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The United States and Russia are unlikely to finish a pact to cut Cold War arsenals of nuclear weapons by a December 5 deadline but still aim to close the deal by year-end, Russian and U.S. sources said Friday.
Japan's new government, already bickering with the United States about the location of a Marine air station on Okinawa, appears intent on revealing evidence of a decades-old secret pact between Tokyo and Washington that allowed U.S. ships and aircraft to carry nuclear weapons on stopovers in Japan.
TOKYO, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The details of a secret agreement with the United States allowing nuclear weapons in Japan will be released in January, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada says.
Can the Right War Be Won? By Steven Simon , Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Foreign Affairs Article July/August 2009 Israel would regard any expansion of nuclear weapons capability within its region as an intolerable threat to its survival.
JERUSALEM - With cutting-edge anti-missile systems and two new submarines that can carry nuclear weapons, Israel is readying a new generation of armaments designed to defend...
In 1981, while debating the victor of a hypothetical matchup of two prizefighters, A and B, the boxing promoter Bob Arum insisted that Fighter B would win. When a reporter pointed out that the previous night Arum insisted Fighter A would win, the promoter.
Iran said Tuesday it was not prepared to ship most of its enriched stockpile out of the country, effectively rejecting a plan designed to delay its ability to build a nuclear weapon.
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was welcomed to the White House this morning by President Barack Obama for a state visit where the two leaders will have discussions on curbing nuclear weapons, climate change and trade.
, November 24, 2009 (ENS) - President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today reaffirmed the global strategic partnership between the United States and India and launched a new and greener phase in their relationship.
Six world powers have readied a resolution critical of Iran's nuclear program, diplomats said Tuesday, as Tehran pushed forward its own alternatives to a U.N.-backed plan aimed at preventing it from developing nuclear weapons.
Mapping the impact of a nuclear weapon could help emergency responders plan for the worst.
Tehran (AFP) Nov 24, 2009 - Iran can take legal action against Russia if it fails to honour a deal to supply Tehran with an advanced air defence missile system, a top general said on Tuesday.
Two Air Force wings failed nuclear inspections in November, showing that the service’s nuclear mission still isn’t back on track.The 377th Air Base Wing and 498th Nuclear Systems Wing, both at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., received grades of unsatisfactory from Air Force Materiel Command and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency [DTRA] for problems in personnel reliability, maintenance operations ...
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged to work with the U.S. in securing Afghanistan and curbing the spread of nuclear weapons the day before he was to be welcomed by President Barack Obama to the White House at a state dinner.
It was Nov. 2. Five friends trudged four hours onto the nuclear weapons naval base at Kitsap-Bangor, Wash. Their destination: SWFPAC, the Strategic Weapons Facility-Pacific.
Iran has begun military exercises simulating a defense against any attack on its nuclear facilities. The United States and Israel have not ruled out a military option should negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program fail.
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