Pyongyang is ignoring US overtures for talks and could be planning its first nuclear weapon test in nearly five years for its April 15 holiday, the State Department's top North Korea envoy said Wednesday.

US envoy says North Korea could hold nuclear test on coming anniversary

The United States government was aware of Pakistan’s nuclear programme early in January 1979, according to a newly declassified American government documents that were made accessible recently.

US prez Carter knew about Pak’s nuclear programme in 1979, didn’t push too hard: Declassified documents

Donald Trump's administration in the United States has discussed either to conduct a nuclear test explosion. if conducted this would be the country's first nuclear test explosion since the year 1990. Watch report.

Possible fallouts of nuclear tests by US: Experts warn against nuclear test

The Trump administration discussed last week whether to conduct its first nuclear test explosion since 1992, the Washington Post reported late on Friday, citing a senior official and two former officials familiar with the matter.

US discussed conducting its first nuclear test in decades: Report

The fight between the US and China is escalating. The US has now accused China of carrying out a nuclear test. Meanwhile, China is flexing its military muscle in Taiwan.

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China may have secretly set off low-level underground nuclear test explosions despite claiming to observe an international pact banning such blasts, the US State Department said in a report on Wednesday.

China may have conducted low-level nuclear test blasts, says US

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North Korea has said that its recent tests of defence technology are directed towards subduing nuclear threats from the United States, news agency Reuters reported citing North Korea's state news agency KCNA.

North Korea's defence tests aimed at subduing US nuclear threats: State media 

Revisiting Pokhran nuclear tests that gave India 'no first use' nuclear policy

Tensions between Iran and the West have escalated since US sanctions on Iranian oil exports took full effect in May and British naval forces seized an Iranian supertanker.

Timeline: Iran's recent clashes with the West over Gulf shipping, nuclear plans

Russia rebuffed as a baseless smear on Thursday a US allegation that Moscow may be conducting low-level nuclear tests in violation of a moratorium. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Russia was in full compliance with the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), which Moscow ratified in 2000.

Russia calls US nuclear accusation 'smear'

The United States believes Russia may be conducting low-level nuclear tests, a US intelligence official said on Wednesday, while the head of a body monitoring a global nuclear treaty said there was no sign of such violations by Moscow.

US believes Russia conducting low-level nuclear tests: Official

President Trump tweeted saying he spoke to Chinese President Xi on North Korea's "provocative actions", adding that "major sanctions will be imposed on the country".

Major sanctions coming against North Korea, China must 'press all levers' to influence Kim: Trump

A second collapse during a rescue operation meant it was possible the death toll could have exceeded 200, TV Asahi said

Nuclear tunnel collapse may have killed 200 in North Korea: Report

North Korea?s growing nuclear power intends to destroy the US army bases in Korean region

Why North Korea's nuclear threat must be taken more seriously than ever

The United States Thursday called on China and Russia to take "direct actions" to rein in North Korea after it fired a ballistic missile over Japan into the Pacific

US urges China, Russia to act after North Korea missile launch

A North Korean state agency threatened on Thursday to use nuclear weapons to "sink" Japan and reduce the United States to "ashes and darkness" for supporting a UN Security Council resolution

North Korean state agency threatens to 'sink' Japan, reduce US to 'ashes and darkness'

The United States wants the UN Security Council to impose an oil embargo on North Korea, ban its exports of textiles and the hiring of North Korean labourers abroad, and subject leader Kim Jong Un to an asset freeze and travel ban

China agrees more UN actions needed against North Korea after nuclear test

The UN Security Council is mulling tough new sanctions on North Korea

North Korean leader 'begging for war', says US ambassador to UN

After N Korea conducted 6th nuclear test, US ambassador urges UN to take measures

US at UN urges 'strongest possible measures' to punish North Korea

The launch came a week after the North fired a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range missile, which they say flew 800 kms and can carry a 'heavy' nuclear warhead

North Korea says latest missile test 'perfect'

After a successful ground test, North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un asked scientists to round off preparations for the satellite launch

North Korea conducts ground test of new rocket engine, disregards international warnings

Seoul warned that Pyongyang is prepared for an additional nuke test, just days after it set off its most powerful blast to date

North Korea ready for another nuclear test: South Korea

Pyongyang conducted the nuclear test on its 68th anniversary and claimed mounting nuclear warhead on a ballistic missile

UN Security Council to impose sanctions against North Korea

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