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North Korea Makes Nuclear Threat Full Story India Seeks "Clean and Unconditional" Exemption From International Nuclear Trade Rules Full Story
U.S. Calls for Quick Iranian Response to Nuclear Offer Full Story
Energy Department Urged to Reform Security Efforts Full Story
U.S. Doubts Iran Will Accept Nuclear Compromise Full Story
Energy Department Urged to Reform Security Efforts Full Story U.S. Doubts Iran Will Accept Nuclear Compromise Full Story
India Lobbies IAEA Board Before Friday Inspections Vote Full Story
Increased Attention Needed on Potential Economic Impact of Nuclear Terrorism, Group Says Full Story
NNSA Hits Nuclear Weapons Material Relocation Target Full Story
Iran Adds Uranium Centrifuges Full Story
Increased Attention Needed on Potential Economic Impact of Nuclear Terrorism, Group Says Full Story NNSA Hits Nuclear Weapons Material Relocation Target Full Story Iran Adds Uranium Centrifuges Full Story
IAEA to Verify North Korean Denuclearization Full Story
Russia to Upgrade Ballistic Missile Subs by 2016 Full Story British Plutonium Shipments Stopped Full Story Rice Urges End to New Zealand Nuclear Dispute Full Story
Australia Likely to Back International Nuclear Trade With India While Banning Its Own Sales Full Story
U.S., North Korea to Discuss Verification Full Story
U.S. House Panel Links Russia Nuclear Trade Pact to Iran Full Story
India Brushes off Pakistani “Arms Race” Warning Full Story
U.S. Missile Team Fell Asleep, Air Force Says Full Story
U.S., North Korea to Discuss Verification Full Story U.S. House Panel Links Russia Nuclear Trade Pact to Iran Full Story India Brushes off Pakistani “Arms Race” Warning Full Story U.S. Missile Team Fell Asleep, Air Force Says Full Story
Russian Bombers in Cuba? A Hoax, Official Says Full Story
Iran to Limit U.N. Nuclear Probe, Boost Cooperation Full Story U.K. Might Seek New Nuclear Warheads Full Story
- Diplomat Close to IAEA Says Iran Inflates Atom Progress (Reuters)
- Iranian VP's Remarks Spark Angry Reactions in Beirut (Daily Star)
- No 'Unconditional' NSG Nod for India, Says U.S. (Hindu)
- Pakistan Undecided about Seeking IAEA Vote on Indian Deal (Dawn)
- Israel's Airstrike on Syria's Reactor: Implications for the Nonproliferation Regime (Arms Control Today)
US holds back from imposing strict nuclear deadline on Iran
Washington (AFP) July 31, 2008 - The United States held back Thursday from insisting on a strict deadline for Iran to give world powers a final answer to their incentives package to defuse a showdown over Tehran's nuclear program. "I didn't count the days. It's coming up soon," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters when asked if Saturday is the deadline for Iran to accept or reject the offer. A day ... more
Washington (AFP) July 31, 2008 - The United States held back Thursday from insisting on a strict deadline for Iran to give world powers a final answer to their incentives package to defuse a showdown over Tehran's nuclear program. "I didn't count the days. It's coming up soon," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters when asked if Saturday is the deadline for Iran to accept or reject the offer. A day ... more
Iran again rejects nuclear deadline
Tehran (AFP) July 31, 2008 - Iran on Thursday rejected any deadline to give its final response to a package drawn up by world powers seeking to end the nuclear crisis, and said there should be more negotiations to reach a deal. "The language of deadline-setting is not understandable to us. We gave them our response within a month as we said we would, now they have to reply to us," Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki ... more
Tehran (AFP) July 31, 2008 - Iran on Thursday rejected any deadline to give its final response to a package drawn up by world powers seeking to end the nuclear crisis, and said there should be more negotiations to reach a deal. "The language of deadline-setting is not understandable to us. We gave them our response within a month as we said we would, now they have to reply to us," Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki ... more
+ Analysis: Turkmenistan and Gazprom
Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2008 - Eurocrats perturbed by Gazprom's growing dominance of Europe's natural gas market and its hardball capitalist tactics, take heart -- several days ago Gazprom's mighty CEO Alexei Miller was humbled by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. In tough negotiations Berdimuhamedov forced Miller to agree to pay "market rates" for future long-term deliveries of Turkmen gas, according to a brief ... moregas
+ Israel voices concern at German-Iranian gas project
Jerusalem (AFP) July 31, 2008 - Israel expressed concern on Thursday about a German company's contract to build three liquefied natural gas plants in Iran amid sanctions aimed at halting Tehran's nuclear enrichment programme. "The ministry will talk to the highest officials within the German government to obtain clarification and express its concern over the fact that the German office of export controls gave its green ... more
Analysis: Olympic cybersecurity warning
