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U.S. Says Talks Intense, Serious After Iran Hints at Atomic Concessions
IN THIS ISSUE: US says talks with Iran intense and serious, N. Korea offers to halt nuke tests, discovery of more faulty parts sparks concern, China agrees to sell Pakistan two more nuclear reactors, Air Force fires general, US 'itching' to join Russia in anti-asteroid nuclear defense.
Published on October 17, 2013
U.S. Says Talks Intense, Serious After Iran Hints at Atomic Concessions
Louis Charbonneau and Yeganeh Torbati | Reuters
The United States described two days of nuclear negotiations with Iran as the most serious and candid to date after Western diplomats said Tehran hinted it was ready to scale back sensitive atomic activities to secure urgent sanctions relief.
In Bid to Restart Talks, North Korea Offers to Halt Nuke Tests, But Not Rocket Launches
Rachel Oswald | Global Security Newswire
North Korean officials recently told a U.S. delegation they would cease nuclear and missile tests if the United States returns to negotiations, though they would not rule out firing more long-range rockets, a former State Department official told Global Security Newswire.
Discovery of More Faulty Parts Sparks Concern Over Nuclear Safety
Korea Herald
Fresh concerns have arisen over the safety of nuclear power and the likelihood of further power shortages after authorities found more faulty parts at two reactors under construction. The Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Corporation said Wednesday that disputed control cables at Ulsan’s Shin-Kori reactors 3 and 4 failed a reevaluation.
China Agrees to Sell Pakistan Two More Nuclear Reactors
Saeed Shah | Wall Street Journal
"Most members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group do not want to see an indefinite stream of equipment and nuclear material going from China to Pakistan under the grandfather clause," said Mark Hibbs of the Carnegie Endowment.
Air Force Fires General in Charge of Nuclear Missiles
Los Angeles Times
The Air Force fired the general in charge of its nuclear missiles on Friday, two days after a Navy admiral with top nuclear weapons responsibilities was dismissed.
US 'Itching' to Join Russia in Anti-Asteroid Nuclear Defense
RIA Novosti
US scientists are "itching" to work with their Russian counterparts in putting nuclear weapons technology to use in new systems to defend Earth from threatening asteroids, an investigative journalism outlet reported Wednesday.
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