Castro Back in the Spotlight

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2010 A week shy of his 84th birthday, Fidel Castro took to the podium Saturday to address the Cuban parliament on the threat of nuclear war, his first such address in more than four years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

North Korea Threatens a Nuclear ‘Fire Shower’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2009 In the latest North Korean madness, the communist country has declared it would respond to any attack by the US with a nuclear "fire shower" and said it would increase its nuclear arsenal The statement came on Thursday, the day after President Obama warned of the "unusual and extraordinary threat" that Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program poses to the U. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

S. Korea Expected to Seek Official U.S. Nuclear Protection

Staff / Truthdig Jun 15, 2009 Shortly after the U.N. Security Council imposed new sanctions against North Korea for carrying out a nuclear test, the communist country has reacted by warning of possible nuclear war. As a result, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, who is to meet with President Obama on Tuesday, is expected to seek a written commitment of nuclear protection from the U.S. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )