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New Photos Reveal Secret Iran Missile Site

Tehran 5 years from long-range weapon, spy pics suggest

Apr 11, 08 1:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - New satellite photographs reveal Iran's hastened production of long-range missiles, the Times of London reports, and in a previously unknown site capable of hitting Europe. Experts say an increasingly fractious Tehran looks to be about five years away from developing a ballistic missile—in line with the recent American intelligence... More »

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Iran • nuclear program • nuclear facilities • ballistic missile program

Syria Rebuilds Mystery Structure

New building goes up on suspected nuclear site bombed by Israel

Jan 12, 08 11:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Syria appears to be rebuilding on the site of a suspected nuclear reactor Israeli bombers destroyed in September, the New York Times reports. The new building, shown in satellite photographs to have the same footprint, is not expected to be a reactor, but there are concerns that it could cover... More »

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Israel • Syria • nuclear • International Atomic Energy Agency • nuclear inspections • nuclear facilities • airstrike

North Korea Still Balking Over Nuke
Shutdown

Action slow until aid comes through: officials

Dec 27, 07 3:17 AM CST
(Newser) - North Korea is still dragging its feet in disabling its nuclear program, Reuters reports. The slowdown, which began last week, is due to delays in delivery of energy aid promised to North Korea as part of a deal reached earlier this year, authorities said. "We have no choice... More »

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North Korea • nuclear • Pyongyang • nuclear facilities • nuclear disarmament • plutonium

North Korea Stalling on Nuke Deal

Nation refuses to remove nuke cooling tower before enjoying benefits

Dec 24, 07 4:15 AM CST
(Newser) - North Korea is balking at US demands that it demolish a cooling tower at its main nuclear complex and get rid of unused fuel, the AP reports. Officials insist they want the benefits from the next stage of the disarmament deal first. The US warns that North Korea could restart... More »

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North Korea • diplomacy • sanctions • nuclear facilities • denuclearisation

Hackers Breach Security at 2 US
Nuclear Labs

Personal info exposed at Oak Ridge; damage unclear at Los Alamos

Dec 7, 07 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - A US nuclear lab has been the target of a coordinated cyberattack that may have exposed the personal information of thousands of visitors, reports ABC News. Hackers broke into the nonclassified part of the computer system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a research facility in Tennessee, and made over 1,... More »

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nuclear facilities • cybercrime • hacking • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Russia Rips
US Missile
Defense Offer

White House proposal is still 'unilateral,' says defense minister

Nov 27, 07 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - American and Russian plans to collaborate on a missile defense program suffered another blow today as Russia's foreign minister blasted American offers as "a significant rollback" from earlier promises. US proposals amounted to a "unilateral" American effort that would seek help and information from Russia, and no more,... More »

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Russia • Condoleezza Rice • Vladimir Putin • missile defense system • nuclear facilities

US Places Diplomat
in N. Korea

First Pyongyang official lays groundwork for permanent presence

Nov 26, 07 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Washington has had a "permanent" diplomat stationed in Pyongyang since mid-month, a source tells the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo, marking the first time a US official has been assigned full-time to North Korea. The move is seen as a precursor to possible normalization of relations between the... More »

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North Korea • Pyongyang • Yongbyon • diplomat • Kim Jong Il • nuclear facilities • Koryo Hotel • liaison office • 1994 Geneva Accords

Holes Emerge in Secret US Shield of Pakistan Nukes

Pakistan refusing to share information

Nov 18, 07 9:14 AM CST
(Newser) - The US has secretly spent $100 million to safeguard Pakistan's nuclear weapons, but some officials fear protections may have been undermined by Pakistan's reluctance to share information. The aid, buried in a secret part of the budget, was intended to improve nuclear safety, reports the New York Times. But... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • nuclear weapons • Islamic extremists • nuclear facilities

US Team to Disable Nuke Plant

Disabling North Korea's nuclear complex at Yongbyon should take several months

Nov 1, 07 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US team arrived in Pyongyang today and is to begin disabling North Korea's nuclear complex this week—a process which experts say will zap plutonium production for at least a year, but falls short of destruction. North Korea has agreed to abandon its nuclear program in exchange for 1... More »

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North Korea • nuclear weapons • nuclear facilities

Deal Struck, Kim Will Dismantle Nuke Plants

Pyongyang to detail activities; expected to get off US terror list

Oct 3, 07 10:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kim Jong-Il has reportedly agreed in six-party talks to begin disabling his nuclear facilities and revealing program details. In return—though not part of the agreement—the US will fast-track North Korea's removal from its terrorism list. The terms show new flexibility from a waning Bush administration, as well as... More »

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Bush administration • North Korea • Japan • US • nuclear inspections • Kim Jong Il • nuclear facilities • six party talks

VP Mulled Israeli Strike on Iran

Israel would have bombed nuke facilities —and still might

Sep 23, 07 6:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dick Cheney considered encouraging Israel to launch an air strike on Iran, Reuters reports,  citing a Newsweek claim that Cheney saw the strike as drawing retailation that would, in turn, draw the US into a war. Cheney adviser David Wurmser is said to have disclosed the discussions. More »

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Iran • United Nations • Dick Cheney • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • David Wurmser • nuclear facilities

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