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Don’t believe the hype about nuclear weapons | Letters
We must continue to challenge claims that nuclear weapons are a ‘necessity’, says Caroline Lucas, while Gerry …
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Alarm in Middle East over US strikes on Iran amid fears of widening conflict
Leaders of UAE, Qatar and Oman criticise attack and urge de-escalation as EU and UN call for immediate diploma…
- Nobel peace prize, Cold war, Japan, US national security, US foreign policy, Barack Obama, Nuclear weapons, United Nations, Russia, Donald Trump
The Guardian view on arms control: essential to prevent the total devastation of nuclear war | Editorial
Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today we look at why an unqualified bel…
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Sake: Japan’s ‘divine gift’ given special status by Unesco
Rice wine enshrined as part of ‘cultural heritage of humanity’ Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-fa…
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Russia vetos UN resolution to prevent nuclear arms race in space
Moscow described the security council resolution, which would have called on countries not to deploy weapons o…
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US and Japan push for ban on nuclear weapons in space with UN security council resolution
UN chief António Guterres says risk of nuclear war has escalated and that ‘humanity cannot survive a sequel to…
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UN report on Japan’s Fukushima water plans fails to placate opponents
While South Korea offers official support, China and other voices in region continue to express concerns over …
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Japan’s climate policy ‘failed to build on the legacy of Kyoto’
More than two decades on from the protocol, country shows enthusiasm for nuclear restarts over renewablesApart…