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  • July 2008

    • In Break With Policy, US to Join Iran Nuke Talks

      Washington Post  |  Jul 16, 08 12:17 AM CDT

      In Break With Policy, US to Join Iran Nuke Talks

      (Newser) - In a break with long-standing policy, a top US envoy will join European Union talks with Iran concerning its nuclear program, reports the Washington Post. Undersecretary of State William Burns will join the EU's foreign policy chief and Iran's nuclear negotiator in Geneva this weekend. Burns will hold out the possibility of direct talks with the US if Iran ceases enriching uranium. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iran  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Tehran  • nuclear proliferation  • Javier Solana  • Saeed Jalili

  • June 2008

    • Amid Pressure, Helping Iran on Nuke Power More Popular

      Boston Globe  |  Jun 10, 08 2:45 PM CDT

      Amid Pressure, Helping Iran on Nuke Power More Popular

      (Newser) - Even as US and European leaders warned today of new sanctions, a controversial plan to help Iran build an internationally run nuclear enrichment facility is gaining traction in Washington, the Boston Globe reports. The Bush administration rejected the proposal from MIT scientists 3 years ago, but now legislators from both parties, as well as Iranian officials, think it could help break the deadlock. More »

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      Iran  • United Nations  • nuclear enrichment  • nuclear proliferation  • nuclear facilities

  • April 2008

    • Syria Must 'Come Clean' on Nukes, US Says

      Washington Post  |  Apr 24, 08 8:31 PM CDT

      Syria Must 'Come Clean' on Nukes, US Says

      (Newser) - A covert nuclear reactor in Syria was only months away from producing uranium for weapons when Israel destroyed it in a bombing raid, US intelligence officials say. The officials briefed members of Congress on the Israeli raid in September, asserting that North Korea helped Syria build the site. The White House said Syria "must come clean" about its nuclear activities. More »

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      Israel  • North Korea  • Syria  • Kim Jong Il  • nuclear proliferation  • nuclear reactor  • Osirak nuclear reactor

    • Video Links North Korea to Syrian Reactor

      New York Times  |  Apr 24, 08 4:58 AM CDT

      Video Links North Korea to Syrian Reactor

      (Newser) - Video showing a nuclear reactor under construction in Syria is expected to be released today by the White House, the New York Times reports. The video, shot before the reactor was obliterated by Israeli air strikes, confirms that Syrians had North Korean technological help. The design is similar to one used by North Korea to create weapons-grade plutonium. More »

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      Israel  • Condoleezza Rice  • Dick Cheney  • North Korea  • Syria  • nuclear weapons  • Kim Jong Il  • nuclear proliferation  • nuclear reactor  • Christopher Hill  • Trading With the Enemy Act  • Osirak nuclear reactor

  • December 2007

    • CIA Recruited Iranian Officials to Defect

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 9, 07 6:00 AM CST

      CIA Recruited Iranian Officials to Defect

      (Newser) - The CIA plotted to recruit Iranian officials to defect and managed to entice a handful to do so over the last two years, reports the Los Angeles Times . The secret program, begun in 2005, was intended to disrupt Iranian nuclear research. The primary criterion for recruitment, according to a former CIA official, was: "Who, if removed from the program, would have the biggest impact on slowing or stopping their progress?" More »

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      Iran  • CIA  • nuclear proliferation  • defectors  • defection

  • November 2007

    • Iran Prez: Go Ahead Make My Day

      Reuters  |  Nov 18, 07 2:38 PM CST

      Iran Prez: Go Ahead Make My Day

      (Newser) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday warned that his nation is fully prepared to respond if attacked, but downplayed the possibility of a war with the US. "We have made all preparations, and if there is any suspicion, then we are ready," he said during a visit to Bahrain. Ahmadinejad earlier characterized the US military as "shabby." More »

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      Iran  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • war  • Washington  • nuclear proliferation

  • September 2007
  • August 2007

    • UN Finds Iran Nuke Progress Slow

      Reuters  |  Aug 30, 07 3:12 PM CDT

      UN Finds Iran Nuke Progress Slow

      (Newser) - The UN's nuclear watchdog says Iran’s uranium enrichment is progressing slowly, Reuters reports, a finding that will likely dim American efforts to impose new sanctions. “Iran made a fast start but then there was a leveling off,” said an official of the IAEA, whose report debunked Iran's claims that it has "industrial capacity" to enrich uranium. More »