Washington (UPI) Jul 29, 2008 - American business executives visiting Beijing for the Olympics should not take their laptops or BlackBerrys and should "assume all electronic communications are monitored," according to a briefing prepared by a U.S. State Department advisory panel. The briefing also says that U.S. businesses and even visitors could be the target of violent Chinese nationalist protests and that traveling ... more
Washington (UPI) Jul 29, 2008 - American business executives visiting Beijing for the Olympics should not take their laptops or BlackBerrys and should "assume all electronic communications are monitored," according to a briefing prepared by a U.S. State Department advisory panel. The briefing also says that U.S. businesses and even visitors could be the target of violent Chinese nationalist protests and that traveling ... more+ Taiwan Rebuilds Defence Relationships
Hong Kong (UPI) Jul 30, 2008 - The worries of neighboring countries about China are on the rise. Therefore, the top priority of the new Kuomintang government in Taiwan is to strengthen its strategic relations with the United States and Japan and rebuild strategic mutual trust. This kind of trust between Taiwan, the United States and Japan has been greatly jeopardized over the last eight years. In rebuilding its ... moreterrorwars
+ Analysis: Reforms needed for U.S. security
Brussels (UPI) Jul 30, 2008 - In the middle of a covert operation ordered by President Carter to rescue U.S. hostages in Iran on April 24, 1980, military tanker aircraft landed on remote Iranian roads in the middle of the night to refuel U.S. helicopters as they flew from ships in the Persian Gulf toward Tehran, where radical students were keeping U.S. Embassy staff prisoner. As every history student knows ... morewar
+ For settlers, West Bank army base is home sweet home
Hebron, West Bank (AFP) July 30, 2008 - Laundry hangs between mobile homes, the men sport skullcaps and guns, the women wear headscarves and the children play in the yard -- inside an Israeli army base in the occupied West Bank. Until a few days ago, when Israel's Channel 10 showed footage of hardline Jewish settlers freely coming and going through the thick iron gate, the fact civilian families were squatting at the Plugat ... more
IAEA Considering Indian Nuclear Agreement - Associated Press
An inspection agreement crucial to a landmark nuclear deal between India and the United States came under scrutiny Friday by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Washington-New Delhi pact calls for allowing the sale of atomic fuel and technology to India, a country that has not signed international nonproliferation accords and has tested nuclear weapons. It would be a reversal of more than three decades of US policy.
US sets weekend deadline for Iran in nuclear showdown
India hails UN agency approval of atomic inspection deal
British Energy, EDF takeover talks stall
US warns Iran faces new sanctions if it rejects offer
Leaders arrive for SAsian summit overshadowed by tensions
UN atomic agency approves key inspections deal with India
Oil prices spike after US gives Iran nuclear deadline
EU in no rush for Iran's reply to nuclear offer: diplomat
nd deadline for Iran in nuclear showdown
US expects response from Iran at the weekend
India hails UN agency approval of atomic inspection deal
British Energy, EDF takeover talks stall
US warns Iran faces new sanctions if it rejects offer
Leaders arrive for SAsian summit overshadowed by tensions
UN atomic agency approves key inspections deal with India
Oil prices spike after US gives Iran nuclear deadline
EU in no rush for Iran's reply to nuclear offer: diplomat
nd deadline for Iran in nuclear showdown
US expects response from Iran at the weekend
- Pakistan Will Not Press for Vote on Indian Deal at IAEA (Hindu)
- Arms Control Experts Group Opposes Nuclear Deal (Hindu)
- IAEA-Indian Nuclear Safeguards Agreement: A Critical Analysis (Arms Control Association)
- Nonaligned Countries Back Iran's Nuclear Program (Associated Press)
- EU Agrees to Go Beyond U.N. Sanctions on Iran (Reuters)
Ahmadinejad: Iran aims to reinforce nuclear rights: Iran will not give up "a single iota of its nuclear rights," the country's president said Saturday, rebuffing an informal deadline to stop expanding uranium enrichment or face more sanctions.
Israel Foreign Min Urges New Sanctions Against Iran: -Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, a contender to become prime minister, urged the international community Sunday to act quickly on new sanctions against Iran, saying that Tehran views any hesitation as weakness..
US CallS for increased sanctions on Iran: The UN Security Council will have to increase sanctions on Iran for ignoring demands that it freeze sensitive nuclear activities, a spokesman for the US mission to the United Nations said today
Where Are the World's Nuclear Weapons?: According to information compiled by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, an organization devoted to monitoring the status of the nuclear threat worldwide, nine countries had nukes by April 2004. The nine countries are listed below. Each figure includes the approximate number of both tactical and strategic bombs (nuclear and thermonuclear, or "big" and "really humongous").
