U.S., China in Tentative UN Deal on North Korea Sanctions
IN THIS ISSUE: US, China in tentative UN deal on N. Korea sanctions, Iran to start manufacturing 3,000 new-generation centrifuges, Brazil to get its first nuclear subs, next-gen ICBM interceptor, IAEA picks Finn for top UN nuclear inspection job, UK needs 'Plan B' for new nuclear power, say MPs.
U.S., China in Tentative UN Deal on North Korea Sanctions South China Morning Post
The United States and China have struck a tentative deal on a draft UN Security Council sanctions resolution that would punish North Korea for its third nuclear test last month, UN diplomats said on Monday.
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Fars News Agency
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereidoon Abbasi announced that the country will soon start manufacturing 3,000 new uranium enrichment centrifuges. "The final production line of these centrifuges has finished," he said. Full Article
Defense News
Brazil is set to join the select group of countries that have nuclear-powered submarines, President Dilma Rousseff said Friday. "We can say that with these installations we are entering the select club of countries with nuclear submarines: The United States, Russia, France, Britain and China," said Rousseff. Full Article
Rachel Oswald | Global Security Newswire
The capstone of the Obama administration's plan for missile defense in Europe appears increasingly imperiled in the face of government and independent reports that raise serious doubts about its feasibility as well as a growing impatience by U.S. lawmakers for weapons programs with questionable utility. Full Article
Global Post
Finland's nuclear safety authority said Monday a Finnish official had been chosen as chief inspector of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to ensure nuclear weapons technology is not spread. Full Article
Fiona Harvey | Guardian
The government needs a "plan B" on nuclear power, because of the danger that new reactors will not be built in time to avoid energy shortages and possible blackouts, an influential committee of MPs has warned. Full Article
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