North Korea says it has restarted its nuclear facilities, threatens the U.S.
Anna Fifield | Washington Post
North Korea announced Tuesday that it has restarted its Yongbyon nuclear reactor and was ready to use nuclear weapons "any time" against the United States. The announcement came less than a day after North Korea said it was preparing to launch a long-range rocket.
China Ponders: Does the Iran Nuclear Deal Mean North Korea is Next?
Carla Freeman | 38 North
As news spread in July of the freshly brokered multilateral plan on Iran's nuclear program, some observers began to speculate that a North Korean nuclear deal might come next.
Rouhani's nuclear dividend to feature in Iranian elections
Parisa Hafezi | Reuters
Iran's nuclear deal may be eroding its isolation overseas, but at home it is deepening political infighting within the country's complex power structure before two important elections, officials and analysts say.
Funding cuts to American Centrifuge
World Nuclear News
A funding cut of some 60% will allow continued development of the American Centrifuge uranium enrichment technology at Oak Ridge, but will not support ongoing centrifuge operations in Piketon, Centrus Energy announced on 11 September.
Cyberthreat Posed by China and Iran Confounds White House
David Sanger | New York Times
A question from a member of the Pentagon's new cyberwarfare unit the other day prompted President Obama to voice his frustration about America's seeming inability to deter a growing wave of computer attacks, and to vow to confront the increasingly aggressive adversaries who are perpetrating them.
Evacuation of Fukushima elderly riskier than then-exposure to radiation: study
Tomoko Otake | Japan Times
Following the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the ensuing nuclear disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, hundreds of nursing-home residents and staffers living close to the plant rushed to evacuate.