Slow Progress in IAEA Investigation May Complicate Iran Nuclear Talks
Fredrik Dahl | Reuters
Signs that a U.N. watchdog investigation into suspected atomic bomb research by Iran is making little progress could further complicate broader diplomatic efforts to end the decade-old nuclear dispute that resume in Vienna this week.
Vietnam is Not a Nuclear Proliferation Problem
Mark Hibbs | Hill
The recent Sino-Vietnamese confrontation over the site of an oil platform should alert both the Administration and Congress that the concluded nuclear agreement should be viewed as an opportunity for U.S. government and industry to contribute to Vietnam's energy security—not a counterproductive bilateral bone of contention.
Russia to Quadruple Precision Strategic Weapon Platforms by 2021
RIA Novosti
Russia will quadruple its arsenal of long-range precision delivery platforms in the next seven years to strengthen the country's strategic deterrent, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Thursday.
US Starts Countrywide Nuclear Drill After Similar War Games in Russia
RT
The US Strategic Command, the agency responsible for country’s nuclear arsenal, will hold large-scale war games this week that will include 10 B-52 Stratofortresses and up to six B-2 Spirit bombers, along with other military and government agencies.
China to Hold Second Nuclear Security Drill in 2015
Xinhua News Agency
China will hold a national-level nuclear security exercise next year, said a nuclear emergency response office with the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense on Monday.
India Tests 3,000 km Range Nuclear Missile in Secret
Vishal Thapar | Sunday Guardian
India has secretly test fired its most potent submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), which gives it the capability to nuclear-bombard a target on land 3,000 km away from an undersea firing platform.