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Russia Mulls Banning US Nuclear Arms Inspections

IN THIS ISSUE: Russia mulls banning US nuclear arms inspections, Rubio vs Gottemoeller, lens on India's nuclear submarine projects, Pakistan, IAEA to strengthen cooperation, Iran wants to address questions about military work in nuclear program later, Russia moves forward with MOX agreement.

Published on March 11, 2014

Russia Mulls Banning US Nuclear Arms Inspections 

RIA Novosti

Russia's Defense Ministry is considering a ban on US inspections of Russian nuclear weapons under the New START deal over the standoff in Ukraine, a ministry source told RIA Novosti on Saturday.

Rubio vs Gottemoeller: The New Partisan Politics of Senate Nuclear Confirmations

Kristine Bergstrom | Carnegie Article

Senator Marco Rubio's opposition to Rose Gottemoeller's nomination represents a departure from a time when nuclear matters were treated as critical enough to warrant serious bipartisan public debate.

Post-Accident, Lens on Nuclear Submarine Projects

Rajat Pandit | Times of India

Both the defence ministry and DRDO downplayed Saturday's accident at the secretive and well-guarded Ship Building Centre (SBC) at Visakhapatnam, where India's first three nuclear submarines are being built.

Pakistan, IAEA to Strengthen Cooperation

Dawn

It was decided to further strengthen efforts to increase technical cooperation, a Foreign Office statement said on a meeting held on Monday between visiting IAEA chief Yukiya Amano with Adviser on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz.

Iran Wants to Address Questions About Military Work in Nuclear Program Later

Laurence Norman | Wall Street Journal

Iran insisted it won't be rushed into addressing Western suspicions about past military work on its nuclear program, posing a new challenge for efforts to reach a broad nuclear deal with six world powers. 

Russia Moves Forward with MOX Agreement

Derrek Asberry | Aiken Standard 

Russia is reportedly moving forward with its part of the international MOX agreement while the fate of the United States’ current MOX facility at the Savannah River Site hangs in the balance.

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