjoinatreatytobannuclearweapons.InhisPeac

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Japan's Nagasaki commemorates 72nd anniv. of the U.S. atomic bombing

During a ceremony to mark the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, the mayor of Nagasaki Tomihisa Taue on Wednesday insisted that Japan join a treaty to ban nuclear weapons.

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Ball in the DPRK's court as effectiveness of sanctions questioned

TheUNSecurityCouncilunanimouslyapprovedtoughnewsanctionsonSaturdaytopunishtheDPRKforitsongoingnuclearandmissileprograms.TheUS-proposedresolutionaimstoeliminateo

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Trump warns 'fire and fury' for DPRK if it threatens US

President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang on Tuesday against making any further threats against the United States.