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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: Nuclear Weapons, Iran's Nuclear Program, United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency, U.S. Department of State
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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: Nuclear Weapons, Xi Jinping, Beijing (China), Politics, China
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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: Seoul (South Korea), Russia, China, North Korea, Japan
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Justice System, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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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: St. Louis, Nuclear Weapons, Arts, The Washington Post, Artists
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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: Islam, Michael V. Hayden, U.S. Embassy, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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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: U.S. Department of State, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, John Kerry, International Relations, Bob Menendez
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Kim Il Sung, Hillary Clinton, Xi Jinping, Beijing (China)
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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: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Espionage and Intelligence, Kim Il Sung, Seoul (South Korea), Military Equipment
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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: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Kim Il Sung, Seoul (South Korea), Military Equipment, Pyongyang (North Korea)
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China's North Korea dilemma
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote this week on a new round of sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's February nuclear test, and with China's backing, it is likely to pass. Beijing was "strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposed" to...
Tags: Beijing (China), China, Pyongyang (North Korea), North Korea, Japan
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Tighter U.N. sanctions target North Korean banking and cargo
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.The United Nations Security Council imposed a new round of sanctions on North Korea on Thursday in reaction to its defiant nuclear test last month, tightening financial restrictions on the isolated nation. The vote came after North Korea threatened to...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Beijing (China), China, Pyongyang (North Korea), North Korea
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