Iran Eases Demands for Nuclear Capacity at Vienna Talks: Western Diplomats
IN THIS ISSUE: Iran eases demands for nuclear capacity, fingers pointing in Iran talks, minimum deterrent and large arsenal, NSG divided over ties with India, Japan government sees delay in restart of world's biggest nuclear plant, global strike command adds new job type to address missileer woes.
Iran Eases Demands for Nuclear Capacity at Vienna Talks: Western Diplomats
Louis Charbonneau and Parisa Hafezi | Reuters
Iran has reduced demands for the size of its future nuclear enrichment program in talks with world powers although Western governments are urging Tehran to compromise further, Western diplomats close to the negotiations said on Thursday.
As Deadline Nears for an Iran Nuclear Pact, the Fingers Are Pointing
David E. Sanger | New York Times
"It's not clear right now what is more dangerous for the supreme leader," Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. "A deal, or the absence of a nuclear deal?"
Minimum Deterrent and Large Arsenal
R. Rajaraman | Hindu
Sooner or later the new government will undertake, perhaps quietly, a review of our nuclear doctrine. Now is an appropriate time to offer suggestions on what needs to be revised and what can be left as is.
Nuclear Export Group Divided Over Ties with India
Fredrik Dahl | Reuters
Diplomatic sources said different opinions were voiced in a debate on relations with India - a non-signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty - at an annual meeting of the 48-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group last week in Buenos Aires.
Japan Government Sees Delay in Restart of World's Biggest Nuclear Plant
Yoshifumi Takemoto | Reuters
Japanese government officials no longer expect the world's biggest nuclear plant to restart this year, sources said, a delay which deals a blow to turnaround plans for operator Tokyo Electric Power.
Global Strike Command Adds New Job Type to Address Missileer Woes
Rachel Oswald | Global Security Newswire
After several nuclear-sector lapses, U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command is creating a new position designed as a conduit between missileers and commanders.
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