US Launches New Europe Missile Defense Program
IN THIS ISSUE: US launches new missile defense program for Europe, UN nuclear inspectors to visit Syria plant, Zimbabwe to work with Iran on uranium extraction, U.S. plans no nuclear weapons in SK, lawmakers wary of nuclear agency budget increase, Chile prepares for nuclear power.
US Launches New Missile Defense Program for Europe Associated Press
The U.S. is sending a special radar-equipped warship to the Mediterranean Sea next week, the first step in the development of a broad anti-ballistic missile system to protect Europe against a potential Iranian nuclear threat, the Pentagon said Tuesday. |
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Sylvia Westall and Fredrik Dahl | Reuters
Syria has agreed to allow U.N. nuclear inspectors into a plant with possible uranium material, diplomatic sources said, but Washington said the gesture would not be enough to address allegations of covert atomic activity. Full Article
Iranian Students News Agency
Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi said his country is willing to work with Iran on uranium extraction. "Zimbabwe holds rich resources, but the problem we face is lack of budget, finance and required technical equipment to take the very rich resources out and use them," he told ISNA during visit of an Iranian media delegation of Zimbabwe. Full Article
Evan Ramstad | The Wall Street Journal
The U.S. sees no need to redeploy nuclear weapons to South Korea, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday, despite increasing pressure from some ruling-party politicians here. Full Article
Martin Matishak | Global Security Newswire
Budget constraints might make it difficult to grant the Obama administration's request to increase spending for operations to ensure the safety and performance of the nation's nuclear arsenal, leaders of a key congressional panel indicated yesterday. Full Article
World Nuclear News
A training deal with France is among the first concrete steps Chile has taken to prepare for decisions on introducing nuclear power through the 2020s. Full Article
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