Obama welcomes agreement by 65-nation Conference on Disarmament toward new arms control treaty

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is welcoming an agreement by the 65-nation Conference on Disarmament to open the way to negotiate a new nuclear arms control treaty.

Nuclear arms aside, North Korea could unleash land invasion leading with artillery, commandos

WASHINGTON — North Korea’s nuclear threats are grabbing the world’s attention. But if the North were to strike South Korea today, it would probably first try to savage Seoul with the men and missiles of its huge conventional army.

Disarmament body breaks 12 years of deadlock by opening way for negotiations on nuclear pact

GENEVA — The 65-nation Conference on Disarmament broke a dozen years of deadlock Friday and opened the way to negotiate a new nuclear arms control treaty.

Disarmament body takes a step toward negotiations on new nuclear arms treaty

GENEVA — The 65-nation Conference on Disarmament has taken a step toward negotiating a new nuclear arms control treaty after a dozen years of deadlock.

US, Russian officials hail opening of chemical weapons destruction plant

SHCHUCHYE, Russia — Rising out of the rolling fields and tree-lined country roads of southern Siberia is a complex of hulking metal buildings, piping and high-security fencing.

Pakistan’s president says nuclear stockpile safe despite mounting instability

LONDON — Pakistan’s president on Wednesday brushed aside warnings that country’s nuclear arsenal was in jeopardy because of mounting instability caused by a surge in Taliban activity.

Obama envoy says no sense of crisis on NKorea, despite threats of nuclear test

TOKYO — President Barack Obama’s top envoy for North Korea said Tuesday there is no sense of crisis in disarmament talks with the communist regime although it has quit negotiations and is threatening to expand its nuclear arsenal.