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Iran Used Military Base to Secretly Test Nuclear Detonation Technology, Israel Says

IN THIS ISSUE: Israel says Iran tested nuclear detonation technology, obstacles to Iran deal remain, Walesa: Poland needs nuclear arms to ward off Russia, Minuteman 3 test missile launches from California, N. Korea may launch missile from sub, US holds the key to India's civil nuclear programme.

Published on September 25, 2014

Iran Used Military Base to Secretly Test Nuclear Detonation Technology, Israel Says

Jeffrey Heller | Haaretz

Israel said on Wednesday that Iran has used its Parchin military base as the site for secret tests of technology that could be used only for detonating a nuclear weapon.

Rouhani Meets Ex-US Officials But Obstacles to Deal Remain

Laura Rozen | Al-Monitor

Former US and international officials said that Iranian negotiators in New York had not shown new flexibility on key stumbling blocks to a deal.

Walesa: Poland Needs Nuclear Arms to Ward Off Russia

Naharnet

Polish anti-communist icon Lech Walesa said Poland should procure nuclear weapons as a safeguard against Russia, which it blames for stoking the crisis in neighboring Ukraine.

Minuteman 3 Test Missile Launches From California

Associated Press

The U.S. Air Force has test-launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from California.

North May Launch Missile From Sub

Yoo Seong-Un | Korea JoongAng Daily

"We have detected an object, believed to be related to a vertical launcher that allows the North to launch a ballistic missile from a submarine," an official of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

U.S. Holds the Key to India's Civil Nuclear Programme

Indrani Bagchi | Economic Times

India's nuclear deal with Japan is not going to happen in a hurry. Neither will its nuclear agreement with Australia which was signed just weeks ago. The reason lies in Washington.

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