Iran Cuts Sensitive Nuclear Stockpile, Key Plant Delayed

Fredrik Dahl | Reuters

Iran has acted to cut its most sensitive nuclear stockpile by nearly 75 percent in implementing a landmark pact with world powers, but a planned facility it will need to fulfill the six-month deal has been delayed, a U.N. report showed on Thursday. The monthly update by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which has a pivotal role in verifying that Iran is living up to its part of the accord, made clear that Iran so far is undertaking the agreed steps to curb its nuclear program.

U.S. Sticks to Plan for Interoperable Nuclear Warheads, Despite Criticism

Douglas P. Guarino | Global Security Newswire

The Obama administration is sticking to a plan to develop controversial new warheads for the U.S. nuclear arsenal, but opponents of the project are holding out hope that officials could still change course.

First Borey-Class Strategic Sub Ready for Combat Patrols - Russian Navy

RIA Novosti

The first Borey-class ballistic missile submarine could be put on combat duty this year after taking weaponry on board, a senior Russian Navy commander said Wednesday.

Both Empires Will Lose From This Treacherous Tussle

Dmitri Trenin | Financial Times

Western suspicions that Russia is following the "Crimea playbook" in eastern Ukraine are way off the mark. To begin with, President Vladimir Putin never considered Crimea to be part of Ukraine.

Iran: Missile Programme Not Part of Nuclear Talks

Gulf News

Tehran will not discuss its ballistic missiles as part of ongoing talks with world powers on a final agreement to curb the Iranian nuclear programme, the country's defence minister said on Wednesday.

€2.2 Billion Owed to German Nuclear Utilities

World Nuclear News

Germany should immediately refund some €2.2 billion in nuclear fuel taxes collected from EOn and RWE, pending final decisions on the tax from either the Federal Constitutional Court or the European Court of Justice.