Vitaly Ginzburg Dies at 93; Worked on Soviet H-Bomb
New York Times - 22 minutes agoMr. Ginzburg, a Russian physicist, helped develop the first Soviet hydrogen bomb and went on to win the Nobel Prize.
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Report: US to send envoy to North Korea for nuclear talks - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 10, 1:49 am ETWashington - US President Barack Obama is to send a top diplomat to North Korea for discussions aimed at resuming international disarmament talks with Pyongyang, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The report, which cited senior US officials, came ...
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Nobel-winning Russian physicist dies at 93
The Standard-Times - Tue Nov 10, 12:17 am ETThe Associated Press
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Nobel Prize Winning Inventor Of The H-Bomb Dies At 93
redOrbit - Mon Nov 9, 3:18 pm ETVitaly Ginzburg, one of the creators of the Soviet hydrogen bomb and later a Nobel Prize-winning Russian physicist, died in Moscow on Sunday at the age of 93, The Associated Press reported.The Russian Academy of Sciences said on Monday that Ginzburg died late Sunday of cardiac arrest.Ginsburg and two other scientists won the 2003 Nobel Prize in physics for their contribution to theories on ...
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We do not need help guarding nukes: Pakistani general
Space War - Mon Nov 9, 11:49 pm ETIslamabad (AFP) Nov 9, 2009 - Pakistan's military chief on Monday said that his country did not need any foreign help in guarding its nuclear facilities because they were already well protected.
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US likely to send envoy to Pyongyang: official
Space War - Mon Nov 9, 11:49 pm ETWashington (AFP) Nov 9, 2009 - The United States is "likely" to decide soon to send special envoy Stephen Bosworth to North Korea in a bid to jumpstart denuclearization talks, a senior US official said Monday.
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Physicist Vitaly Ginzburg Dies at age 93
Universe Today - Mon Nov 9, 3:13 pm ETVitaly Ginzburg, a Russian physicist and Nobel laureate, died yesterday of cardiac arrest. He was 93 years old. Ginzburg shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on superconductors, but contributed to many other fields of study, including quantum theory, astrophysics, radio-astronomy and diffusion of cosmic radiation in the Earth's atmosphere. In addition, [...]
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Nobel-prize winning Russian physicist Vitaly Ginzburg dies at 93
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Mon Nov 9, 6:45 am ETMOSCOW - Vitaly Ginzburg, a Nobel-prize winning Russian physicist and one of the fathers of Soviet hydrogen bomb, has died in Moscow. He was 93. The Russian Academy of Sciences says Ginzburg died late Sunday of a cardiac arrest.
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How to Halt the Spread of Nukes – Part I
YaleGlobal - Mon Nov 9, 3:17 pm ETLOS ANGELES: Since entering office, Barack Obama has made global nuclear disarmament a center piece of his long-term foreign policy agenda.
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Five Arrested for Breaking Into Navy Base
The Kitsap Sun - Mon Nov 9, 2:31 pm ETBANGOR — Five protestors associated with an international peace movement were arrested Monday after cutting through three security fences to reach an area where nuclear missiles are stored at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. Cited on suspicion of trespassing and destruction of government property were Bill Bischel, 81, a Catholic priest from Tacoma; Anne Montgomery, 83, a nun from New York; Susan ...
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More Russia and Eurasia Pages
Heritage Foundation - Mon Nov 9, 5:32 pm ETAbstract: Russia still considers the United States its "principal adversary." Moscow relies on its nuclear weapons to compensate for its inferiority in conventional power relative to the U.S., NATO, and China.
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US, Russia continue arms reduction talks in Geneva
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 12:04 pm ETGeneva - The United States and Russia on Monday began another round of talks over nuclear disarmament in the Swiss city of Geneva, with diplomatic sources saying the talks could continue into mid-December. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, speaking ...
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Nuke myth blows up: The West must stop pretending that Iran might compromise
New York Daily News - Sun Nov 8, 9:01 pm ETThe single greatest threat to peace and stability in the world is Iran's headlong rush to gain nuclear weapons.
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U.S. optimistic about new nuclear weapons treaty with Russia
Washington Post - Sun Nov 8, 12:00 am ETAfter months of negotiations with Russia, Obama administration officials are hopeful about a breakthrough -- possibly this week -- that would enable the two sides to sign a successor to their most extensive nuclear weapons treaty before it expires Dec. 5.
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Leaders, experts discuss Iran’s political future at summit
The Diamondback - Mon Nov 9, 1:12 am ETIn the wake of Iran’s contentious summer elections and recent disclosures about the country’s nuclear programs have shifted perceptions both domestically and internationally, leaving experts to debate the country’s future course of actio...
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In Nuclear War of Words, U.S. Loses
The Emory Wheel - Mon Nov 9, 1:11 am ETIn his address to the United Nations last week, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country wouldn't be a "puppet for the United States," and repeatedly threatened President George W. Bush.
