Iran, Major Powers Start Writing Draft of Final Nuclear Deal
Mohammad Amin Mokarrami | Tehran Times
After a working dinner with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Tuesday night, the Iranian chief nuclear negotiator told reporters that Tehran will not relinquish its nuclear rights. During a press briefing on Tuesday night, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that Tehran will not accept any restrictions on its nuclear research and development program, adding that Iran will never halt the program.
Is Iranian Bomb Research "Mea Culpa" Needed for Nuclear Accord?
Fredrik Dahl | Reuters
The powers, in the interest of concluding a deal, might urge the IAEA to accept "what it would consider a less than satisfactory demonstration" by Iran that the suspicions are unfounded, said Mark Hibbs of the Carnegie Endowment think-tank.
Why a North Korean Nuclear Test May Not Be Imminent
Nick Hansen and Jack Liu | 38 North
For the past month, the international community has been on edge expecting a fourth North Korean nuclear test, which the South Korean Foreign Minister recently characterized as a "game changer."
All Russian Missile Divisions to Receive Yars Simulators This Year
RIA Novosti
All divisions of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces will receive new simulators by the end of the year, including simulators of the advanced Yars nuclear-capable ballistic missile, a military spokesman said Thursday.
Israel's David's Sling Will Not Win Polish Missile Tender, Official Says
Haaretz
Israel is poised to lose out on a deal valued at up to $13 billion to build a missile defense shield for Poland, an Israeli defense official said Wednesday, citing lobbying by Washington on behalf of rival U.S. systems.
Tiny Nuclear Waste Fee Added Up to Billions
Ralph Vartabedian | Los Angeles Times
A charge for electricity that millions of Americans didn't even know they pay will suddenly disappear Friday, after the Energy Department this week quietly notified utilities across the country that it was suspending its fees for a future nuclear waste dump.