Tag: NUCLEAR TEST

Hollande acknowledges impact of nuclear testing in Pacific

PAPEETE, France (AFP) — French President Francois Hollande on Monday acknowledged that three decades of nuclear tests in French Polynesia had had “an impact” on health and the environment and promised a review of the victim compensation process. Hollande’s remarks, made on a visit to the French Polynesian capital, are the clearest admission yet of the damage caused by the testing programme. “I recognise that the nuclear tests between 1966 and 1996 in French Polynesia have had […]

China’s nuclear envoy arrives in North Korea

  (Reuters) — China’s nuclear envoy arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday (February 2), the North’s KCNA news agency reported, amid a push by the United States and South Korea for tougher sanctions on the North after its fourth nuclear test. China’s Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs Wu Dawei was expected to hold discussions with the North Koreans on the nuclear issue after his arrival, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported from the North Korean capital. […]

North Korea renews threat of nuclear test

(Reuters) – North Korea renewed a threat on Saturday to conduct a nuclear test amid heightened concern that the reclusive state with a stockpile of missiles may set off an atomic device for the fourth time on the path to building a nuclear arsenal. North Korea’s official Rodong Sinmun newspaper said the country was justified in using all available means at its disposal to counter aggressive challenges by the United States andSouth Korea aimed at stifling its sovereignty. […]