Iran Says Nuclear Deal to be Implemented in Late January
Marcus George | Reuters
World powers and Iran have agreed to start implementing in late January an agreement obliging Tehran to suspend its most sensitive nuclear work, an Iranian official was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Iran Hardliners Join Nuclear Negotiating Team to Quiet Critics at Homes
Haaretz
Iran has boosted its team in charge of nuclear talks with world powers, adding what are believed to be hard-liners and conservatives in an apparent effort to silence critics of the landmark interim accord reached in Geneva in November.
Iran to Build Four New Nuclear Power Plants
Tasnim News Agency
Iran is planning to construct four new nuclear power plants as part of its broader effort to meet the country's energy needs, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi announced.
China Provides Nuclear Reactors to Pakistan
Mark Hibbs | Jane's Intelligence Review
The agreement between Beijing and Islamabad feeds into a wider debate about the future of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime, as it will almost certainly exacerbate a conflict over the global terms of nuclear trade between the world’s leading nuclear supplier states.
China Loans Pakistan $6.5 Billion For Nuclear Plants
NDTV
China has agreed to lend Pakistan $6.5 billion to help build nuclear power stations including a 2,200-megawatt plant in Karachi, as Beijing increases its involvement in the cash-strapped country.
Surveillance Network Built to Spot Secret Nuclear Tests Yields Surprise Scientific Boon
Joby Warrick | Washington Post
The Obama administration hopes the network’s capabilities will persuade a reluctant Senate to approve a nuclear test-ban treaty that stalled in Congress more than a decade ago. Meanwhile, without the treaty and wholly without fanfare, new stations come on line almost every month.