Iran's UN envoy has expressed concern over the lack of progress in the implementation of the 1995 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty resolution, saying the Israeli regime must eliminate its stockpile of nuclear weapons.

North Korea has criticized the recent agreement between the United States, South Korea and Japan on strengthening military cooperation.

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, has reiterated that his country could preemptively use nuclear weapons to counter hostile forces and to maintain the superiority of North Korea’s armed forces.

Questions are being asked as to whether Russia and the United States can come to an agreement over the signing of a nuclear weapons contract designed to curb and control nuclear weapons production, deployment and research.