Iran's Nuclear Advance
IN THIS ISSUE | Iran's Nuclear Advance, Iran Pushes Ahead with New Nuclear Plant that Worries West, Terrorists Target Areva Site, Missile Defense Obstructs Nuclear Forces Cuts—General, N. Korean Envoy's Meeting with Xi Jinping Becomes Center of Attention, Row Rages over Safety of Japanese Nuclear Plant
Iran's Nuclear Advance
Mark Hibbs | q&a
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report to its Board of Governors this week detailing its findings on Iran’s nuclear program over the last three months. It is clear that the program is steadily progressing. Next week the board will convene in the shadow of the Iranian presidential election to decide how to respond.
Iran Pushes Ahead with New Nuclear Plant that Worries West
Fredrik Dahl | Reuters
Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could offer it a second way of producing material for a nuclear bomb if it decides to make one, a U.N. report showed on Wednesday.
Terrorists Target Areva Site
World Nuclear News
Areva has confirmed that thirteen people have been injured in a terrorist attack at its Somair uranium mine in Niger. The site was the target of one of two simultaneous attacks in the north-west of the country.
Missile Defense Obstructs Nuclear Forces Cuts—General
RIA Novosti
The United States’ insistence on pursuing a missile defense system in Europe is standing in the way of further cuts to Russia’s nuclear deterrent forces, Russia’s top general said on Thursday at an international security conference in Moscow.
N. Korean Envoy's Meeting with Xi Jinping Becomes Center of Attention
Yonhap News Agency
North Korea's special envoy's visit to China is drawing international attention with focus being given to whether he will be able to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, diplomatic sources here said Thursday.
Row Rages over Safety of Japanese Nuclear Plant
Julian Ryall | Deutsche Welle
Japan's nuclear regulators and an atomic energy company are locked in a battle over the safety of the Tsuruga plant. Environmentalists say it is a test case for the future of nuclear energy in the country.
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