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Russia raises concerns over new US ballistic missile test

Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 05:23 PM

The United States carried out the test on Thursday. Washington formally withdrew from the 1987 INF pact with Russia in August after determining that Moscow was violating the treaty, an accusation the Kremlin has denied. Read more »

North Korea conducts 'very important test': KCNA

AFP
Posted at Dec 08 05:15 PM

North Korea said Sunday it had carried out a "very important test" at its space launch centre, as Pyongyang ramps up pressure on Washington over stalled nuclear talks. Read more »

Pope to list nuclear weapons as immoral in Catholic manual

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 27 07:11 AM

Pope Francis announced on Tuesday he would declare the use and possession of nuclear weapons "immoral" in the Catholic Church's official manual, after visiting the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki where atomic bombs were dropped during World War II.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 25, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 11:01 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Pope Francis visits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters
Posted at Nov 25 08:20 AM

Pope Francis observes a moment of silence with atomic bomb survivors (right on the stage) at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan on Sunday evening. Read more »

Pope condemns 'unspeakable horror' of nuclear weapons at Nagasaki

Catherine Marciano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 10:29 AM

Pope Francis railed against the use of nuclear weapons and the growing arms trade on Sunday as he paid tribute to the "unspeakable horror" suffered by victims of the Nagasaki atomic bomb. Read more »

Aging Japan bomb survivors back pope's anti-nukes call

Natsuko Fukue, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 08:36 AM

Like many aging survivors of the attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Kenji Hayashida hopes the pope can bring fresh international attention to the cause of nuclear abolition, and also keep alive the memory of the devastating bombings.   Read more »

Pope Francis carries anti-nuclear message to Japan

Catherine Marciano and Richard Carter, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 23 12:32 PM

TOKYO, Japan – Pope Francis arrives in Japan on Saturday, where he is expected to deliver a robust anti-nuclear message of peace in the only country to have suffered an atomic bomb attack. Read more »

Pope to visit Hiroshima on anti-nuclear weapon mission

Catherine Marciano and Ursula Hyzy, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 18 12:34 PM

Pope Francis, who years ago hoped to be a missionary in Japan, travels to the sites of the world's only atomic attacks this week seeking a ban on nuclear weapons. Read more »

Philippines unprepared for nuclear energy: Senate energy panel chair

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 01:43 PM

The Department of Energy announced recently its plan to draft a national nuclear program, which the Senate Energy Committee, chaired by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, will investigate. Read more »

US accuses Iran of 'nuclear extortion' with enrichment step

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 06 07:51 AM

The United States accused Iran on Tuesday of "nuclear extortion" and vowed no let-up in pressure after the clerical regime said it would resume uranium enrichment at the key Fordow plant. Read more »

DOE says building nuclear power plant in PH still far off

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 12:11 AM

An international atomic energy agency expresses its full support for the Philippines' attempt to push through with nuclear energy. Read more »

Energy chief says to draft plan for Philippine nuclear program

Reuters
Posted at Oct 30 10:56 PM

MANILA - The Philippines will prepare a detailed plan for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on how it could embark on a nuclear power program, its energy chief said on Wednesday, backing a push for the country to tap nuclear energy. Read more »

Semirara Island can host nuclear plant, says gov't scientist

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 22 04:31 PM

It will be "fantastic" if the Consunjis, who run the coal plant, will operate the nuclear facility should it happen, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute director Carlo Arcilla said. Read more »

Philippines studies deploying small nuclear plants to island-provinces

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 08:25 PM

Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi says the devices "will improve the quality of electricity" in far-flung areas, but worries over safety remain. Read more »

Senators question DOE's proposed P97-million nuke program fund

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 01:07 AM

MANILA—Senators on Thursday questioned the Department of Energy's (DOE) proposal to seek funding for the country's nuclear power research program. Read more »

Iran leader says nuclear weapons forbidden in Islam

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 09 09:43 PM

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Iran could have taken the step to develop nuclear weapons but will not because their use is "haram", or forbidden in Islam. Read more »

Gatchalian cautions gov't vs 'high-risk' nuke deal with Russia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 04:34 AM

MANILA—Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said Monday the Philippine government should be cautious in its plan on a possible joint exploration of nuclear energy with Russia. Read more »

N.Korean, US officials to resume nuclear talks after latest missile test

Tom Little, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 04:59 PM

North Korean and US officials on Saturday were set to resume nuclear talks in Stockholm after months of deadlock and Pyongyang's defiant test of a sea-launched ballistic missile this week.   Read more »

US successfully tests ICBM: military

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 02 08:18 PM

The US military said Wednesday it had tested an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with reentry vehicle from a base in California across the Pacific Ocean.   Read more »