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 ...
Posted on 9/30/12 at 8:22 PM
Report: Gates sent White House memo on Iran policy 
A memo from Defense Secretary Robert Gates to the White House warned that the United States lacks a nimble long-term plan for dealing with Iran’s nuclear program, according to a published report.
By Associated Press , April 18, 2010
Nuke deployments to be studied ’til 2012
A new nuclear weapons strategy unveiled by the Obama administration includes two years of studies into how many intercontinental ballistic missiles should remain in silos scattered across Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota.
By Associated Press , April 06, 2010
Obama calls nuke terrorism the top threat to US
Rewriting America’s nuclear strategy, the White House on Tuesday announced a fundamental shift that calls the spread of atomic weapons to rogue states or terrorists a worse threat than the nuclear Armageddon feared during the Cold War.
By Robert Burns and Anne Flaherty , April 06, 2010
Officials say U.S. and Russia to seal arms deal
The accord, the first major arms control agreement in a generation between the two former Cold War adversaries, is expected to cut the number of long-range nuclear weapons held by each side to about 1,500 and sharply slash the number of missiles and other delivery vehicles.
By Douglas Birch , March 26, 2010
UN nuke agency worried Iran may be working on arms
A report from the International Atomic Energy Agency today appears to contradict an assessment from 2003 that Iran suspended enriching uranium to create a nuclear warhead.
By George Jahn , February 18, 2010
Iran claims new success in uranium enrichment
Though Iran says it has successfully enriched uranium to a higher level, Prsident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his nation has no intention of building nuclear weapons. The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions.
By Nasser Karimi and Ali Akbar Dareini , February 11, 2010
AROUND NORTH DAKOTA: Nuke chief at Minot base ... Vandals spur parks security ... New Basin power line ... more
The commander of the Global Strike Command has scheduled a busy day today, with visits to the nation’s three nuclear bomb wings — in Louisiana, North Dakota and Missouri.
By Associated Press , February 01, 2010
Diplomats: Iran censured at UN nuclear meeting
UPDATED 12:54 P.M.The resolution was endorsed by six world powers — the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany — reflecting a rare measure of unity on Iran. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the resolution "the strongest and most definitive statement yet made by the countries who are very worried about nuclear ambitions on the part of Iran."
By George Jahn , November 27, 2009
North Korea raises threat to get U.S. into direct talks
North Korea said today 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.
By Jae-Soon Chang , November 03, 2009
South Korea’s top diplomat urges North Korea to disarm
South Korea’s foreign minister pressed North Korea to take real steps toward nuclear disarmament and immediately rejoin stalled nuclear talks, expressing doubt Monday over the regime’s latest conciliatory gestures.
By Hyung-Jin Kim , October 19, 2009
Security of Pakistan nuclear weapons questioned
An audacious weekend assault by Islamic militants on Pakistan’s army headquarters is again raising fears of an insurgent attack on the country’s nuclear weapons installation.
By Chris Brummitt and Pamela Hess , October 12, 2009
Iran’s leader: Obama wrong to say nuke site hidden
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president hit back today at President Barack Obama’s accusation that his country had sought to hide its construction of a new nuclear site, arguing that Tehran reported the facility to the U.N. even earlier than required.
By Ali Akbar Dareini , October 03, 2009
Pay dirt: Digging, clues revealed Iranian site
U.S., British and French intelligence agencies had been sitting on their evolving intelligence for several years, waiting for construction at the site to progress far enough to prove Iran intended to use it for illegal weapons work. In recent months, Obama administration officials said, equipment had been moved into the new site, making the case against Iran clearer.
By Pamela Hess and Devlin Barrett , September 28, 2009
Iran tests longest-range missiles
Iran tested its longest-range missiles today, capping two days of war games meant to show the country is ready for any military threat at a time when it is under intense international pressure to fully disclose its nuclear activities.
By Ali Akbar Dareini , September 28, 2009
Iran official says nuke facility visit will be allowed
Obama offers 'serious, meaningful dialogue' or grave consequences President Barack Obama is offering Iran "a serious, meaningful dialogue" over its disputed nuclear program, while warning Tehran of grave consequences from a united global front.
By Associated Press , September 26, 2009
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