Russia Seeks Agreement on Nuclear Talks with Iran
IN THIS ISSUE: Russia seeks agreement with Iran, US lawmaker demands action on alleged Syrian U, secret nuclear redesign, Russia may resume production of nuclear missile trains, IAEA re-categorizes operational status for 47 of Japan's nuclear reactors, Longer life seen for warhead pits.
Russia Seeks Agreement on Nuclear Talks with Iran Jerusalem Post
Moscow claims it is working with Tehran to find agreement on date, venue for new round of talks between global powers over Iranian nuclear program "as soon as possible," but says it is ultimately up to EU policy chief.
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Diane Barnes | Global Security Newswire
A top Republican lawmaker on Monday pressed for international action to secure a possible stockpile of uranium in civil war-torn Syria. The Syrian government has insisted the destroyed Dair Alzour facility was a military installation with no atomic purpose. Full Article
Sam Lagrone | Wired
The U.S. Navy is betting the future of its submarine force on a secret and revolutionary nuclear drive system that aspires to be more efficient and quieter than anything under the water today. Full Article
Vadim Ponomarev | Russia & India Report
Russia is planning to resume the production of rail-mobile ballistic missile systems, an unnamed senior official at the Russian military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti. Soviet-Russian nuclear trains are quite expensive and rather hard to operate, but their main advantages – stealth and surprise – are worth the trouble. Full Article
Mycle Schneider | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
In an unprecedented move, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today retroactively re-categorized 47 Japanese nuclear reactors from "in operation" to "long-term shutdown" in its Power Reactor Information System. Full Article
Tom Z. Collina | Arms Control Today
An ongoing study by a U.S. nuclear weapons laboratory has found that plutonium parts in warheads can last decades longer than previously thought, with potentially significant implications for multibillion-dollar government programs to maintain nuclear warheads. Full Article
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