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Prompt Global Strike: China and the Spear

IN THIS ISSUE: China and the spear, Iran VP says row over reactor resolved, Iran 'drafting complete account of past nuclear activities,' Russians inspect Montana nuclear launch facilities, 'increased activity' at N. Korean nuclear test site, Senior Tories back US plan for Trident if Scots vote yes.

Published on April 22, 2014

Prompt Global Strike: China and the Spear

Lora Saalman | Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

China is conducting substantial research into both countering and developing hypersonic, precision-guidance, and boost-glide technologies, with the DF-21D and WU-14 weapon systems as just two recent examples, according Dr. Lora Saalman, Associate Professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.

Iran Vice President Says Row Over Reactor Resolved

Washington Post

Iranian state television quoted Vice President Ali Akbar Salehi, who heads the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, as saying that Iran has proposed to redesign Arak to produce one-fifth of the plutonium initially planned for it. 

Iran Says Drafting Complete Account of Past Nuclear Activities

Jerusalem Post 

Iran said on Monday it was drafting a comprehensive account of its nuclear activities, but did not indicate whether this would be made available to help the final diplomatic push to resolve a decade-old dispute with the West over the program.

Russians Inspect Montana Nuclear Launch Facilities

Matt Volz | Associated Press

Russian nuclear inspectors visited the U.S. amid heightened tensions between the two nations to verify that 18 nuclear missile launch facilities had been demolished as part of a 2011 arms control treaty, Air Force officials said Monday.

North Korean Nuclear Test Site Shows Increased Activity: Seoul

Yonhap News

Heightened activity has been detected at North Korea's underground nuclear test site, indicating possible preparations for another atomic test, a South Korean government spokesman said Tuesday.

Senior Tories Back US Plan for Trident if Scots Vote Yes

Kate Devlin | Herald Scotland

Influential senior Conservatives believe Trident should be housed in the US as a "stop gap" measure in the event of Scottish independence. The UK could rely on its major allies to provide a home for its nuclear deterrent in the event of a Yes vote in September, they argue.

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