Israel Foreign Min Urges New Sanctions Against Iran: -Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, a contender to become prime minister, urged the international community Sunday to act quickly on new sanctions against Iran, saying that Tehran views any hesitation as weakness..
US CallS for increased sanctions on Iran: The UN Security Council will have to increase sanctions on Iran for ignoring demands that it freeze sensitive nuclear activities, a spokesman for the US mission to the United Nations said today
Where Are the World's Nuclear Weapons?: According to information compiled by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, an organization devoted to monitoring the status of the nuclear threat worldwide, nine countries had nukes by April 2004. The nine countries are listed below. Each figure includes the approximate number of both tactical and strategic bombs (nuclear and thermonuclear, or "big" and "really humongous").
Recent developments in Iranian nuclear standoff
Tehran did not give 'hoped-for' response to six powers: Paris
US seeks 'punitive' measures against Iran
US threatens Iran with 'punitive' measures
Hiroshima marks bomb anniversary with hope for US change
US threatens Iran with 'punitive' measures: White House
Iran's reply on nuclear row shows Tehran not moving: European source
Iran's letter to the Six Powers on nuclear talks
US and allies reject Iran nuclear letter: reports
World powers to hold Iran nuclear talks at 1115 GMT: source
Tehran did not give 'hoped-for' response to six powers: Paris
US seeks 'punitive' measures against Iran
US threatens Iran with 'punitive' measures
Hiroshima marks bomb anniversary with hope for US change
US threatens Iran with 'punitive' measures: White House
Iran's reply on nuclear row shows Tehran not moving: European source
Iran's letter to the Six Powers on nuclear talks
US and allies reject Iran nuclear letter: reports
World powers to hold Iran nuclear talks at 1115 GMT: source
American in Hiroshima warns the world about nuclear weapons
Hiroshima, Japan (AFP) Aug 4, 2008
For years, Steven Leeper took the view of many fellow Americans about the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima -- that it was an inevitable part of war. But after a lifetime of reflection, he is now the first foreigner to head an anti-nuclear foundation in the western Japanese city -- and has set his sights on persuading his country to agree with him. "When I first came here, I completely did ... read more
Hiroshima, Japan (AFP) Aug 4, 2008
For years, Steven Leeper took the view of many fellow Americans about the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima -- that it was an inevitable part of war. But after a lifetime of reflection, he is now the first foreigner to head an anti-nuclear foundation in the western Japanese city -- and has set his sights on persuading his country to agree with him. "When I first came here, I completely did ... read more
Democrat Pushes for India Nuke Conditions Foster Klug, Associated Press The Bush administration risks the collapse of a U.S.-Indian civil nuclear deal if it fails to push an international nuclear group to accept conditions that would punish India for testing atomic weapons, a Democratic lawmaker says. Doubts about Nuclear Verification Keep N. Korea on List of Terrorist States Dan Eggen, The Washington Post North Korea missed its first chance yesterday to be removed from the State Department's list of terrorist states, U.S. officials said, because it has not provided a way for international inspectors to verify claims about its nuclear program.
Syria Bars Repeat Visit by UN Nuclear Experts</h3> Albert Aji and George Jahn, Associated Press Syria said Saturday it would bar U.N. nuclear investigators from revisiting a site bombed by Israeli jets on suspicion it was a secretly built atomic reactor.
Can Military Strikes Destroy Iran's Gas Centrifuge Program? Probably Not. David Albright, Paul Brannan and Jacqueline Shire, Institute for Science and International Security This report examines the difficulties of a military strike on Iran's enrichment facilities. It explores what is known about Iran's complex of facilities to make centrifuges and related equipment, noting that current knowledge of that complex is lacking. Without such information, an attack is unlikely to significantly delay Iran's mastery of enrichment with gas centrifuges. <
ran Looms as Nuclear Party Crasher
James Kitfield, National Journal Missiles flare through the skies above Iran. U.S. and British warships stage all-hands-on-deck maneuvers in the Persian Gulf. More than 100 Israeli airplanes rehearse an attack that seems targeted at the Islamic republic. Credible media reports surface of U.S. covert operations inside Iranian territory.
Syria Bars Repeat Visit by UN Nuclear Experts</h3> Albert Aji and George Jahn, Associated Press Syria said Saturday it would bar U.N. nuclear investigators from revisiting a site bombed by Israeli jets on suspicion it was a secretly built atomic reactor.
