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China stops oil exports to North Korea, possibly as punishment for nuclear test

By   /  March 24, 2013  /  Conflict, World  /  No Comments

China Oil

By Shaun Waterman | Washington Times China in February did not export any crude oil to North Korea, the first time exports have fallen to zero for a year, possibly as punishment for Pyongyang’s nuclear test last month, Reuters news agency reported, citing customs data. If a response to the Feb 12 nuclear test, the move [...]

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Japan seizes nuclear-related materials from North Korea cargo

By   /  March 19, 2013  /  In Other News, World  /  No Comments

North Korea nuclear program

AFP | TOI Japan has seized aluminium alloy rods which can be used to make nuclear centrifuges from a Singapore-flagged ship which was carrying cargo from North Korea, a government spokesman said Monday. The five rods were discovered on the ship during its call at Tokyo port last August and were confirmed to be aluminum [...]

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US political newsletter upbraids US administration for fabricating new generation of hypocrisy on Iran

By   /  March 17, 2013  /  Politics, World  /  No Comments

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US political newsletter ˈCounterpunchˈ this weekend upbraided the US administration for failure ˈto produce no evidence for a series of baseless charges against Iranˈ. It accused the US government of fabricating new generation of hypocrisy on Iran by twisting intelligence to fit the politics.

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US raises concern over ‘scientific-cooperation pact’ between North Korea, Iran: Report

By   /  March 10, 2013  /  Conflict, News, World  /  No Comments

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ANI American officials have raised concerns that a scientific-cooperation pact between North Korea and Iran could advance the nuclear and missile programs of both countries, a report has said. Washington is concerned that the two military allies will seek to use the agreement to advance their nuclear capabilities, just as they have jointly developed missile [...]

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Biden says US is ready to use force if talks with Iran fail

By   /  March 5, 2013  /  Conflict, News, World  /  No Comments

Joe Biden No Brain

By Taimur Khan | The National Joe Biden, the US vice president, told a powerful pro-Israel lobby yesterday that the US was ready to use military force if nuclear talks with Iran fail. Mr Biden said the US still prefers to find a diplomatic means to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, but reiterated the Obama [...]

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US may face inevitable nuclear power exit

By   /  March 1, 2013  /  Environment, World  /  No Comments

Hinkley C nuclear power station

By Katie Baker | EurekAlert In a 2012 report, the Obama administration announced that it was “jumpstarting” the nuclear industry. Because of the industry’s long history of permitting problems, cost overruns, and construction delays, financial markets have been wary of backing new nuclear construction for decades. The supposed “nuclear renaissance” ballyhooed in the first decade of [...]

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Radiation Leaking From Iran’s Nuke Plant

By   /  February 25, 2013  /  Environment, World  /  No Comments

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By Reza Kahlili | WND Radiation is leaking from Iran’s nuclear facility at Fordow, which suffered devastating explosions on Jan. 21, WND has learned, and the regime has ordered millions of antidote iodine pills from Russia and Ukraine amid fears the radioactivity will spread. Many of the personnel, who arrived after the explosion to assist with [...]

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Cyberwar: The West started it

By   /  February 24, 2013  /  Conflict, World  /  No Comments

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Gendo A few years ago, Israeli and American intelligence developed a computer virus with a specific military objective: damaging Iranian nuclear facilities. Stuxnet was spread via USB sticks and settled silently on Windows PCs. From there it looked into networks for specific industrial centrifuges using Siemens SCADA control devices spinning at highspeed to seperate Uranium-235 (the bomb [...]

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Managing Almaty Negotiations without Capitulation or Escalation of Tension

By   /  February 24, 2013  /  Politics, World  /  No Comments

Iran 5_1

By Mahmoud Reza Golshanpazhooh | Iran Review As the public announcement goes, the new round of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers will be held in the Kazakh city of Almaty on February 26, 2013. Before negotiations get underway, it would be helpful to mention a few points which would clearly [...]

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Iran Finds New Uranium Deposits, Selects 16 Nuclear Sites

By   /  February 23, 2013  /  Breaking News, World  /  No Comments

Iran nuclear program

RiaN Iran has found more uranium deposits and selected 16 new sites for nuclear power plants, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said on Saturday. “Following months of efforts, 16 new sites for nuclear power plants have been designated in coastal areas of the Caspian Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, [southwestern [...]

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North Korean nuclear tests – what next?

By   /  February 22, 2013  /  Conflict, News, World  /  No Comments

North Korea reportedly tests atomic weapon

By Sergey Duz | VOR Russia is calling on all countries not to use the fact that North Korea, despite a ban, has tested nuclear weapons, as a pretext for a military attack on North Korea. Russia also insists that attempts to persuade North Korea not to create, test or use nuclear weapons should not be [...]

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South Korea calls for development of nuclear weapons

By   /  February 21, 2013  /  In Other News, World  /  No Comments

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By Geoffrey Cain | Global Post South Korean lawmakers from the Saenuri Party, the country’s conservative ruling party, stepped up their battle cry at the National Assembly this week: It’s time for South Korea to man up and make its own nuclear weapons, they said. “The only way to defend our survival would be to maintain [...]

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