One year after the handshakes, photo ops and circus-like fanfare of the first-ever summit between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader, hopes that Pyongyang will soon give up its nuclear weapons have all but evaporated. Warisboring.com Diplomats from 16 countries have convened in Stockholm to focus on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Their aim is to prevent the spread of atomic weapons, calling it "a danger to world peace." Dw.com With no plans to retreat from nuclear power, the Finish government said last week that it was on the way to becoming the world’s first “fossil-free prosperous society,” reaffirming its climate change targets. Nuclearstreet.com Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed three nominees for the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank board of directors, returning the Ex-Im Bank to a full quorum for the first time since 2015. Without a quorum, the board of directors cannot consider medium- and long-term transactions exceeding $10 million. Nei.org
