Despite Warning, Japan Extended Reactor's Life
IN THIS ISSUE: Japan extended reactor's life, EU nuclear tests to start in months, Russia, U.S. may share missile-defense information, SK adjusts military posture after ship attack, Malaysia 'may be WMD transit point?,' Russia to buy ICBMs, missile subs in 2011.
Japan Extended Reactor's Life, Despite Warning Hiroko Tabuchi, Norimitsu Onishi, and Ken Belson | The New York Times
Just a month before a powerful earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi plant at the center of Japan's nuclear crisis, government regulators approved a 10-year extension for the oldest of the six reactors at the power station despite warnings about its safety. Full Article |
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Ewa Krukowska and Jonathan Stearns | Bloomberg
European Union energy ministers predicted it would take months to start EU-wide nuclear "stress tests" as Germany led a push for stringent common rules and said national leaders must tackle the matter later this week. Full Article
Viola Gienger | Bloomberg
U.S. and Russian cooperation on missile defense, long an irritant between the two nations, may include exchanging launch information and setting up a joint data center, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said. Full Article Global Security Newswire
Nearly one year after a submarine-launched torpedo was blamed for sinking a South Korean warship, killing scores of sailors, Seoul has adopted a more forceful military posture in the face of potential new attacks from the North. Full Article
BBC News
Malaysia is investigating whether ship cargo seized earlier this month included parts for making Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). Full Article
Ria Novosti
The Russian Defense Ministry will buy 36 strategic ballistic missiles, two strategic missile submarines and 20 strategic cruise missiles this year, Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Friday. Full Article
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