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nuclear disarmament stories: 35 news summaries

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 North Korea Tests 5 
 Missiles: Report 

Short-range test comes despite seemingly warmer relations with South, US

Oct 12, 09 11:03 AM CDT
(AP) - North Korea fired five short-range missiles off its east coast today, news reports said, even as South Korea proposed working-level talks with its communist neighbor. South Korea's Yonhap news agency, citing an unidentified South Korean government official, said the North test-fired the surface-to-surface KN-02 rockets from mobile launch pads. More »

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Hillary Clinton • North Korea • South Korea • nuclear weapons • missile • Kim Jong Il • nuclear disarmament • short-range missiles

UN SUMMIT


 Brown Eyes 
 Nuke Bank, 
 Will Cut 
 Sub Fleet  

British PM seeks reductions, but rejects complete nuclear disarmament

Sep 23, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gordon Brown takes the stage at the United Nations today with an eye toward nuclear disarmament, reports the BBC, and he'll begin by offering to cut Britain's fleet of Trident nuclear submarines from four to three. While the British PM maintains full nuclear disarmament isn't an option, in an op-ed... More »

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Gordon Brown • nuclear weapons • submarine • Britain • UN General Assembly • nuclear disarmament • UN Security Council

OPINION

 Obama Set to 
 Bankrupt US, 
 Appease Foes 

Wrongheaded policies to be on display at UN, G20 meetings

Sep 22, 09 7:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's agenda can be summed up as "beggar thy neighbor, bankrupt thy country, and appease thy foe," as can be seen in his plans for summit meetings this week, Bret Stephens writes in the Wall Street Journal. The president chairs a UN Security Council meeting on... More »

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Iran • United Nations • summit • protectionism • nuclear disarmament • economic stimulus package • G20 • appeasement • Obama administration • President Obama

 Obama to 
 Pentagon: 
 Scale Back 
 Nuke Arsenal 

President rejects Defense review, plans international deal

Sep 21, 09 7:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama rejected the first draft of a Pentagon report on the US nuclear arsenal and is demanding a radical review ahead of deep cuts, according to the Guardian. The president, whose stated goal is the complete abolition of nuclear weapons, wants to see a range of options: cutting the... More »

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Barack Obama • United Nations • Pentagon • nuclear weapons • Department of Defense • nuclear disarmament • nuclear arsenal

(Newser) - The tentative thaw continues in North Korea relations. On the heels of Bill Clinton's trip, Bill Richardson hosted two high-ranking officials from the North today at the governor's mansion in New Mexico and declared that Pyongyang is sending a "positive vibration" about detente. “What I sense was, one,... More »

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North Korea • Bill Richardson • New Mexico • Bill Clinton • Pyongyang • governor • nuclear disarmament

(AP) - President Barack Obama said he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are countering "a sense of drift" in relations between their nations with preliminary agreement Monday to reduce the world's two largest nuclear stockpiles to as few as 1,500 warheads each. "We must lead by example, and that's... More »

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Russia • Barack Obama • summit • nuclear disarmament • Dmitry Medvedev

(Newser) - Barack Obama arrived in Moscow today, for a trip intended to “reset” relations that have been frosty since the Georgia conflict, the New York Times reports. The US president laid a wreath at Russia’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, before meeting Dmitry Medvedev for negotiations. Obama’s... More »

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Russia • Barack Obama • missile defense system • nuclear disarmament • Dmitry Medvedev

Russia Agrees to Let US Use Airspace for Afghan War

Deal on supply lines forged ahead of Obama's Russian visit

Jul 4, 09 5:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia has agreed to let American planes transporting troops and equipment to Afghanistan fly over its airspace, the BBC reports. The deal will be officially announced next week when President Obama visits Moscow. Volatility affecting supply lines through Pakistan and Central Asia made securing such an agreement one of Obama's... More »

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Afghanistan • Russia • Vladimir Putin • US military • nuclear disarmament • Dmitry Medvedev • Afghanistan war • President Obama • supply route

 We'll Dump Nukes If 
 Everybody Does: Putin 

German leader echoes 'global zero' aim

Jun 10, 09 12:46 PM CDT
(AP) - Russian PM Vladimir Putin says his country is willing to abandon nuclear weapons if the US and all other nuclear-armed countries do the same. Putin was speaking at a meeting with Germany's foreign minister, who said earlier that the idea of scrapping nuclear arms altogether was a real prospect. The... More »

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Russia • Germany • Vladimir Putin • nuclear disarmament • nuclear arsenal • President Obama

 Obama Pitches 
 Nuke Drawdown, 
 Slams Korean Launch 

Pledges 'concrete steps' from US; says new treaty in the works

Apr 5, 09 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama laid out his vision for a worldwide nuclear drawdown before a vast audience in Prague today, the New York Times reports, taking the opportunity to lambaste North Korea's rocket test yesterday and urge the UN Security Council to punish Pyongyang. “This provocation underscores the need for action,... More »

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nuclear weapons • Prague • speech • nuclear disarmament • Obama administration • President Obama

