Iran: Nuclear Weapons or Peaceful Energy?
With the ratification of START, a new nuclear alliance is shaping - one dedicated to the effort to prevent rogue nations from developing nuclear weapons.
China must step in and control sociopathic neighbour North Korea
Driving through Kerry a few summers ago, I decided to drive the back road from Tralee to Listowel to take in a little-known piece of Irish history.
Turkey, Iran and a nuclear OPEC
Turkey’s facilitator role in nuclear negotiations between Iran and the West (specifically the P5+1) has resumed with some change in form. After much noise and clatter after Turkey voted “no” to the United Nations Security Council’s resolution on a number of sanctions against Iran, the parties chose İstanbul as the venue for their meeting slated for late January 2011, which confirms Turkey’s objective and neutral role and position in these talks.
Military strength eludes China, which looks overseas for arms
The Moscow Machine-Building Enterprise Salyut on the east side of town has put up a massive Soviet-style poster advertising its need for skilled workers. The New Year's party at the Chernyshev plant in a northwest suburb featured ballet dancers twirling on the stage of its Soviet-era Palace of Culture.
Russian envoy: E Asia must do better for security
Nations in East Asia should cease confrontation and abandon intentions to enhance their own security at the expense of that of their neighbors, said Russia's top envoy to China on Tuesday in Beijing.
India, Russia to sign defence deals
The United States is nearing a decision on whether to take action at the World Trade Organzation against China's rare earth minerals export restraints or other practices by Beijing to help its clean energy sector.
Russia urges South Korea to scrap planned firing drill
Russia has asked South Korea to stop a scheduled joint military exercise with the United States, hours after North Korea warned it will strike back if the South proceeds with the drill.
What to do with Pakistan's HEU?
One of the first cables released by the website WikiLeaks was a May, 2009 cable regarding the delay of removing High Enriched Uranium (HEU) by the U.S. from Pakistan's Atomic Research Reactor-1 (PARR) near Islamabad. In 2007, the Pakistani government agreed to allow the U.S. to ship the unknown quantity of HEU back to the U.S.
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