NUCLEAR WEAPONS
THE NEW FORTY The state of the homeland's security...
Billions have been spent on securing the homeland in the past decade. Apparently, the government forgot about securing one important facility in the homeland, which in my mind calls into question the ...
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U.S., Britain, Canada hits Iran with new sanctions 
Thwarted internationally, the Obama administration cobbled together a new set of best-available sanctions against Iran on Monday that underlined its limited capacity to force Tehran to halt its suspected nuclear weapons program. The U.S. action was coordinated with Britain and Canada, but not with countries such as Russia and China that have far greater economic investments in the Islamic republic.
By Bradley Klapper , November 21, 2011
GOP contenders argue on Afghanistan, Iran, torture
Unsparing in their criticism of President Barack Obama, Republican presidential hopefuls disagreed in campaign debate Saturday night about the right course in Afghanistan, the use of waterboarding and the wisdom of a pre-emptive military strike to prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon.
By Kasie Hunt , November 12, 2011
Iran's president says his country not retreating 'one iota' from nuke program
VIDEOS: Bottom of articlePresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed today that Iran won't retreat "one iota" from its nuclear program, denying claims that it seeks atomic weapons. Key ally Russia gave the Islamic Republic a major boost, rejecting tighter sanctions despite a U.N. watchdog report detailing suspected arms-related advances.
By Ali Akbar Dareini , November 09, 2011
U.N. investigators: New signs that Syria got nuclear arms technology via Pakistan merchant
United Nations investigators have identified a previously unknown complex in Syria that bolsters suspicions that the Syrian government worked with A.Q. Khan, the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb, to acquire technology that could make nuclear arms.
By Desmond Butler and George Jahn , November 01, 2011
Most powerful nuclear bomb in U.S. being disassembled
The last of the nation's most powerful nuclear bombs — a weapon hundreds of times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima — is being disassembled nearly half a century after it was put into service at the height of the Cold War.
By Betsy Blaney , October 25, 2011
Report: North Korea reported ready to halt nuclear missile tests if talks resume
North Korea is ready to impose a moratorium on nuclear missile tests if international talks on its nuclear program resume, a spokesman for Russia's president said today after talks between the two leaders at a Siberian military base.
By Mansur Mirovalev , August 24, 2011
U.S. to weigh North Korea's seriousness at talks
U.S. officials will be looking for clear signs that North Korea is serious about giving up its nuclear weapon programs in exchange for improved relations with Washington during two days of talks beginning today.
By Edith M. Lederer , July 28, 2011
Syria to end nuclear secrecy
In a major turnaround, Syria is pledging full cooperation with U.N. attempts to probe strong evidence that it secretly built a reactor that could have been used to make nuclear arms, according to a confidential document shared with The Associated Press on Sunday.
By George Jahn , May 29, 2011
Hill panel limits Obama's authority on nukes
A House panel voted Wednesday to limit President Barack Obama's authority to reduce the nation's nuclear arsenal and implement a U.S.-Russia arms control treaty overwhelmingly approved by the Senate last December.
By Donna Cassata , May 11, 2011
Russia's Medvedev signs ratification of nuke pact with U.S.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Friday signed the ratification of a nuclear arms cut pact with the United States, the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's efforts to reset ties with Moscow.
By Associated Press , January 28, 2011
United Nations lifts Iraq nuclear weapons sanctions
The U.N. Security Council today lifted sanctions that barred Iraq from acquiring weapons of mass destruction and pursuing a civilian nuclear program, in a symbolic step to restore the country to the international standing it held before Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
By Edith M. Lederer , December 15, 2010
Radioactive rabbit trapped at nuclear reservation
A radioactive rabbit was trapped on the Hanford nuclear reservation, and Washington state health workers have been searching for contaminated rabbit droppings.
By Associated Press , November 05, 2010
Abnormal radiation detected near Korean border
Abnormal radiation was detected near the inter-Korean border days after North Korea claimed last month to have achieved a nuclear technology breakthrough, South Korea's Science Ministry said today.
By Hyung-Jin Kim , June 21, 2010
UN approves new sanctions against Iran
The U.N. Security Council has approved new sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear program that target the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard, ballistic missiles, and nuclear-related investments.
By Associated Press , June 09, 2010
Iran nuclear conference urges Israel to join NPT
Participants in an international disarmament conference in Iran say a nuclear weapons-free Middle East requires Israel to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
By Associated Press , April 18, 2010
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