 Obama Sets 
 No-Nukes Goal 
 at Town-Hall 
 Forum in France 

Calls for renewed Europe-US partnership

Apr 3, 09 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama told a European audience today that he’s set sights on "a world without nuclear weapons,” the AP reports. Obama opened a town-hall meeting in France with the declaration, saying he would outline details in Prague in the coming days. "The spread of nuclear weapons... More »

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Europe • France • speech • town hall meeting • nuclear disarmament • President Obama

OPINION

'Naive' Hillary Underestimates North Korea

Pyongyang can't be trusted with any nuclear program, says Bolton

Feb 18, 09 8:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has embarked on an Asian tour armed with Bush-administration rhetoric and precious little understanding of the gravity of the North Korean situation, writes John R.  Bolton in a Los Angeles Times op-ed. The secretary of state is attempting to gain further support for American efforts to block... More »

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Hillary Clinton • North Korea • Asia • John Bolton • WMD • nuclear disarmament • weapons of mass destruction

Clinton Tells N. Korea to Scrap Nukes for Peace Deal

Obama administration willing to aim for permanent peace

Feb 14, 09 10:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Before heading to Asia tomorrow on her first trip as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton sent a clear message to North Korea: Scrap the nukes, drop the war talk, and reap the benefits of better relations with the US, CNN reports. Pyongyang's nuclear program is “the most acute challenge... More »

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Hillary Clinton • North Korea • South Korea • Asia • nuclear program • nuclear disarmament

OPINION

 West Should Buy Out 
 Pakistan's Nukes 

Trading needed aid dollars for elimination of WMDs would be cheap compared to bailout

Dec 16, 08 4:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal has done nothing to steady its economy or deter terrorism, Bret Stephens notes in the Wall Street Journal—so why not sell it to the West? Pakistan has already lobbied for economic aid; for eliminating “its entire nuclear stockpile and the industrial base that sustains... More »

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Pakistan • nuclear weapons • nuclear disarmament • Asif Ali Zardari • nuclear arsenal • international aid • President Obama • economic aid

N. Korea Talks Stumble Over Rules for Probing Nukes

Pyongyang balks at demands over verification

Dec 10, 08 2:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Talks to curb North Korea’s nuclear-weapons activities have stalled over rules for investigating its programs, Reuters reports. Five other countries have been negotiating with Pyongyang over verifying such activities after North Korea agreed to partially shut down a nuclear complex. “It’s been a very difficult day, indeed... More »

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North Korea • nuclear program • diplomat • nuclear inspections • six party talks • nuclear disarmament

OPINION

 How to Restore 
 World's Trust in US  

Next president must lead globe on disarmament, climate change

Oct 13, 08 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Bush administration has done wide-ranging damage to the US’ international image, pulling out of key treaties and unilaterally invading Iraq. The next president has got some work to do to restore its reputation, particularly in two areas: making a commitment to nuclear nonproliferation and setting a worldwide example in... More »

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climate change • Iran • environment • global warming • nuclear weapons • nuclear disarmament • Kyoto • financial crisis

 N. Korea Restarts 
 Nuke Program 

Pyongyang tells IAEA to remove seals from processing plant

Sep 24, 08 6:40 AM CDT
(AP) - North Korea plans to reactivate its nuclear program and will start reinserting plutonium-producing nuclear material within a week, reports the AP. Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, said that his inspectors removed all agency seals and surveillance equipment from the country's main nuclear facility.... More »

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North Korea • IAEA • Yongbyon • nuclear program • six party talks • nuclear disarmament • plutonium • Mohamed ElBaradei

Seoul: N. Korea  
Is Rebuilding 
Nuclear Plant

US blamed for not removing Pyongyang from state terror list

Sep 3, 08 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Korea today claimed Pyongyang is restoring its nuclear facilities, just days after stopping disablement work, the AP reports. North Korea blames America for not holding up its end of the deal by failing to follow through on a June promise to reward nuclear disarmament progress by removing it from... More »

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North Korea • nuclear • Yongbyon • nuclear disarmament • state sponsored terrorism

 N. Korea
 Suspends
 Nuclear
 Shutdown

Country threatens to restore weapons plant to working order

Aug 26, 08 6:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea has halted the disablement of its nuclear facilities and says it may restore a reactor that can make material for atomic weapons, Reuters reports. Analysts say the move, which follows a visit to arch-enemy South Korea by pseudo-ally and Chinese President Hu Jintao, appears to be an effort... More »

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North Korea • Yongbyon • Hu Jintao • nuclear facilities • nuclear disarmament • nuclear missiles • Lee Myung-bak

OPINION

Nuke Advantage Emboldened Putin's Russia

US disarmament partly to blame for Georgia war, says Schoenfeld

Aug 21, 08 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Diplomats and pundits have debated what led Russia to attack Georgia so forcefully, pointing to everything from newfound economic strength to a sense of national humiliation. But Gabriel Schoenfeld, editor at neoconservative magazine Commentary, has another explanation: it's Russia's growing nuclear advantage, especially with short-range arms, that has "helped... More »

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Russia • NATO • Vladimir Putin • nuclear weapons • Georgia • Cold War • nuclear disarmament • nuclear arsenal • George W. Bush • neoconservatves

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