Attention Turns to 'New Type' of North Korea Nukes
Song Sang-ho | Korea Herald
With Pyongyang having threatened to conduct a "new type" of nuclear test, attention is being drawn to what method it might employ for a fourth test and how far its military nuclear technology has come. Analysts argue that the communist state may carry out a more powerful nuclear experiment as it seeks to show off its "nuclear deterrence" capability and up the ante in future negotiations with the international community.
Koreas Trade Fire Across Sea Border
Song Sang-ho | Korea Herald
"The live-fire drills came on the heels of the North's launches of rockets and ballistic missiles, as well as the threat of another nuclear test. It is part of this provocative package," South Korea's ministry spokesperson Kim Min-seok told reporters.
Preventing a Nuclear-Armed Iran: Requirements for a Comprehensive Nuclear Agreement
Robert Einhorn | Brookings
Robert Einhorn explores the difficult issues facing negotiators as they prepare for their next round of talks, scheduled for the week of April 7, 2014.
The U.S. Might Slow Down Warhead Disassembly for Lack of Funds
Global Security Newswire
The Obama administration's fiscal 2015 budget request would reduce spending on nuclear-arms dismantlement from a current enacted level of $54.3 million to $30 million in the coming funding cycle.
Nuclear-Capable Prithvi II Missile Test-Fired Successfully
Economic Times
India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi II missile, with a range of 350 km, from a test range near here as part of a user trial by the Army.
Here Come Made-in-China Nuclear Power Plants
Eric Johnson | Street
It's time to get to know China's up-and-coming, state-owned nuclear power plant contractors such as China General Nuclear Power, State Nuclear Power Technology, Dongfang Electric and Shanghai Electric.