The Iranian Nuclear Threat
IN THIS ISSUE: The Iranian nuclear threat, Iran stockpiling nuclear fuel after IAEA check, N. Korea pushing ahead with new nuclear reactor, Ghauri test-fired in Pakistan, China's 2015 nuclear power capacity to account for 10% of world's total, France's love affair with nuclear energy cools.
George Perkovich and Karim Sadjadpour | Global Ten
Few foreign policy challenges will figure more prominently in Barack Obama's second term than checking Iran's nuclear ambitions while avoiding another military conflagration in the Middle East.
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Fars News Agency
Iran continues production of nuclear fuel from 20-percent enriched uranium to feed the Tehran research reactor, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereidoun Abbasi said. Full Article
Fredrik Dahl | Reuters
North Korea has made further progress in the construction of a new atomic reactor, the U.N. nuclear chief reported on Thursday, a facility that may extend the country's capacity to produce material for nuclear bombs. Full Article
Nation
Pakistan on Wednesday successfully conducted the training launch of medium range ballistic missile Hatf V Ghauri. The test was conducted by a Strategic Missile Group of the Army Strategic Force Command. Full Article
South China Morning Post
China's installed nuclear power capacity in 2015 will reach 42GW, accounting for 10 per cent of the world's total, the official Xinhua news agency reported, quoting an industry executive. Full Article
Muriel Boselli | Chicago Tribune
For decades, the elite engineers turned out by Paris's grand Corps des Mines academy were faithful followers of the pro-atomic creed that transformed their country into the most nuclear-reliant nation in the world. Full Article
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