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Confidential Report Lists U.S. Weapons System Designs Compromised by Chinese Cyberspies

IN THIS ISSUE | Confidential Report Lists US Weapons System Designs Compromised by Chinese Cyberspies; Nuclear Bluster or Dialogue?; Iran’s Nuclear Negotiator will ‘Resist’ West if Elected President; Powerhouse of the Uranium Enrichment Industry Seeks an Exit; Nuclear Arsenal Subject to Pentagon Cuts, New Subs May Escape Ax; S. Korea Suspends Operation of Four Nuclear Reactors due to Fake Parts

Published on May 28, 2013

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Confidential Report Lists U.S. Weapons System Designs Compromised by Chinese Cyberspies

Ellen Nakashima | Washington Post

Designs for many of the nation’s most sensitive advanced weapons systems have been compromised by Chinese hackers, according to a report prepared for the Pentagon and to officials from government and the defense industry.

Nuclear Bluster or Dialogue?

Maleeha Lodhi | The News International

What should be made of a distinguished former Indian foreign secretary’s assertions about his country’s nuclear posture and policy? In a speech last month in Delhi, Shyam Saran made several pronouncements about the evolution of India’s nuclear policy and the current status of its nuclear deterrent.

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Iran’s Nuclear Negotiator will ‘Resist’ West if Elected President

Najmeh Bozorgmehr | Financial Times

Editor's Note: Since this article was published the Guardian Council disqualified both Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei from running for President.

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, who is a leading candidate in the forthcoming presidential contest, has pledged to use his experience in talks with major powers to pursue the same policy of resistance to western demands if he is elected.

Powerhouse of the Uranium Enrichment Industry Seeks an Exit

Stanley Reed  | New York Times

The first thing you notice when entering Building E23 on a tightly guarded site here in northwest England is the loud tick-tock. The sound resonates throughout the long, low-slung building where, behind secured doors, sit row upon row of tall thin tubes.

Nuclear Arsenal Subject to Pentagon Cuts, But New Subs May Escape Ax

Elaine Grossman | National Journal

The U.S. nuclear arsenal might be subject to cutbacks by a major budget review under way at the Defense Department, despite enjoying relative protection this year from largely across-the-board sequester spending reductions, a senior Defense official said on Thursday.

S. Korea Suspends Operation of Four Nuclear Reactors due to Fake Parts

Yonhap News Agency

South Korea halted the operation of two nuclear reactors Tuesday, while also delaying the scheduled operation of two other reactors for substandard parts used in the reactors.

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