Why Iran's growing uranium stockpile won't derail a nuclear deal
Richard Nephew | Brookings
Over the last two days, much has been made of the apparent inconsistency of the requirements of the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) between the P5+1 and Iran, and the IAEA's latest report on Iran's enriched uranium stocks.
Israel military cautiously upbeat on Iran nuclear deal
Dan Williams | Reuters
The Israeli military cautiously welcomed on Thursday the expected international deal which would curb Iran's nuclear program, though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lobbied for tougher terms to be imposed on Tehran.
Whither Our War Preparedness?
Pravin Sawhney | Pioneer
Given the acrimonious relations between India and Pakistan, and the regular accusations and counter-accusations by both sides, foreign analysts are wondering how the Modi Government will react to another Mumbai attack?
China links India's Nuclear Suppliers Group bid to Pakistan's
Ananth Krishnan | India Today
Three weeks after acknowledging for the first time India's aspirations to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group, China has voiced similar backing to Pakistan's bid and drawn a clear link between both countries' efforts to join the influential body that governs global nuclear trade.
NPT faces truth of disarmament after failure
Ryuichi Otsuka and Yomiuri Shimbun | Japan News
The breakdown in the Review Congress of the Non-Proliferation Treaty brought into sharp relief once again the difficulty of nuclear disarmament. Behind its failure was deep discord among nuclear and non-nuclear states, the contradictions swirling around nuclear weapons, and a reality filled with dilemmas.
France's Nuclear Industry Dream Faces Melt-Down At Expense Of State Coffers, Tax Payers
Marcel Michelson | Forbes
France has decided to rescue its Areva nuclear energy company once again, this time by combining the nuclear power station creation business with state-controlled power operator EDF, its biggest client.