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Arms Control
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Speculation grows over Syria site
World |
November 20, 2008
An investigation into a remote Syrian site bombed by Israel 14 months ago has provided no conclusive answers so far, but sparked speculation about the source of trace amounts of radioactive material found at the site. Read more
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Gates’ nuclear warning
National |
October 29, 2008
Unless the United States modernizes its inventory of nuclear weapons and develops a replacement warhead, the atomic arsenal’s long-term safety and reliability will deteriorate, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned Tuesday. Read more
Monday, October 13, 2008
N. Korea to resume dismantling
World |
October 13, 2008
North Korea said Sunday that it was resuming the dismantlement of its nuclear program in response to President Bush’s decision to remove it from a list of nations that sponsor terrorism. Read more
Friday, October 10, 2008
U.S. may take N. Korea off the terrorism list
World |
October 10, 2008
The Bush administration appears poised to provisionally remove North Korea from the State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism, perhaps as soon as Saturday, sources close to the administration said. Read more
Thursday, September 4, 2008
N. Korea makes nuclear moves
World |
September 4, 2008
In a challenge to the Bush administration, North Korea is taking the first steps toward putting back together the nuclear reactor it was dismantling as part of a now-tattered agreement to denuclearize. Read more
Thursday, August 7, 2008
U.S., Russia send mixed message on Iran
World |
August 7, 2008
The United States and Britain said major powers agreed Wednesday to consider more U.N. sanctions against Iran after Tehran failed to freeze its nuclear activities, but Russia said there was no firm deal. Read more
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Iran may face more sanctions
World |
August 6, 2008
Iran delivered a letter to world powers Tuesday but gave no concrete reply to a demand that it freeze its nuclear activity, a defiant step that the United States has warned could lead to more sanctions. Read more
Thursday, July 17, 2008
U.S. plan to meet with Iran heightens debate
World |
July 17, 2008
The Bush administration’s decision to abandon a long-held policy and meet with a top Iranian official on Tehran’s nuclear program has intensified the political debate in Washington about how best to deal with America’s adversaries. Read more
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
U.S. not close to ending missile threat to aircraft
World |
July 9, 2008
A State Department envoy assigned to reduce the worldwide supply of shoulder-fired missiles said Tuesday that missiles traded on the black market remain a potential threat to civilian aircraft. Read more
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Risk to U.S. troops seen if Israel hits Iran
World |
July 3, 2008
The U.S. military’s top officer warned Wednesday that an Israeli airstrike against Iran would make the Middle East more unstable and could add to the stress on overworked American forces in the region. Read more
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Iran nuclear output rising, leader says
World |
April 9, 2008
Ignoring international condemnation, Iran announced Tuesday that it has begun to dramatically increase its capacity to produce enriched uranium and is adding newly developed high-speed centrifuges, which can be used to produce atomic material either for electricity or a nuclear bomb. Read more
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Sadr rejects order to disarm
World |
March 30, 2008
- Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada Sadr on Saturday rejected Iraqi government orders for his supporters to disarm, and a round-the-clock curfew in the capital was extended indefinitely as the bloody standoff between Shiite militiamen and Iraqi and U.S. forces showed no signs of abating. Read more
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Cheney disputes Iran nuclear goal
World |
March 26, 2008
Vice President Dick Cheney charged in an interview released Tuesday that Iran is trying to develop weapons-grade uranium, though international inspectors and U.S. intelligence services have not found evidence of such an effort. Read more
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
U.N. adds new set of Iran sanctions
World |
March 4, 2008
The U.N. Security Council on Monday imposed a third round of sanctions on Iran for its refusal to halt uranium enrichment, even though some members acknowledged that more penalties were unlikely to change Tehran’s mind. Read more
Saturday, January 5, 2008
N. Korea says it has met nuclear criteria
World |
January 5, 2008
American and North Korean officials traded charges Friday over the lagging effort to shut down Pyongyang’s nuclear program, raising new doubts about an initiative that the Bush administration has hoped would yield a rare diplomatic success. Read more
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
N. Korea misses nuclear deadline
World |
January 1, 2008
North Korea blew an important year-end deadline to report details of its nuclear program, a worrying sign that dictator Kim Jong Il is once again stalling on his promises of denuclearization. Read more
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Russian nuclear fuel sent to Iran
World |
December 18, 2007
After years of delay, Russia announced Monday that it had
delivered its first shipment of nuclear fuel to a reactor in southern
Iran, a move Washington had long tried to delay to pressure Tehran
not to pursue its own enrichment program. Read more
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Iranian leader tempers anti-U.S. rhetoric
World |
December 12, 2007
In his first formal news conference since a U.S. intelligence
report last week undercut claims that Iran was secretly developing
nuclear weapons, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad struck an unusually
mild tone Tuesday, calling for dialogue with Washington and forgoing
his usual anti-American and anti-Israeli rhetoric. Read more
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Mullen assures ally on Iran
World |
December 11, 2007
The top U.S. military officer attempted to reassure Israeli
defense leaders Monday that the United States still views Iran as a
serious threat to the Jewish state, even as the Israelis disagree
with an American intelligence finding that Tehran ceased its nuclear
weapons program in 2003. Read more
Friday, December 7, 2007
Washington doves find fault with Iran report too
World |
December 7, 2007
The new U.S. intelligence report that says Iran halted its nuclear
weapons program in 2003 is suddenly raising concerns among the
political center and left, as well as conservatives who have long
called for a hard line against the Islamic Republic. Read more
