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Ryan Crocker says U.S. is fumbling on Iran's nuclear program
WASHINGTON — Ryan Crocker has long been viewed as America's indispensable diplomat in the Muslim world. President George W. Bush named him ambassador to Iraq in 2007 to rescue a failing policy, and four years later, President Obama dispatched him to...
Tags: Islam, National Government, Pakistan, Government, Religion and Belief
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North Korea's Kim signals he's willing to talk in letter to China's Xi
BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday personally received a handwritten letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, signaling a possible rapprochement after months of estrangement between the communist allies. The contents of the letter...
Tags: Japan, International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Beijing (China), White House
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Iran has boosted uranium enrichment capacity, report says
WASHINGTON -- Iran further increased its uranium enrichment capacity in the last three months, yet it also limited its progress in certain sensitive areas of its disputed nuclear program in an apparent attempt to avoid risking retaliation from Israel or...
Tags: International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Weapons, Israel, Iran, Politics
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sends envoy to China
PYONGYANG, North Korea — After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most...
Tags: Japan, Nuclear Weapons, Pyongyang (North Korea), China, Politics
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More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons
SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying that they want nuclear weapons too. Even in Japan, a country still traumatized by the legacy of Hiroshima and...
Tags: Gun Control, Japan, Nuclear Weapons, South Korea, Crisis
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Obama administration to tighten pressure on Iran, aide says
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Wednesday that it would add more sanctions on Iran in an effort to dissuade Tehran from continuing its nuclear program, but stopped short of backing tough new penalties that lawmakers are considering....
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bob Menendez, Bob Corker, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Justice System
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Martyl Langsdorf dies at 96; artist created Doomsday Clock image
Martyl Langsdorf, the artist who created the widely known Doomsday Clock for the first cover of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, died March 26 at a rehabilitation facility near her home in suburban Chicago of complications from a lung infection. She was...
Tags: Harry S. Truman, St. Louis, The Washington Post, Nuclear Weapons, Arts and Culture
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Could Iran's presidential politicking open door to nuclear deal?
Thirty years of punishing sanctions have failed to curb Iran’s rogue behavior. Perhaps, a growing chorus of diplomats and security experts suggest, it is time for the United States to change tactics. With a presidential election in the Islamic...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, Islam, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Nuclear Weapons, Defense Equipment
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Secretary of State John Kerry urges against new Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John F. Kerry implored Congress on Thursday not to impose tough new sanctions on Iran, warning that such a move could disrupt diplomacy over Tehran's disputed nuclear program at a delicate moment. Appearing before...
Tags: Bob Menendez, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Defense Equipment, Israel, Elections
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Kerry: Beijing to work with U.S. to quell North Korea nuke threat
BEIJING -- After meeting with top Chinese leaders Saturday, Secretary of State John Kerry said Beijing had pledged to work with the United States to urge North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. "There is no question in my mind that China is...
Tags: Kim Il Sung, Human Rights, Nuclear Weapons, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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North Korea may have nuclear warhead capability, U.S. agency says
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. intelligence agency has concluded that North Korea has the capability to develop nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a ballistic missile, a congressman disclosed Thursday. Although U.S. experts believe that North Korea cannot...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, Kim Il Sung, Japan, Missile Systems, Nuclear Weapons
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U.S. agency sees boost in North Korea nuclear ability
WASHINGTON — A U.S. intelligence agency has concluded that North Korea has the capability to develop nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a ballistic missile, a congressman disclosed Thursday. Although U.S. experts believe North Korea cannot...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, Kim Il Sung, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Systems, Japan
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