Senate Easily Passes Iran Nuclear Bill
Jennifer Steinhauer | The New York Times
A bill that would give Congress a voice in any nuclear agreement between world powers and Iran passed the Senate overwhelmingly on Thursday afternoon.
Iran’s Khamenei Expresses Wariness Over Nuclear Deal
Aresu Eqbali and Asa Fitch | Wall Street Journal
Iran won’t negotiate with world powers over its disputed nuclear program if under military threat, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday, reflecting his wariness over long-running nuclear talks amid tensions in Middle Eastern seas.
North Korea threatens nuclear attack on US
Heather Saul | The Telegraph
North Korea has threatened to attack the US with nuclear weapons if the country “forces it to do so”. Park Yong-Chol, the deputy director of the North Korean think tank the Institute for Research into National Reunification, gave a rare two-hour interview with CNN on Thursday.
The Geopolitics of the Iran Nuclear Deal
Ilan Goldenberg, Robert D. Kaplan | The National Interest
As the United States and Iran near an historic nuclear agreement there is an intense debate about whether a deal represents capitulation to Iranian interests in the Middle East or an opportunity to help stabilize the region.
Nicola Sturgeon refuses to rule out independence referendum over Trident
Simon Johnson | The Telegraph
Nicola Sturgeon has twice refused to rule out using the renewal of Britain’s nuclear deterrent next year as justification for a second independence referendum.
Crisis for Areva’s La Hague plant as clients shun nuclear
Geert De Clerq | Reuters
Areva's nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in La Hague needs to cut costs as its international customers disappear following the Fukushima disaster, and its sole remaining big customer, fellow state-owned French utility EDF, pressures it to cut prices.