North Korea Threatens to Conduct Nuclear Test
IN THIS ISSUE: N. Korea threatens nuclear test, activity at Yongbyon, Iran, West likely to cooperate in building nuclear power plants, IAEA says Iran stalling as nuclear deal deadline looms, Putin's Valdai gambit, American officials put up hurdles and try to scuttle India-US nuclear deal.
North Korea Threatens to Conduct Nuclear Test
Choe Sang-Hun | New York Times
North Korea said on Thursday that the country had no option but to consider another nuclear test after the recent “political provocation” by the United Nations to try to indict the North’s leaders for crimes against humanity.
Activity at Yongbyon Reprocessing Facility
Nick Hansen | 38 North
Recent commercial satellite imagery indicates new activity at Yongbyon's Radiochemical Laboratory, the facility where weapons-grade plutonium is separated from the waste products in the 5 MWe Reactor's spent fuel rods.<
AEOI Spokesman: Iran, West Likely to Cooperate in Building Nuclear Power Plants
Fars News Agency
Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Behrouz Kamalvandi announced on Wednesday that Tehran and certain western states may cooperate in building new nuclear power plants in Iran.
IAEA Says Iran Still Stalling as Nuclear Deal Deadline Looms
Fredrik Dahl | Reuters
Iran has not provided any explanations that enable the agency to clarify the outstanding practical measures," Amano told the U.N. agency's 35-nation board of governors. He was referring to information Iran was supposed to have given the IAEA by late August.
Putin's Valdai Gambit
Alexei Arbatov | Eurasia Outlook
Putin's statements on weapons of mass destruction may have been just a figure of speech or a tactical move to offset his harsh criticism of the United States. But it may well be an invitation to a "serious discussion" with Washington.
American Officials Put up Hurdles, Try to Scuttle India-U.S. Nuclear Deal
Indrani Bagchi | Times of India
The US is now demanding fresh bilateral safeguards to complete the final negotiations on the nuclear deal. These are in the nature of non-proliferation assurances, many of which have already been provided by India.
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