The nuclear order established during the Cold War is under more stress than at any point since 1962, but efforts to negotiate with Beijing are unlikely to succeed anytime soon.
The North has said its space rocket will carry a spy satellite, the country’s first, that will allow it to watch its enemies in the region more closely.
The Trump administration lifted spending limits on the fund, which aids descendants of people forced to leave the coral reef because of U.S. nuclear testing.
Kim Jong-un’s regime has launched over 90 ballistic and other missiles in 2022 — more than in any previous year — in defiance of United Nations resolutions.
The proposal has angered many of Japan’s neighbors, particularly those with the most direct experience of unexpected exposure to dangerous levels of radiation.