Science - Nuclear Weapons

SEOUL (AFP) - US President Barack Obama will use his trademark direct diplomacy next week on a problem which plagued his predecessors for two decades -- North Korea's dogged drive for nuclear weaponry. Full Story »

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The presidents of Russia and the United States on Friday pledged to keep working for a deal to reduce arsenals of Cold War nuclear weapons, as an existing treaty expired, but did not announce any new agreement. Full Story »

DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad defended Iran's controversial nuclear programme on Thursday, during a visit to Damascus by Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, and promised that cooperation between the two countries would continue. Full Story »

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's parliament will review the Islamic republic's relations with countries that voted against its nuclear activities at the International Atomic Energy Agency last week, the speaker said on Thursday. Full Story »

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea Wednesday questioned North Korea's calls for a peace treaty with the United States, declaring its real aim is to buy time to make more nuclear weapons. Full Story »

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday the Islamic state will produce 20 percent enriched fuel for its nuclear reactors, state television reported. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - North Korea will mothball its nuclear weapons for a billion dollars a year, Iran will not build nukes at all and Middle East peace is just round the corner, at least according to one game theorist courted by the CIA. Full Story »

BEIJING - China said Tuesday that more dialogue, not sanctions, is needed to resolve the issue of Iran's nuclear program. Full Story »

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday urged accelerated diplomacy to solve the Iran nuclear issue, saying sanctions are "not the goal," despite Western outrage at Tehran's newly unveiled plans to expand uranium enrichment. Full Story »

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's plans to build 10 nuclear enrichment plants are unacceptable and may lead the international community to ratchet up the pressure on Tehran to halt the program, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Monday. Full Story »

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran sees little point in staying in the Non-Proliferation Treaty, a senior official said on Monday, a day after Iran announced plans to build 10 more nuclear sites in a swipe at growing pressure to rein in atomic activity. Full Story »

Istanbul, Turkey - One day after announcing plans for 10 new nuclear sites, Iran is sending mixed messages about its membership in the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Full Story »

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran had no intention of building 10 new nuclear facilities until it was strongly rebuked by the U.N. nuclear watchdog over its nuclear activities, a top official said Monday. Full Story »

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's president has transferred authority over the nation's nuclear weapons to the prime ministership, as the unpopular leader tries to deflect growing criticism he has too much power. Full Story »

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's parliament could move to reduce Tehran's cooperation level with the U.N. nuclear agency watchdog if the West continues to pressure the Islamic state over its nuclear program, speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday. Full Story »

MINOT, N.D. - The sign over the main gate at Minot Air Force Base brags, "Only the Best Come North." Full Story »

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - President Asif Ali Zardari gave up control of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal Saturday in a bid to fend off mounting pressures threatening to weaken his rule further and complicate the war on the Taliban. Full Story »

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog voted Friday to rebuke Iran for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret but Tehran rejected the move as "intimidation" which would poison its negotiations with world powers. Full Story »