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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

 US Nuke
 Bomb Crew
 Caught Napping

Sleeping missile crew held secret codes

Jul 25, 08 4:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A three-man US missile crew fell asleep while in possession of  top secret launch codes for nuclear missiles, reports Reuters. It happened earlier this month at a Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota—the same site of a breach last year in which nuclear weapons were erroneously loaded on... More »

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Robert Gates • nuclear weapons • Minot Air Force Base • nuclear arsenal • B-52 bomber • security breach • launch codes

OPINION

Dear Obama: Oppose Iran and We'll Love You

On eve of visit, one Israeli explains his nation's nuclear fears

Jul 21, 08 8:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - On the eve of Barack Obama’s visit to Israel, Yossi Klein Halevi writes to him in the New Republic about Israel's fears. Like many nations, Israel is well-inclined towards Obama: It has no fear of his Muslim middle name and recently hailed his description of Israeli security as "... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Israel • US foreign policy • nuclear weapons • Israel and Palestinians • foreign policy • nuclear arsenal

Nuclear Parts Still Missing: Pentagon Report

Sensitive components remain unaccounted for in mess that cost Air Force brass jobs

Jun 19, 08 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The investigation that resulted in the dismissal of top US Air Force brass two weeks ago also found that hundreds of nuclear-missile parts remain missing, the Financial Times reports. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Pentagon needed "to re-establish positive control of these sensitive, classified components" in announcing the... More »

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Air Force • nuclear weapons • Department of Defense • mistake • nuclear arsenal • nuclear missiles

Nuke Blunder Last Straw for Booted Air Force Brass

Secretary Wynne, chief of staff Moseley long at odds with Pentagon

Jun 5, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Secretary of the Air Force and the service's chief of staff were forced to resign today on the heels of a report highly critical of the handling of nuclear weapons and technology, the Air Force Times reports. More »

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nuclear weapons • US government • US Air Force • nuclear arsenal • bureaucratic blunders • B-52s • T. Michael Moseley • Michael W. Wynne • ouster

Obama, McCain Mix It Up
on Nuclear Policy

Republican distances himself from Bush policies

May 27, 08 6:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain called for a new nuclear arms pact with Russia and said the US should show more "broad-minded internationalism" to reduce weapons around the world. McCain seemed to distance himself from President Bush's policies, and he took a veiled swipe at Barack Obama for the notion that sitting... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • John McCain • North Korea • nuclear arsenal

Talks Don't Yield New Nuclear Offer for Iran

Security Council nations seek unified stance on Tehran

Apr 16, 08 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A meeting in Shanghai of permanent UN Security Council members and Germany failed to produce a new set of incentives to offer Iran for cessation of its nuclear activities, Reuters reports. "We can say we agreed on the main content of a plan to restart negotiations, but not all... More »

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China • Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • sanctions • nuclear enrichment • six party talks • nuclear arsenal • incentive plans • UN Security Council

US Reports Some Progress in North Korean Nuke Talks

But envoy says no 'major breakthrough' yet

Apr 9, 08 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Six-country negotiations aimed at producing a formal disclosure of North Korea's nuclear activities have advanced, Reuters reports, but aren't close to being settled. "We've definitely made some progress," said US envoy Christopher Hill today. "We still have a lot of work ahead of us. I don't want... More »

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North Korea • nuclear weapons • United States • Christopher Hill • Pyongyang • nuclear program • nuclear disarmament • nuclear arsenal • nuclear missiles

Sarkozy: France Will Cut Nuclear Arsenal

Country will maintain 300 weapons, half its Cold War max

Mar 21, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said today the country will cut its nuclear weapons arsenal to 300, or “half the maximum number we had during the Cold War,” the BBC reports. The move is aimed at cutting costs and modernizing the arsenal; Sarkozy said he is committed to maintaining... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • nuclear weapons • nuclear disarmament • nuclear arsenal

Musharraf Courts Wary Europeans

Pledges free elections, nuclear security, no coddling Al-Qaeda

Jan 22, 08 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf visited Brussels yesterday and Paris today, reassuring leaders that Pakistan will hold fair elections and promising complete security for the nation's nuclear arsenal. EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana warned the Pakistani president that future cooperation between the EU and his government is contingent on those criteria, reports... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • European Union • Javier Solana • Benazir Bhutto • nuclear arsenal • World Economic Forum • election

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