Can Military Strikes Destroy Iran's Gas Centrifuge Program? Probably Not. David Albright, Paul Brannan and Jacqueline Shire, Institute for Science and International Security This report examines the difficulties of a military strike on Iran's enrichment facilities. It explores what is known about Iran's complex of facilities to make centrifuges and related equipment, noting that current knowledge of that complex is lacking. Without such information, an attack is unlikely to significantly delay Iran's mastery of enrichment with gas centrifuges. <
ran Looms as Nuclear Party Crasher
James Kitfield, National Journal Missiles flare through the skies above Iran. U.S. and British warships stage all-hands-on-deck maneuvers in the Persian Gulf. More than 100 Israeli airplanes rehearse an attack that seems targeted at the Islamic republic. Credible media reports surface of U.S. covert operations inside Iranian territory.
Frequently Asked Questions about India and Nuclear Trade Sharon Squassoni, Proliferation Analysis 
The newly approved IAEA-India nuclear safeguards agreement moves to consideration by the Nuclear Suppliers Group in late August to early September, but several ambiguities in the language of the agreement continue to make it controversial and it is highly unlikely to secure U.S. Congressional approval by year-end.
The newly approved IAEA-India nuclear safeguards agreement moves to consideration by the Nuclear Suppliers Group in late August to early September, but several ambiguities in the language of the agreement continue to make it controversial and it is highly unlikely to secure U.S. Congressional approval by year-end.- Iran Looms as Nuclear Party Crasher (National Journal)
- Syria Bars Repeat Visit by UN Nuclear Experts (Associated Press)
- Doubts about Nuclear Verification Keep N. Korea on List of Terrorist States (Washington Post)
- Democrat Pushes for India Nuke Conditions (Associated Press)
- Japan Is Non-Committal on Support to India-U.S. Nuclear Accord (Bloomberg)
All Eyes on the Nuclear Suppliers Group: Will the Nonproliferation Mainstream Shift?
Sharon Squassoni, Proliferation Analysis
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will meet in Vienna in the coming weeks to discuss an exception for India from current guidelines for nuclear trade. The "clean exception" for India that has been proposed by the United States represents a major diversion from the nonproliferation mainstream rather than toward it. If NSG members adopt a clean exception, particularly in light of other discussions in the NSG on restricting enrichment and reprocessing, the nonproliferation mainstream may begin to look quite different.
Sharon Squassoni, Proliferation Analysis
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will meet in Vienna in the coming weeks to discuss an exception for India from current guidelines for nuclear trade. The "clean exception" for India that has been proposed by the United States represents a major diversion from the nonproliferation mainstream rather than toward it. If NSG members adopt a clean exception, particularly in light of other discussions in the NSG on restricting enrichment and reprocessing, the nonproliferation mainstream may begin to look quite different.
Iran Picks Firms to Hunt for New Nuclear Plant Sites
Agence France-Presse Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation on Tuesday tasked six local companies to hunt for potential sites for new nuclear power plants, the official news agency IRNA reported.
US Shrugs Off NKorea Criticism over Nuclear Issue
Agence France-Presse The United States has shrugged off criticism from North Korea and maintained that it should adopt measures to verify its nuclear program before being delisted from Washington's terrorism blacklist.
Nukes Unlikely to be Affected by Musharraf Leaving
Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Pervez Musharraf's departure from the presidency is unlikely to have a significant impact on how Pakistan's nuclear weapons are controlled.
Georgia Chaos Halts Nuclear Security Effort
Bryan Bender, The Boston Globe The chaos in Georgia has forced the United States to halt a high-priority program that was helping the former Soviet republic to identify possible smugglers of nuclear bomb components across its borders, long considered a transit point for terrorists seeking to obtain weapons of mass destruction, according to US officials.
Russia's New Nuclear Challenge to Europe
Mark Franchetti, The Sunday Times Russia is considering arming its Baltic fleet with nuclear warheads for the first time since the cold war, senior military sources warned last night.
Non-Nuclear Warhead Urged for Trident Missile
Walter Pincus, The Washington Post A National Research Council blue-ribbon panel of defense experts is recommending development and testing of a conventional warhead for submarine-launched intercontinental Trident missiles to give the president an alternative to using nuclear weapons for a prompt strike anywhere in the world.
Agence France-Presse Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation on Tuesday tasked six local companies to hunt for potential sites for new nuclear power plants, the official news agency IRNA reported.
US Shrugs Off NKorea Criticism over Nuclear Issue
Agence France-Presse The United States has shrugged off criticism from North Korea and maintained that it should adopt measures to verify its nuclear program before being delisted from Washington's terrorism blacklist.
Nukes Unlikely to be Affected by Musharraf Leaving
Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Pervez Musharraf's departure from the presidency is unlikely to have a significant impact on how Pakistan's nuclear weapons are controlled.
