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President Barack Obama's envoy for North Korea makes a rare visit to the reclusive communist state on Tuesday pursuing a mission analysts say has little chance of breaking the stalemate over Pyongyang's nuclear arms program.
Supporters of a unique but expensive new uranium processing facility in Oak Ridge outnumbered the opponents in public hearings held earlier this month, according to officials at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran approved plans Sunday to build 10 industrial scale uranium enrichment facilities, a dramatic expansion of the program in defiance of U.
Zardari has “divested himself of the powers” of the National Command Authority, presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said, according to the official Associated Press of Pakistan . The move is a “giant leap forward to empower the elected parliament and the prime minister,” Babar said.
South Korea sees prospects for a US-North Korean meeting next month as "dark" because Pyongyang has yet to promise to return to six-party nuclear disarmament talks, a news report said Sunday.
A conservative Iranian legislator warned Saturday that his country may pull out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty after a U.N. resolution censuring Tehran — a move that could seriously undermine world attempts to prevent Iran from developing atomic weapons.
Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! ALBUQUERQUE — Los Alamos National Laboratory is tearing down a legacy of the Cold War.
November 30, 2009: The government has given control over most of the navy to the more politically reliable Revolutionary Guard.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran approved plans today to build 10 industrial scale uranium enrichment facilities, a dramatic expansion of the program in defiance of U.N. demands it halt enrichment and a move that is likely to significantly heighten tensions with the West.
Iran approved plans Sunday to build 10 new uranium enrichment facilities, a dramatic expansion in defiance of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, days after it demanded Tehran stop construction on one plant and halt all enrichment activities.
The defiant announcement comes only two days after the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency censured Tehran, demanding it immediately stop construction of a newly revealed nuclear facility near the holy city of Qom.
The plan to build 10 new sites is an expansion of the program in defiance of U.N. demands that Iran halt enrichment.
Iran approved plans Sunday to build 10 industrial scale uranium enrichment facilities, a dramatic expansion of the program in
Islamabad (AFP) Nov 28, 2009 - 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.
Zardari, widely unpopular, says he plans to transfer other powers too to the directly elected prime minister. The move comes as an amnesty that shielded him against corruption charges expires. Embroiled in a major crisis that threatens his political future, President Asif Ali Zardari has given up control of Pakistan's nuclear weapons and has pledged to relinquish his power to dissolve parliament.
A conservative Iranian legislator warned Saturday that his country may pull out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty after a U.N. resolution censuring Tehran.
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