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121708
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2013.
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The Egyptian delegation walked out of a meeting of member states of the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) on April 29 to protest the failure to convene a conference on creating a zone free of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the Middle East, and an Egyptian Foreign Ministry official said May 17 that other steps may follow.
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121706
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2013.
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In the modern age, U.S. presidents have delivered dozens of addresses on international peace and security, but few have been as profound or consequential as John F. Kennedy's "Strategy of Peace" address delivered 50 years ago on June 10 on the campus of American University in Washington.
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121703
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2013.
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On April 2, the UN General Assembly adopted the text of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) by a vote of 156-3, with 22 abstentions.[1] After the treaty is opened for signature early this month, countries will sign it and prepare for its ratification according to their national procedures for considering treaties. The ATT requires ratification by 50 states before it can enter into force.
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121710
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2013.
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In the face of growing federal budget pressures, the U.S. Navy in May began to more openly question Obama administration plans to purchase a dozen new nuclear-armed submarines.
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121712
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2013.
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South Korean President Park Geun-hye last month laid out a process for building trust on the Korean peninsula, an approach she said she hopes will lay the groundwork for "durable peace" and eventually unification.
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121713
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2013.
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China is moving closer to fielding a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) capable of striking the United States, according to a new Defense Department report on China's military capabilities.
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121704
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2013.
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The Iranian presidential election will take place on June 14. It will mark the end of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency, which was notable for controversies surrounding his second-term election and the tightening of the international community's backbreaking and unprecedented sanctions against the country, leading to the devaluation of Iran's currency.
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121709
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2013.
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The United States and Russia are exchanging proposals on missile defense cooperation, possibly leading to another round of reductions in nuclear stockpiles, senior officials from both countries said, following a Russian official's May 15 statement that Moscow would respond "in a constructive spirit" to a U.S. proposal made in April.
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121711
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2013.
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Differences over language addressing the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria sharply divided the recent review conference of states-parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), according to official statements at the conference and interviews with key participants and observers in recent weeks. Some diplomats, speaking on background, described the conference as being on the verge of failing to reach agreement on a final document over the differences on how to deal with that subject.
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ID:
121707
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2013.
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Congress and the Obama administration are considering expanding sanctions against Iran, as negotiations between Tehran and six world powers over Iran's controversial nuclear program appear to have stalled again.
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