United States, Russia Enter Into New Arms-Security Agreement
Douglas P. Guarino | Global Security Newswire
The United States is entering into a new agreement with Russia that would continue in some form the Cooperative Threat Reduction program that aims to lock down vulnerable nuclear materials in the former Soviet Union, Global Security Newswire has learned. A senior defense official told GSN there is a new pact effective Monday -- the same day the prior umbrella accord that provided the legal framework for the initiative was due to expire.
Hidden Report Reveals How Iran Dodges Nuclear Watchdogs
Colum Lynch | Foreign Policy
Iran continues to evade U.N. sanctions on its nuclear program by changing its supply routes, erecting new front companies, and shopping the world for lower grade parts not explicitly prohibited by the U.N. Security Council, but still capable of contributing to the assembly of a nuclear power reactor. That's according to a "confidential" unpublished report by a U.N. Security Council panel monitoring sanctions on Iran.
Rouhani Proposes Greater Nuclear Transparency, Possible US-Iran Talks
Laura Rozen | Al-Monitor
Iran's President-elect Hassan Rouhani ushered in the post-Ahmadinejad era Monday with a sometimes extraordinary 90-minute press conference in which he stressed he would take a pragmatic and moderate approach to improve Iranian relations with the world and even the United States, and aim to reduce global concerns and crippling sanctions over Iran's nuclear program.
UK Lobbies for Nuclear Export Group to Admit India
Khaleej Times
Britain has stepped up efforts to let India join an influential global body controlling nuclear exports, a move that would boost New Delhi’s standing as an atomic power but which has faced resistance from China and other countries.
Japan to Cooperate with Four Central European Nations on Nuclear Energy
Takayuki Hayashi and Hajime Horiguchi | Asahi Shimbun
In a first-ever summit, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on June 16 agreed with leaders of four central European nations to advance cooperation in the energy sector in an attempt to boost exports of nuclear reactors.
Seoul, Washington Turn Cold Shoulder to North Korea Overture
Shin Hyon-hee | Korea Herald
North Korea's surprise offer of dialogue with the U.S. on Sunday was met with a frosty reaction by Seoul and Washington, which both call on Pyongyang to prove sincerity with its actions before resuming talks. Pyongyang proposed a high-level meeting with Washington to defuse military tensions and discuss a peace treaty and the U.S. campaign for a nuclear-free world.