Iran Downplays Part of IAEA Nuclear Program Report
IN THIS ISSUE: Iran downplays IAEA report, IAEA cites new info on Iran, nuclear security in Pakistan, U.S.-Libya nuclear deal, Syria and nuclear inspections, Iran, Russia blame pump flaw for atom fuel removal, NK's nuclear resolve, Clinton's remarks at Conference on Disarmament.
Iran Downplays Part of IAEA Report on its Nuclear Program Xinhua News
Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Sunday that the issue of the alleged studies mentioned in the latest report of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Yukiya Amano "lacks any real basis." |
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The Daily Star
The U.N. atomic watchdog has received new information regarding allegations that Iran may be seeking to develop a nuclear-armed missile, the Vienna-based agency said in a report. Full Article
Hudson Institute
On Wednesday, February 23, the Hudson Institute and Partnership for Secure America jointly hosted a meeting on nuclear security in Pakistan. The event featured an unusually rich discussion by Carnegie's George Perkovich, Matthew Bunn of Harvard University, and Aparna Pande of the Hudson Institute. The panelists addressed Pakistani perceptions of U.S. interest in the security of their nuclear assets and how these perceptions affect Pakistani motivations and politics. Full ArticleDavid E. Sanger | The New York Times
In late 2009 the Obama administration was leaning on Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and his son, Seif, to allow the removal from Libya of the remnants of the country's nuclear weapons program: casks of highly enriched uranium. Full Article
Martin Matishak | Global Security Newswire
An offer by Syria to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit an atomic site should not be viewed as an end to the nation's stonewalling over its nuclear operations, a leading U.S. think tank said on Friday. Full Article
Fredrik Dahl | Reuters
Bushehr was begun by Germany's Siemens in the 1970s, before Iran's Islamic revolution, and has been dogged by delays. Fuel was loaded into the reactor four months ago but a January deadline for it to start producing electricity was missed. Full Article
Jack David and Melanie Kirkpatrick | The Wall Street Journal
"North Korea will never give up nuclear weapons." So says Kim Duk-hong, who should know. Mr. Kim is one of the highest-ranking North Korean officials to seek political asylum in the South. Full Article
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