Georgia Chaos Halts Nuclear Security Effort
Bryan Bender, The Boston Globe The chaos in Georgia has forced the United States to halt a high-priority program that was helping the former Soviet republic to identify possible smugglers of nuclear bomb components across its borders, long considered a transit point for terrorists seeking to obtain weapons of mass destruction, according to US officials.
Russia's New Nuclear Challenge to Europe
Mark Franchetti, The Sunday Times Russia is considering arming its Baltic fleet with nuclear warheads for the first time since the cold war, senior military sources warned last night.
Non-Nuclear Warhead Urged for Trident Missile
Walter Pincus, The Washington Post A National Research Council blue-ribbon panel of defense experts is recommending development and testing of a conventional warhead for submarine-launched intercontinental Trident missiles to give the president an alternative to using nuclear weapons for a prompt strike anywhere in the world.
US, Poland OK Missile Defense Base, Riling Moscow Vanessa Gera and Monika Scislowska, Associated Press 
The United States and Poland signed a deal Wednesday to place a U.S. missile defense base just 115 miles from Russia — a move followed swiftly by a new warning from Moscow of a possible military response.
For many Poles — whose country has been a staunch U.S. ally — the accord represented what they believed would be a guarantee of safety for themselves in the face of a newly assertive Russia. Missile Defence in Europe
The Economist The east Europeans have little reason to fear a strike from Iran. So why are they eagerly signing up to America's system to intercept Iranian missiles?
India, Pak, N Korea Urged to Sign CTBT The Hindu India, Pakistan and North Korea were on Wednesday urged to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) for the political stability in the region.
Talks with Atomic Body to Continue: Iran
The Peninsula Iran said yesterday that talks on its controversial nuclear drive with top UN atomic watchdog official Olli Heinonen were "positive" and would continue.
Societies Condemn Iran Decision
Bahrain Tribune Two political societies have condemned Iran's decision to open two administrative offices on the UAE island of Abu Mousa, saying that it consecrated the occupation of the UAE territory and called for a common Arab stance against the move.
Nuclear Suppliers Meet on U.S.-India Trade Deal
Mark Heinrich, Reuters Forty-five nations met on Thursday to weigh whether to lift a 34-year ban on nuclear trade with India, a crucial step towards launching its civilian atomic cooperation accord with the United States.
Don't Loosen Nuclear Rules for India
Edward J. Markey and Ellen O. Tauscher, The New York Times In the next day or so, an obscure organization will meet to decide the fate of an Indian nuclear deal that threatens to rapidly accelerate New Delhi's arms race with Pakistan — a rivalry made all the more precarious by the resignation on Tuesday of the Pakistani president, Pervez Musharraf.
The United States and Poland signed a deal Wednesday to place a U.S. missile defense base just 115 miles from Russia — a move followed swiftly by a new warning from Moscow of a possible military response.For many Poles — whose country has been a staunch U.S. ally — the accord represented what they believed would be a guarantee of safety for themselves in the face of a newly assertive Russia. Missile Defence in Europe
The Economist The east Europeans have little reason to fear a strike from Iran. So why are they eagerly signing up to America's system to intercept Iranian missiles?
India, Pak, N Korea Urged to Sign CTBT The Hindu India, Pakistan and North Korea were on Wednesday urged to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) for the political stability in the region.
Talks with Atomic Body to Continue: Iran
The Peninsula Iran said yesterday that talks on its controversial nuclear drive with top UN atomic watchdog official Olli Heinonen were "positive" and would continue.
Societies Condemn Iran Decision
Bahrain Tribune Two political societies have condemned Iran's decision to open two administrative offices on the UAE island of Abu Mousa, saying that it consecrated the occupation of the UAE territory and called for a common Arab stance against the move.
Nuclear Suppliers Meet on U.S.-India Trade Deal
Mark Heinrich, Reuters Forty-five nations met on Thursday to weigh whether to lift a 34-year ban on nuclear trade with India, a crucial step towards launching its civilian atomic cooperation accord with the United States.
Don't Loosen Nuclear Rules for India
Edward J. Markey and Ellen O. Tauscher, The New York Times In the next day or so, an obscure organization will meet to decide the fate of an Indian nuclear deal that threatens to rapidly accelerate New Delhi's arms race with Pakistan — a rivalry made all the more precarious by the resignation on Tuesday of the Pakistani president, Pervez Musharraf.
- Iran Picks Firms to Hunt for New Nuclear Plant Sites (Agence France-Presse)
- US Shrugs Off NKorea Criticism over Nuclear Issue (Agence France-Presse)
- Nukes Unlikely to be Affected by Musharraf Leaving (Associated Press)
- Georgia Chaos Halts Nuclear Security Effort (Boston Globe)
- Non-Nuclear Warhead Urged for Trident Missile (Washington Post)
All Eyes on the Nuclear Suppliers Group: Will the Nonproliferation Mainstream Shift?
