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The IAEA After the Iran Deal

IN THIS ISSUE: The IAEA after Iran deal, Iran in talks with Russia over construction of two new atomic power plants, Russia speeds up development of new strategic bomber, Prithvi-II missile successfully test-fired, construction at Tonghae, IAEA may need more money to implement Iran nuclear deal.

Published on December 3, 2013

The IAEA after the Iran Deal

Mark Hibbs | Arms Control Wonk
With the initial Iran Deal done, we are now looking forward to its implementation and verification. That means that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will have more work to do over the next six months. But what, exactly, will it be doing? 
 

Iran in Talks with Russia over Construction of Two New Atomic Power Plants

Fars News Agency
On Saturday, President Rouhani announced that Iran has plans to generate more electricity through the nuclear energy in the coming years by building a second nuclear power plant in Bushehr. 
 

Russia Speeds Up Development of New Strategic Bomber

RIA Novosti
The Defense Ministry insisted that the PAK-DA should be equipped with advanced electronic warfare systems and armed with new nuclear-capable long-range cruise missiles in addition to a variety of high-precision conventional weapons.
 

Prithvi-II Missile Successfully Test-Fired

Times of India
India on Tuesday successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350 km from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha as part of a user trial by defence forces.
 

Construction at Tonghae Resumes

38 North
Recent commercial satellite imagery indicates that construction of new facilities at the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground in North Korea has resumed after a hiatus of nearly a year. 
 

IAEA May Need More Money to Help Implement Iran Nuclear Deal

Fredrik Dahl | Reuters
The IAEA is studying how to put into practice the Geneva deal with respect to U.N. inspectors' role in verifying compliance and this would take some time, Amano said, adding it was a complicated task that needed preparations.
 
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