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NEWS ABOUT: arms control

arms control stories: 6 news summaries
OPINION

Fashion's Issey Miyake Haunted by Hiroshima

Obama's disarmament talk inspires A-bomb survivor to speak up

Jul 14, 09 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Issey Miyake’s clothes are famous for color and exuberance, but the Japanese designer has a tragic past: He survived the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Miyake has declined to talk about the blast, “preferring to think of things that can be created, not destroyed,” he writes in... More »

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Barack Obama • Japan • nuclear weapons • Hiroshima • peace • arms control • fashion designer • Issey Miyake • President Obama

analysis

Paranoid Russia Poses
Big Test for Obama

President's trip to Moscow will be hard work, no fun

Jul 3, 09 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The last time Barack Obama went to Russia, he and another senator were detained by border guards for hours—and his upcoming trip won't be much fun either, say the editors of the Economist. Russia's economy is beholden to unstable oil and gas prices, the country's mortality rate is spiking,... More »

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nuclear proliferation • Russia • Barack Obama • diplomacy • Moscow • Vladimir Putin • Dmitry Medvedev • arms control

 Obama, Medvedev 
 to Open New Arms Talks 

Obama will meet with Medvedev, announce plan to cut arsenals

Mar 31, 09 9:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama will begin a busy week in Europe tomorrow by announcing that the US and Russia will begin talks to reduce their nuclear arsenals by about a third to 1,500 warheads apiece, the New York Times reports. Obama will meet with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev on the sidelines... More »

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Russia • Dmitry Medvedev • arms control • Start Treaty • President Obama

Obama Seeks Deal With
Russia to Slash Nuclear Arms

Talks could reduce stockpiles by 80%

Feb 3, 09 8:11 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama plans to restart aggressive talks with Russia aimed at reducing both nations' nuclear arsenals by 80% to 1,000 warheads each, the Times of London reports. Obama will set up a special White House office to oversee the talks, aimed at forging a treaty to replace the 1991... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • arms control • nuclear arsenal • President Obama

Scores Feared Dead
in Albanian Explosions

Aged ammunition supply bunker blows; human error possible cause

Mar 15, 08 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A series of massive explosions rocked an Albanian army base today, where teams were working to dismantle obsolete Soviet-era munitions, Reuters reports. More than 170 were injured, with at least four confirmed dead. “We do not know the exact number” of casualties, said the prime minister, “but we... More »

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NATO • Albania • explosion • arms control • Tirana • munitions blast • Sali Berisha

Tech Sales to China Raise
Red Flags

Weapons experts say imports could upgrade military—or be sold

Jan 2, 08 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Chinese companies linked to the People’s Liberation Army were cleared to import sensitive high-tech equipment from the US after the Bush administration eased restrictions blocking the sale of technology with military applications, the New York Times reports. One company has ties to arms sales to Iran and Syria, claims... More »

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China • Iran • technology • military • Syria • imports • Department of Commerce • People's Liberation Army • Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control • arms control • militarization

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