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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.
TOKYO, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Japanese officials have decided to admit the country has had a secret nuclear weapons pact with the United States since 1960, sources say.
Patrick Moore calls the push for nuclear energy a "worldwide phenomenon," with 53 nuclear energy plants being built across the globe. He says nuclear energy is clean, safe and creates jobs. And the co-founder and former director of Greenpeace, an environmental activist group opposed to nuclear energy said he made a mistake early on by opposing nuclear energy. "Our main focus then was to stop ...
Large-Scale, Weeklong Games Intended to Show Country Wouldn't Abandon Nuclear Facilities if Attacked
Brussels (AFP) Nov 20, 2009 - Major world powers expressed disappointment Friday that Iran has "not responded positively" to a plan for resolving the standoff over its nuclear programme or agreed to new talks.
Taipei (AFP) Nov 21, 2009 - Taiwan's Premier Wu Den-yih has urged China to remove missiles targeting the island to pave the way for peace talks between the formal arch-rivals, a report said Saturday.
If a nuclear weapon were detonated in a metropolitan area, how large would the affected area be? Where should first responders first go?
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has spent $230 million to develop a better technology for detecting smuggled nuclear bombs but has had to stop deploying the new machines because the United States has run out of a crucial raw material, say experts.
A group of US experts on Korean affairs will visit Pyongyang Saturday for talks with policy makers regarding North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, a news report said.
LOS ANGELES — The military’s top officer in charge of nuclear weapons issued a warning Thursday about the state of the nation’s nuclear programs, saying that new nuclear weapons need to be developed and lamenting the declining numbers of nuclear experts and scientists.Calling the nuclear arsenal the foundation of the nation’s strategic deterrence capability, Gen. Kevin Chilton, commander of U.S ...
by Hugh O'Shaughnessy The United States is massively building up its potential for nuclear and non-nuclear strikes in Latin America and the Caribbean by acquiring unprecedented freedom of action in seven new military, naval and air bases in Colombia. The development - and the reaction of Latin American leaders to it - is further exacerbating America's already fractured relationship with much of ...
Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute.
An independent panel says the United States can extend the life of aging nuclear weapons for decades with existing programs, a finding that activists contend means there's no need for the nation to design replacements for the nuclear arsenal.
BRUSSELS | Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute. A European Union official said there was no mention of imposing sanctions against Iran for its refusal to halt nuclear enrichment ...
An independent panel says the U.S. can extend the life of aging nuclear weapons for decades with existing programs.
President Obama said Thursday the United States has begun talking with allies about fresh punishment against Iran for defying efforts to halt its nuclear weapons pursuits.
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