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Putin Flexes Muscle in Big Test of Nuclear Arsenal

IN THIS ISSUE: Putin flexes muscle in big test of nuclear arsenal, Iran, EU reps to establish contact over nuclear talks, Turkey in third nuke plant bid, Lassina Zerbo elected as new CTBTO head, N. Korea improves cyber warfare capacity US says, Japan, IAEA working on Fukushima decontamination and disposal base.

Published on October 23, 2012
 

Putin Flexes Muscle in Big Test of Nuclear Arsenal

The Moscow Times

Obama and Putin

President Vladimir Putin took a leading role in the latest tests of Russia's strategic nuclear arsenal, the most comprehensive since the 1991 Soviet collapse, the Kremlin said Saturday.

The exercises, most of which were held Friday, featured prominently in state television news reports that seemed aimed to show Russians and the world that Putin is the hands-on chief of a resurgent power.   Full Article



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Tehran Times
Representatives of Iran and the European Union are scheduled to hold a telephone conversation in the next few days about the negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. Ali Baqeri, the deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), made the announcement during a speech at the University of Tehran on Monday.     Full Article

Hürriyet Daily News
France and the United States could bid to construct energy-hungry Turkey's third nuclear power plant, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz has said. "We have told the bidders that those who are not chosen for the second plant still have a chance for the third plant."     Full Article

CTBTO
The Member States of the highest decision-making body of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) today elected a new Executive Secretary. Lassina Zerbo from Burkina Faso has been selected from the five candidates considered by Member States for the position.     Full Article

Tony Capaccio | Bloomberg News
North Korea's government has a "significant" cyber warfare capability that it continues to improve, the top U.S. commander on the Korean peninsula said. The capability is part of an unconventional arsenal that the North Koreans possess, Army General James Thurman said yesterday in Washington.    Full Article

 
 
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