By Sharon Squassoni
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will meet in Vienna in the coming weeks to discuss an exception for India from current guidelines for nuclear trade. The "clean exception" for India that has been proposed by the United States represents a major diversion from the nonproliferation mainstream rather than toward it. If NSG members adopt a clean exception, particularly in light of other discussions in the NSG on restricting enrichment and reprocessing, the nonproliferation mainstream may begin to look quite different.
Questions Linger about India's Safeguards
By Dean Rust
Uncertainty about what the IAEA-India safeguards agreement actually means and whether India and the United States have a common understanding reinforces the need for continued close scrutiny of all aspects of the U.S.-India nuclear deal as approvals are sought in the coming weeks from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the U.S. Congress.
No green light for US-India nuke deal just yet: diplomat
Nuclear Suppliers Group discusses India-US nuclear deal
Finland seeks details on nuclear safety checks
Nuclear Suppliers Group gathers to discuss India-US nuke deal
US set to push India nuclear deal at suppliers group meet
North Korea to head agenda at China-South Korea summit
Bloomberg proposes windmills for New York City
Iran to continue 'positive' nuclear talks with IAEA
India nuclear deal could trigger arms race: US lawmakers
Iraq signs UN's nuclear test ban treaty
Nuclear Suppliers Group discusses India-US nuclear deal
Finland seeks details on nuclear safety checks
Nuclear Suppliers Group gathers to discuss India-US nuke deal
US set to push India nuclear deal at suppliers group meet
North Korea to head agenda at China-South Korea summit
Bloomberg proposes windmills for New York City
Iran to continue 'positive' nuclear talks with IAEA
India nuclear deal could trigger arms race: US lawmakers
Iraq signs UN's nuclear test ban treaty
Iran to continue 'positive' nuclear talks with IAEA
Tehran (AFP) Aug 20, 2008
Iran said on Wednesday that talks on its controversial nuclear drive with top UN atomic watchdog official Olli Heinonen were "positive" and would continue. "The negotiations held over the past three days were positive and will continue," said the deputy chief of Iran's atomic energy organisation, Mohammad Saeedi. "The two sides have agreed to continue these discussions," he added, without ... read more
Tehran (AFP) Aug 20, 2008
Iran said on Wednesday that talks on its controversial nuclear drive with top UN atomic watchdog official Olli Heinonen were "positive" and would continue. "The negotiations held over the past three days were positive and will continue," said the deputy chief of Iran's atomic energy organisation, Mohammad Saeedi. "The two sides have agreed to continue these discussions," he added, without ... read more
India nuclear deal could trigger arms race: US lawmakers
Washington (AFP) Aug 20, 2008
A nuclear energy deal between the United States and India could fuel an arms race with Pakistan unless it is amended to ensure New Delhi is banned from producing new weapons-grade material and from conducting nuclear test explosions, two US lawmakers said Wednesday. The two lawmakers called on the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group to insist on amending the agreement when it meets to consider ... more
Washington (AFP) Aug 20, 2008A nuclear energy deal between the United States and India could fuel an arms race with Pakistan unless it is amended to ensure New Delhi is banned from producing new weapons-grade material and from conducting nuclear test explosions, two US lawmakers said Wednesday. The two lawmakers called on the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group to insist on amending the agreement when it meets to consider ... more
Atlantic Eye: Lost lessons of the Cold War
Prague, Czech Republic (UPI) Aug 19, 2008
Once the West stood tall against the great Bear. NATO vs. the Warsaw Pact. More than 1 million U.S. and Soviet troops faced each other in a divided Germany. Then communism fell. The Bush administration has forgotten all the United States learned and knew since. The Bush doctrine has been marked by arrogance, condescension and using friends as pawns. The U.S. playbook harks back to the ... more
Prague, Czech Republic (UPI) Aug 19, 2008 Once the West stood tall against the great Bear. NATO vs. the Warsaw Pact. More than 1 million U.S. and Soviet troops faced each other in a divided Germany. Then communism fell. The Bush administration has forgotten all the United States learned and knew since. The Bush doctrine has been marked by arrogance, condescension and using friends as pawns. The U.S. playbook harks back to the ... more
UN watchdog holds more nuclear talks in Iran
Tehran (AFP) Aug 18, 2008
A top UN atomic watchdog official was holding fresh talks on Iran's nuclear drive on Monday, just a day after Tehran announced it sent a rocket into space in a move Washington branded "troubling." Olli Heinonen, deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), arrived in Tehran for his second round of talks this month, the official news agency IRNA reported. ... more
Tehran (AFP) Aug 18, 2008A top UN atomic watchdog official was holding fresh talks on Iran's nuclear drive on Monday, just a day after Tehran announced it sent a rocket into space in a move Washington branded "troubling." Olli Heinonen, deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), arrived in Tehran for his second round of talks this month, the official news agency IRNA reported. ... more
