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Diplomats: Mideast Nuke Talks Called Off

IN THIS ISSUE: Mideast nuke talks called off, N. Korea conducts large rocket motor tests, US considers 'more for more' with Iran, cutting the US nuclear arsenal, China 'two years from arming its submarines with nuclear weapons,' secrecy cloaks South Korea's civil nuclear program.

Published on November 13, 2012
 

Diplomats: Mideast Nuke Talks Called Off

USA Today

Morsi and Erdogan

Attempts to find Arab-Israeli common ground on banning weapons of mass destruction from the Mideast have failed, and high-profile talks on the issue have been called off, diplomats said Saturday.

The two diplomats said the United States, one of the organizers, would likely make a formal announcement soon saying that with tensions in the region remaining high, "time is not opportune" for such a gathering. The diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to divulge the cancellation ahead of the formal announcement.  Full Article



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