Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire near border
AP - 15 minutes agoA badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South Korean naval vessel along their disputed western coast, South Korean officials said.
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Phyllis Bennis: 'A World Without Nuclear Weapons' Might Still Be Possible
The Huffington Post - Wed Nov 4, 11:52 am ETAchieving what Obama calls a "world without nuclear weapons" means more than just talking. It also means recognizing -- and implementing -- Washington's own NPT obligations to disarm.
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Russ Wellen: When Will the U.S. and Russia Stop Acting Like It's Still the Cold War?
The Huffington Post - Wed Nov 4, 11:38 am ETUnless nuclear states can shed the Cold War mentality once and for all, it's hard to be optimistic about the long-terms prospects for disarmament.
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Evangelical, Jewish Leaders Call for Sanctions Against Iran
The Christian Post - Wed Nov 4, 3:15 pm ETEvangelical Christian and Jewish leaders are calling for immediate sanctions against Iran to discourage the government from developing nuclear weapons.
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Exiled group says Iranian nuclear site needs check
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 3, 10:00 am ETAn exiled Iranian opposition group called on the U.N. nuclear agency Tuesday to waste no time in examining a hidden site near Tehran that it claims is used to help build nuclear detonators.
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North Korea can now build one more nuclear bomb
The Christian Science Monitor - Tue Nov 3, 7:06 pm ETNorth Korea said Tuesday that it has reprocessed 8,000 nuclear fuel rods – perhaps enough to build another nuclear bomb. US officials say this was a violation of North Korea's commitments to nuclear disarmament talks.
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NKorea raises threat to get US into direct talks
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 3, 7:16 am ETNorth Korea said Tuesday it has reprocessed 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods and extracted enough plutonium to bolster its atomic stockpile, raising the stakes in an apparent effort to push the U.S. into direct negotiations.
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Half Half: Iran and Its Uranium Problems
New America Media - Wed Nov 4, 6:07 am ETLet Iran keep half its own enriched uranium and send other half to Russia for enrichment
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Iran Nukes: Outgoing Intel's Top Concern
ABC News - Tue Nov 3, 4:45 pm ETAlso confirms release of bin Laden's son from Iranian custody.
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ElBaradei issues call to action
UPI - Tue Nov 3, 4:35 pm ETUNITED NATIONS, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- IAEA Director General Mohammad ElBaradei praised the political will to embrace nuclear disarmament but stressed the importance of diplomacy and development.
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N.Korea 'has produced more bomb-making plutonium'
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 3, 4:46 am ETNorth Korea announced Tuesday it has produced more plutonium for its atomic weapons programme, a day after threatening to "go its own way" unless Washington agrees to direct talks on the nuclear standoff.
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N. Korea claims it can make additional atomic bombs
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Wed Nov 4, 12:26 am ETSEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea claimed yesterday that it has weaponized more plutonium for atomic bombs, a day after warning Washington to agree quickly to direct talks or face the prospect of a growing North Korean nuclear arsenal.
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On Iran and North Korea, Obama's nuclear-free vision is at stake
The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 3, 4:00 am ETOne year after his election, Barack Obama appears no closer to his big hope for a legacy as US president: A determined global effort for a world with zero atomic weapons.
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NKorea: more fuel for nuclear bomb produced
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 3, 3:33 am ETNorth Korea has produced more plutonium to make nuclear weapons, official media said Tuesday, a day after the communist state threatened to "go its own way" unless Washington agrees to direct talks.
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NKorea claims to expand arsenal of atomic bombs
Nevada Appeal - Wed Nov 4, 7:30 am ETNKorea claims to expand arsenal of atomic bombs By JAE-SOON CHANG Associated Press Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea claimed Tuesday that it has successfully weaponized more plutonium for atomic bombs, a day after warning Washington to agree quickly to direct talks or face the prospect of a growing North Korean nuclear arsenal. The announcement underlined Pyongyang's impatience over ...
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Another SAC Sack
Strategy Page - Wed Nov 4, 5:33 am ETNovember 4, 2009: For the second time in less than a year, the U.S. Air Force has relieved the commander of a combat wing. This time it was the 5th Bomb Wing, a B-52 outfit. Previously, the commander of one of the three Minuteman ICBM wings was relieved.
