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Last-Minute Rethink Stalled Deal on Nuclear Iran
IN THIS ISSUE: Last-minute rethink stalled deal on nuclear Iran, Iran to give UN inspectors more access to nuclear sites, preventing nuclear war in S. Asia, two nuclear dilemmas for Japan, 1st sub-launched nuke missile among China's recent strides, plan to sell Urenco runs into Dutch objections.
Published on November 12, 2013
Last-Minute Rethink Stalled Deal on Nuclear Iran
Julian Borger and Ian Traynor | Guardian
In the discussion in the US secretary of state's room at the Geneva InterContinental, Fabius insisted on two key points in the drafting of an interim agreement with Iran: there should be no guarantees in the preamble about the country's right to enrich uranium; and work would have to stop on a heavy-water nuclear reactor. Iran is building the Arak reactor, capable of producing plutonium, about 130 miles south-west of Tehran.
Iran to Give U.N. Inspectors More Access to Nuclear Sites
Fredrik Dahl and Marcus George | Reuters
Nuclear expert Mark Hibbs of the Carnegie Endowment think-tank described Monday's agreement in principle as positive. "The details will have to be negotiated for specific facilities and cases, and success may ultimately depend on the atmospherics of Iran's relationship with the powers," he said.
Preventing Nuclear War in South Asia: Unprecedented Challenges, Unprecedented Solutions
George Perkovich | Harvard's Belfer Center
The Indian tradition of strategic nonviolence, however imperfect, is less risky and more conducive to long-term success than a militaristic strategy to counter terrorism in a nuclearized environment.
Two Nuclear Dilemmas for Japan
James Acton | Hiroshima Report
In the near future—possibly within the next twelve months—Japan will face two genuinely tough choices: whether to commission the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant and whether to sell nuclear reactor components to India.
1st Sub-Launched Nuke Missile Among China's Recent Strides
Wendell Minnick | Defense News
For the first time in the country’s history, China’s sea-based nuclear deterrent nears initial operational capability (IOC), according to a forthcoming report by a US congressional commission on China.
Plan to Sell Urenco Runs Into Dutch Objections
Ashley Armstrong | Telegraph
The UK Government’s plans to raise £3bn from the sale of uranium enrichment group Urenco may have hit a stumbling block after it emerged that the Dutch government is understood to have raised concerns about the sale of its stake.
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