Strategic Lessons In Failure Part Three
Washington (UPI) Aug 18, 2008
Like his predecessors Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, President Dwight David Eisenhower in the 1950s was not bashful about asserting American influence and power, but his wartime experience led him to resist interventions that involved the open-ended commitment of U.S. ground forces to altruistic missions. In Eisenhower's view, war did not necessarily bring about democracy. ... more
Washington (UPI) Aug 18, 2008 Like his predecessors Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, President Dwight David Eisenhower in the 1950s was not bashful about asserting American influence and power, but his wartime experience led him to resist interventions that involved the open-ended commitment of U.S. ground forces to altruistic missions. In Eisenhower's view, war did not necessarily bring about democracy. ... more
Saudis Facing Reality Check With Rise Of A Nuclear Iran
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Aug 19, 2008
As Iran's close neighbor, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia feels the threat of a nuclear-powered Iran probably as much as the Islamic Republic's archenemy, Israel. Indeed, the very thought of Iran -- a Shiite state under the control of the country's militant clergy -- is ample reason to worry the bastion of Sunni orthodoxy as much as it worries the Jewish state, if perhaps not more so. ... more
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Aug 19, 2008As Iran's close neighbor, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia feels the threat of a nuclear-powered Iran probably as much as the Islamic Republic's archenemy, Israel. Indeed, the very thought of Iran -- a Shiite state under the control of the country's militant clergy -- is ample reason to worry the bastion of Sunni orthodoxy as much as it worries the Jewish state, if perhaps not more so. ... more
NKorea gives up negotiating with Bush administration: analysts
Seoul (AFP) Aug 27, 2008
North Korea's decision to stop disabling its nuclear plants shows it has effectively abandoned negotiations with the Bush administration in hopes of a better deal from the next US leader, analysts say. The North announced Tuesday it had halted work to make the plutonium-producing plants unusable, and would consider rebuilding them, because the United States has failed to remove it from a ... more
Seoul (AFP) Aug 27, 2008North Korea's decision to stop disabling its nuclear plants shows it has effectively abandoned negotiations with the Bush administration in hopes of a better deal from the next US leader, analysts say. The North announced Tuesday it had halted work to make the plutonium-producing plants unusable, and would consider rebuilding them, because the United States has failed to remove it from a ... more
Commentary: Disturbed nukes?
Washington (UPI) Aug 27, 2008
Coalition politics is "always a messy process," said Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, as he explained the helter-skelter confusion that followed the exit of strongman Pervez Musharraf. After nine years of unchallenged power, Musharraf had taken a leaf from France's late President Charles de Gaulle's playbook, which held "the graveyards of the world are full of ... more
Washington (UPI) Aug 27, 2008 Coalition politics is "always a messy process," said Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, as he explained the helter-skelter confusion that followed the exit of strongman Pervez Musharraf. After nine years of unchallenged power, Musharraf had taken a leaf from France's late President Charles de Gaulle's playbook, which held "the graveyards of the world are full of ... more
US mulls scrapping nuclear pact with Russia
Washington (AFP) Aug 28, 2008
The White House said Thursday that it was considering scrapping a US-Russia civilian nuclear cooperation pact in response to Moscow's actions in Georgia. "I don't think there's anything to announce yet, but I know that that is under discussion," spokeswoman Dana Perino said when asked whether Washington might drop the May 6 accord over the conflict in the former Soviet republic. ... more
Washington (AFP) Aug 28, 2008The White House said Thursday that it was considering scrapping a US-Russia civilian nuclear cooperation pact in response to Moscow's actions in Georgia. "I don't think there's anything to announce yet, but I know that that is under discussion," spokeswoman Dana Perino said when asked whether Washington might drop the May 6 accord over the conflict in the former Soviet republic. ... more
NKorea rejects key verification test in nuke dispute: official
Seoul (AFP) Aug 28, 2008
The latest deadlock over North Korea's nuclear disarmament will be hard to break because it involves a key test of how much bomb-making plutonium has been produced, a South Korean official said Thursday. The senior official gave details of the dispute which led the North to announce on Tuesday that it has stopped work to disable its nuclear plants. The US and the North cannot agree on ... more