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      Iran  • United Nations  • uranium  • nuclear  • nuclear proliferation  • inspection  • IAEA

    • Two Koreas Set Summit

      Reuters  |  Aug 8, 07 7:47 AM CDT

      Two Koreas Set Summit

      (Newser) - The leaders of North and South Korea will meet for a three-day summit at the end of the month for the first time in 7 years, Reuters reports. The summit in Pyongyang is expected to have little impact on the six-party negotiations that succeeded in inducing the North Koreans to shut down its nuclear reactor in exchange for shipment of oil and other aid. But it was welcomed by all parties. More »

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      South Korea  • North Korea  • diplomacy  • nuclear program  • Pyongyang  • nuclear proliferation

  • July 2007

    • US Will Share Nuke Fuel, Technology With India

      Associated Press  |  Jul 27, 07 1:46 PM CDT

      US Will Share Nuke Fuel, Technology With India

      (Newser) - The United States unveiled a plan today to share nuclear fuel and technology with India, upending decades of American non-proliferation strictures, the AP reports. The deal allows only civilian uses, but critics are concerned nonetheless about the specter of an Asian  nuclear arms race. More »

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      Congress  • United Nations  • India  • United States  • nuclear  • nuclear proliferation  • arms deal  • arms race

    • North Korea Shuts Down Reactor

      Associated Press  |  Jul 14, 07 6:02 PM CDT

      North Korea Shuts Down Reactor

      (Newser) - North Korea claimed to have shut down the nuclear reactor at Yongbyon today, just hours after a ship arrived bearing the first installment of the fuel oil that  was promised in exchange for closing the reactor. UN inspectors are headed to the site to confirm the shutdown, the first major step towards disarmament in five years, the AP reports. More »

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      North Korea  • nuclear weapons  • nuclear program  • Pyongyang  • nuclear proliferation  • nuclear reactor  • Yongbyon

    • IAEA Prepares for Return to Pyongyang

      BBC  |  Jul 9, 07 4:54 PM CDT

      IAEA Prepares for Return to Pyongyang

      (Newser) - The International Atomic Energy Association has approved its mission to North Korea, and could be inside the pariah nation this week, the BBC reports. Officials will oversee the closure of the Yongbyon nuclear reactor, a major concession the north made in February in exchange for economic and energy aid which has already begun trickling in to Pyongyang. More »

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      North Korea  • Kim Jong Il  • nuclear proliferation  • IAEA

  • May 2007
  • April 2007

    • Iran Raises Nuclear Stakes

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 10, 07 6:16 AM CDT

      Iran Raises Nuclear Stakes

      (Newser) - Iran claims to have scaled up its nuclear capability by enriching uranium "on an industrial scale, " the Guardian reports, in defiance of U.S. and U.N. pressure to dimantle the program. The announcement from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  is sure to heighten conflict with the White House and provide new ammunition for those advocating military action. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • United Nations  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • uranium  • nuclear proliferation  • Ali Larijani

    • The Letter That Launched a War

      Washington Post  |  Apr 3, 07 1:12 PM CDT

      The Letter That Launched a War

      (Newser) - How the so-called "Italian Letter"—the discredited document suggesting Saddam Hussein sought to buy uranium from Niger—made its way from the hands of an Italian journalist into the President's State of the Union speech is the subject of an irresistible piece of sleuthing by  Peter Eisner in the Washington Post. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Saddam Hussein  • nuclear proliferation

  • March 2007

    • North Korea Cools Talks With Demands for Frozen Funds

      Washington Post  |  Mar 21, 07 9:48 AM CDT

      North Korea Cools Talks With Demands for Frozen Funds

      (Newser) - Talk on North Korean disarmament stalled yesterday when Pyongyang refused to move forward until it receives $25 million that had been trapped in frozen accounts in Macau since February. Frustrated delegates to the six-party talks postured in return, warned that time is running out, while the U.S. said the the funds should have been released. More »

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      North Korea  • Pyongyang  • nuclear proliferation  • Macau  • disarmament

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