Topic: Nuclear Proliferation

North Korea's Plan to Target the U.S. in a Nuclear Test Sounds Horrifying

Reuters

Late Wednesday night, North Korea's National Defense Commission announced that it planned several more rocket launches as well as a nuclear test. It also threatened a "full-fledged confrontation" with the United States.

By Adam Martin

Mar 27, 2012

Medvedev Mocks Romney in Obama's Place

Dmitry Medvedev has some election advice for Mitt Romney and the rest of the Republican field. They should "check their watches from time to time: It is 2012, not the mid-1970s."

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By Eric Randall

Mar 7, 2012

Is Iran Cleaning Up In Advance of Nuclear Inspectors?

Several anonymous diplomats told the Associated Press about satellite images of Iran cleaning up a military site after the country announced that they'll allow nuclear inspectors in, which seems, well, suspicious.

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By John Hudson

Feb 21, 2012

The Playbook for an Israeli Airstrike on Iran's Nuclear Facilities

Thanks to a host of military analysts, cartographers, and TV graphics departments, we have plenty of ideas about how an Israeli airstrike on Iran's nuclear facilities would be carried out.

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By John Hudson

Feb 15, 2012

Iran's Big Nuclear Announcement Gets Big Shrugs

It probably wasn't the reaction Tehran was hoping for following the much hyped announcement that it had developed "advanced nuclear centrifuges," but the televised display of achievement is garnering shrugs in some of the places that matter most. 

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By Seth Abramovitch

Feb 11, 2012

Iran Teases Major Nuclear Announcements

Today marks the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, a day marked by internet censorship and disturbing promises from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that the country is poised to reveal "big new" nuclear achievements

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By Ted Mann

Jan 8, 2012

Iran Has Opened a New Uranium Enrichment Site

A news agency within the country says it has a new, bomb-proof location from which to improve nuclear fuel.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Sep 2, 2011

Iran's Nuclear Program Is Making the UN Very Nervous

The United Nations' nuclear agency is "increasingly concerned" that Iran is building nukes

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By John Hudson

Jul 6, 2011

Ahmadinejad Says 'Bombs Are for Retarded People'

The Iranian president makes a puzzling remark at a recent ceremony

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By Erik Hayden

Jun 29, 2011

British Foreign Secretary: Iran Testing Nuclear Capable Missiles

He says Iran has been "testing missiles capable of delivering a nuclear payload"

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By Adam Martin

Jun 9, 2011

As Citizens Flee, Syria Draws U.N. Attention Over Alleged Reactor

The situation deteriorates as a refugee crisis piles on the I.A.E.A. referral

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By Max Fisher

Apr 14, 2010

What Obama Did and Did Not Achieve at Nuke Summit

Taking stock after an intense two days

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By Max Fisher

Apr 12, 2010

By Max Fisher

Apr 12, 2010

What Obama Must Achieve at Nuclear Security Summit

An ambitious agenda at the largest U.S.-convened gathering of heads of state since the UN founding

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By Heather Horn

Oct 26, 2009

Good Question!

Why Worry About Nuclear Weapons?

A security studies professor suggests alarmism is more dangerous than nuclearism

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By Max Fisher

Sep 25, 2009

Secret Iran Nuclear Programs May Align World Powers Against Proliferation

Experts believe Russia and China may finally come out against Iran, but Obama will have to shift policies as well

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By Max Fisher

Sep 25, 2009

Iran's Secret Nuclear Facility Sure to Spark Wide Debate

The just-revealed covert facility draws discussion on proliferation and Obama's strength in the international arena. UPDATE (9:15am): Iran acknowledges second facility, world begins to react

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By Benjamin F. Carlson and John Hudson

Sep 24, 2009

A Symbolic Step on Nuclear Non-Proliferation

Led by Obama, the UN Security Council finds unanimity, and a possible turning point, on nuclear disarmament

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By Mara Gay

Aug 6, 2009

On Anniversary of A-Bomb, Calls for an End to Nukes

Remembering Hiroshima with promises of disarmament

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