IAEA Completes Investigation Into Iran's Nuclear Past
Julian Borger | Guardian
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has put out a statement confirming completion of its inquiries into evidence that Iran may have experimented on nuclear weapons design in the past. Now under a road map agreed with Iran, the agency has until December 15 to analyse and write up its findings.
U.S. Exploring Deal to Limit Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal
David Sanger | New York Times
The Obama administration is exploring a deal with Pakistan that would limit the scope of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, the fastest-growing on earth. The discussions are the first in the decade since one of the founders of its nuclear program, Abdul Qadeer Khan, was caught selling the country’s nuclear technology around the world.
Kyushu Restarts Second Reactor at Sendai Plant Under Tighter Fukushima-Inspired Rules
Japan Times
A nuclear reactor in Kagoshima Prefecture resumed operation Thursday, becoming the second unit to restart after the government tightened safety regulations following the 2011 triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 complex.
North Korea: Development of Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Continues
Joseph Bermudez Jr. | 38 North
Commercial satellite imagery indicates that North Korea is continuing the development of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at the Sinpo South Shipyard, including planning for a test of the vertical launch tube intended to fire the weapon. These developments may account for a CNN report on October 9—the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK)—that US officials believed the DPRK might conduct an SLBM test soon.
India’s Deadliest Sub to Test-Fire Missiles
Franz-Stefan Gady | Diplomat
After successfully completing sea trials, the Indian Navy’s first indigenously developed ballistic missile nuclear submarine (SSBN), INS Arihant, is expected to begin missile tests this month The New Indian Express reports.
Nuclear Sub Project Poses UK's Biggest Financial Challenge
Andrew Chuter | Defense News
Britain’s nuclear submarine effort is a monster-sized undertaking that keeps the Ministry of Defence’s top civil servant awake at night, the official admitted to the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee Wednesday.