Seoul (AFP) Aug 28, 2008The latest deadlock over North Korea's nuclear disarmament will be hard to break because it involves a key test of how much bomb-making plutonium has been produced, a South Korean official said Thursday. The senior official gave details of the dispute which led the North to announce on Tuesday that it has stopped work to disable its nuclear plants. The US and the North cannot agree on ... more
Russia tests ICBM designed to overcome missile shield
Moscow (AFP) Aug 28, 2008
Russia on Thursday said it test-fired an intercontinental missile designed to avoid detection by missile-defence systems, raising the temperature in a tense stand-off with the West over Georgia. The Topol RS-12M intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia and flew 6,000 kilometres (3,700 miles) to hit a target on Kamchatka Peninsula in the ... more
Moscow (AFP) Aug 28, 2008Russia on Thursday said it test-fired an intercontinental missile designed to avoid detection by missile-defence systems, raising the temperature in a tense stand-off with the West over Georgia. The Topol RS-12M intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia and flew 6,000 kilometres (3,700 miles) to hit a target on Kamchatka Peninsula in the ... more
Russia missile test heightens stand-off with West
Moscow (AFP) Aug 28, 2008
Russia on Thursday tested an inter-continental missile, heightening tensions with the West as France said the European Union could impose sanctions on Moscow over the Georgia conflict. Russia also sought international support at a summit with China and Central Asian nations. The missile test in northern Russia came barely a week after the United States completed an accord with Poland on ... read more
Moscow (AFP) Aug 28, 2008
Russia on Thursday tested an inter-continental missile, heightening tensions with the West as France said the European Union could impose sanctions on Moscow over the Georgia conflict. Russia also sought international support at a summit with China and Central Asian nations. The missile test in northern Russia came barely a week after the United States completed an accord with Poland on ... read more
Belgian radioactive leak worse than initially thought
Putin assails US over Georgia conflict
US mulls scrapping nuclear pact with Russia
Hong Kong and China sign nuclear, gas energy deals
Russia tests ICBM designed to overcome missile shield: reports
NKorea rejects key verification test in nuke dispute: official
Policemen targeted as 10 killed in Pakistan attack
Areva faces 50 pct cost rise for Finnish nuclear reactor: report
Belgian maker of medical isotopes warns of shortage after leak
Russia regrets North Korean nuclear decision: fo
Putin assails US over Georgia conflict
US mulls scrapping nuclear pact with Russia
Hong Kong and China sign nuclear, gas energy deals
Russia tests ICBM designed to overcome missile shield: reports
NKorea rejects key verification test in nuke dispute: official
Policemen targeted as 10 killed in Pakistan attack
Areva faces 50 pct cost rise for Finnish nuclear reactor: report
Belgian maker of medical isotopes warns of shortage after leak
Russia regrets North Korean nuclear decision: fo
- Georgia Conflict Imperils Big-Power Action on Iran (Reuters)
- N Korea Reneges on Nukes – Again (Time)
- Will Lasers Brighten Nuclear's Future? (Christian Science Monitor)
- S.Africa Seeks Firms to Reprocess Nuclear Fuel (Reuters)
- N. Korea Stops Nuclear Reactor Disablement (Washington Post)
All Eyes on the Nuclear Suppliers Group: Will the Nonproliferation Mainstream Shift?
By Sharon Squassoni
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will meet in Vienna in the coming weeks to discuss an exception for India from current guidelines for nuclear trade. The "clean exception" for India that has been proposed by the United States represents a major diversion from the nonproliferation mainstream rather than toward it. If NSG members adopt a clean exception, particularly in light of other discussions in the NSG on restricting enrichment and reprocessing, the nonproliferation mainstream may begin to look quite different.
Questions Linger about India's Safeguards
By Dean Rust
Uncertainty about what the IAEA-India safeguards agreement actually means and whether India and the United States have a common understanding reinforces the need for continued close scrutiny of all aspects of the U.S.-India nuclear deal as approvals are sought in the coming weeks from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the U.S. Congress.
Iran warns any attack would start 'world war'
Any attack on Iran would start 'world war': military commander
Mitsubishi Heavy to boost reactor production: report
Belgian town on edge after nuclear iodine leak
Nuclear agency says construction work at Finnish reactor is safe
Iran operating 4,000 nuclear centrifuges: report
Belgium urges caution after nuclear iodine leak first downplayed
Iran says 4,000 enrichment centrifuges operating: report
Iran offers nuclear aid to Nigeria
Test show no radiation leak in Austrian lab incident: IAEA
Any attack on Iran would start 'world war': military commander
Mitsubishi Heavy to boost reactor production: report
Belgian town on edge after nuclear iodine leak
Nuclear agency says construction work at Finnish reactor is safe
Iran operating 4,000 nuclear centrifuges: report
Belgium urges caution after nuclear iodine leak first downplayed
Iran says 4,000 enrichment centrifuges operating: report
Iran offers nuclear aid to Nigeria
Test show no radiation leak in Austrian lab incident: IAEA
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