Iran Proposes Arak Reactor Change to Cut Plutonium Output
Fredrik Dahl | Reuters
Iran has made a proposal that would significantly lower plutonium production at a planned reactor, a senior Iranian official was quoted as saying, signalling flexibility on a key issue in talks to end the nuclear dispute with world powers.
Amid Ukraine Discord, U.S. Resumes Nuclear-Security Work in Russia
Douglas P. Guarino | Global Security Newswire
The United States is resuming nuclear-security work in Russia despite ongoing disagreements over Moscow's annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine, a Washington official says.
Updating India's Nuclear Posture
Manoj Joshi | Observer Research Foundation
The Bharatiya Janata Party's 2014 election manifesto has promised to study "in detail" India's nuclear doctrine and "revise and update it to make it relevant to challenges of current times."
Navy Has Finalized Specifications for New Ohio-Replacement Boomer
Sam LaGrone | USNI News
The Navy has completed the specifications and has set the length for its next generation nuclear ballistic missile submarine, the head of the Navy’s submarine construction program told attendees at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition 2014.
Japan Pushes Plan to Stockpile Plutonium, Despite Proliferation Risks
Hiroko Tabuchi | New York Times
Just weeks after Japan agreed to give up a cache of weapons-grade plutonium, the country is set to push ahead with a program that would produce new stockpiles of the material, creating a proliferation risk for decades to come.
10 Upgraded Nuclear Submarines to be Supplied to Russian Navy by 2020
ITAR-TASS
More than ten multi-role nuclear submarines will be added to the Russian Navy by 2020, Navy commander Viktor Chirkov said on Tuesday after a visit to the Zvyozdochka ship repair centre in Severodvinsk in Russia's north.