"I find hope in the work of long-established groups such as the Arms Control Association...[and] I find hope in younger anti-nuclear activists and the movement around the world to formally ban the bomb."
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U.S. presidential leadership may be the most important factor in whether the risk of nuclear arms racing, proliferation, and war will rise or fall in the years ahead.
North Korea is continuing to test new military systems and build up its nuclear arsenal in response to U.S. and South Korean activities.
As lawmakers urge President Biden to prioritize efforts to engage Russia and China in nuclear arms control talks, the administration updates nuclear weapons employment guidance and raises questions about China's NFU proposal.
The U.S. said it will find an alternate way to report on North Korean sanctions enforcement.
The intelligence community remains concerned that Russia could resort to the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine and that North Korea is maneuvering to win acceptance as a nuclear- weapons state.
Washington still views negotiations as the only viable path to peace on the Korean peninsula but assesses that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is intent on aligning more closely with Russia and China.
But the Biden administration sees no immediate threat of a North Korean attack.
Rebuilding diplomacy with North Korea is necessary to reduce the risks of nuclear conflict.
By all indications, this rising threat has been lost on the international community with global leaders appearing numb to the festering crisis.
The two Koreas are mired in an intense security dilemma, which could cause future crises between them to spiral quickly into a possible, large-scale war.
The tenuous relationship between North and South Korea deteriorated further after Pyongyang’s illegal launch of a satellite in November.
Top defense officials from 18 countries condemned North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and pledged to respond to any attack that threatens South Korea.
It is the first time that Washington had accused Pyongyang of such large-scale assistance to Moscow.
The North Korean and Russian leaders called for stronger cooperation during a meeting that had a heavy focus on military issues.
Nongovernmental leaders in nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, as well as high-level former government officials, scientists, and downwinders are calling on governments take urgent action to counter growing threats to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and the de facto global nuclear test moratorium.