Iran Redesigning Reactor as Part of Deal

Nasser Karimi | Associated Press

Iran's nuclear chief said Wednesday that workers have begun redesigning its nearly completed Arak heavy water reactor to limit the amount of plutonium it can make as part of the country's interim deal over its nuclear program with world powers.

AEOI Chief: Iran Ready to Launch New Generation of Nuclear Centrifuges

Fars News Agency

"We have introduced the latest generation of our centrifuges, IR-8, whose SWU stands at 24 to the IAEA," the head of the AEOI said in a televised interview with Iran's state-run TV on Wednesday.

The Case Against Total Nuclear Disarmament

Sinan Ülgen | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Complete nuclear disarmament is a dangerous chimera. For three fundamental reasons, pursuing this theoretically laudable goal would likely produce a more dangerous world.

NATO Mulls Ways to Substitute Dutch Contribution

Sevil Erkus | Hürriyet Daily News

Although the Netherlands has decided to end its contribution to NATO's deployment of Patriot anti-ballistic missile systems in Turkey at the end of January, the alliance's deployments will continue, a Turkish diplomat has told Hürriyet Daily News. 

Two Explosive Reminders That the US and China are in a Hypersonic Arms Race

Zach Wener-Fligner | Quartz 

Missile mishaps by the United States and China are symptoms of the ongoing hypersonic arms race. All the usual players are invited: Besides the US and China, it’s likely that Russia is working on boost-glide weapons as well, according to James Acton.

PM Modi Eyes Breakthrough Nuclear Pact on Japan Trip

NDTV

India is hoping to win Japanese backing for a nuclear energy pact during a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and lure investment into its $85 billion market while addressing Japan's concern about doing business with a nuclear-armed country.