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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Why Did the Nuclear Posture Review Bomb? by Robert Farley
Why Did the Nuclear Posture Review Bomb? by Robert Farley
http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=why_did_the_nuclear_posture_review_bomb
http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=why_did_the_nuclear_posture_review_bomb
Friday, April 16, 2010
First concrete for second Taishan reactor from World Nuclear News by Jeremy Gordon
First concrete for second Taishan reactor
from World Nuclear News by Jeremy Gordon
Taishan 2 April 2010 (CGNPC)The first concrete has been poured at the Taishan nuclear power plant in Guangdong province, China, marking the official start of construction for the site's second EPR unit.
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-First_concrete_for_second_Taishan_reactor-1604105.html
from World Nuclear News by Jeremy Gordon
Taishan 2 April 2010 (CGNPC)The first concrete has been poured at the Taishan nuclear power plant in Guangdong province, China, marking the official start of construction for the site's second EPR unit.
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-First_concrete_for_second_Taishan_reactor-1604105.html
Official: U.S., France prepared to help Pakistan in nuclear energy
Official: U.S., France prepared to help Pakistan in nuclear energy
The U.S. and France are willing to supply civil nuclear technology to Pakistan, Pakistan Foreign Office representative Abdul Basit said. He also said Pakistan is prepared to work with other countries on nuclear energy while following International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards. DAWN Media Group (Pakistan)
The U.S. and France are willing to supply civil nuclear technology to Pakistan, Pakistan Foreign Office representative Abdul Basit said. He also said Pakistan is prepared to work with other countries on nuclear energy while following International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards. DAWN Media Group (Pakistan)
Global Laser Enrichment to build commercial uranium enrichment facility at Castle Hayne plant By Jim Brumm
Global Laser Enrichment to build commercial uranium enrichment facility at Castle Hayne plant
By Jim Brumm
Global Laser Enrichment has begun design work on a commercial uranium enrichment facility following successful testing of the technology at GE’s nuclear fuel assembly plant in Castle Hayne.
External Links:
Read more about GE Hitachi's uranium enrichment proposal
http://www.starnewsonline.com/section/topic50
The successful completion of the test loop program begun last summer was announced this week by Silex Systems, the Australian company that owns the laser enrichment technology.
On Wednesday, GE Hitachi chief executive Jack Fuller told a nuclear security conference in Washington that Global Laser “has successfully completed early testing, in accordance with (federal) requirements. At the same time, we are just beginning Phase 2, where we will design the first commercial production facility.”
Fuller went on to discuss the safeguarding of the Global Laser Enrichment technology acquired from Silex in May 2006, pointing out the effort was based on a previous agreement between the U.S. and Australian governments to safeguard this process.
He called GE “a natural fit to develop this technology” based on its half century of providing nuclear technology, including its safe and secure operation of fuel fabrication facilities since the 1950s, first in San Jose, Calif., then in Castle Hayne. The laser enrichment test loop was built here with permission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
“During this time, we have worked very closely with the NRC to ensure compliance with the security protocols that apply to all sensitive nuclear technology in the United States,” Fuller said.
In October 2006, he noted, the U.S. Department of Energy formally approved GE’s acquisition of the technology and its transfer to the company’s facilities near Wilmington.
The successful completion of the test loop program begun last summer was announced this week by Silex Systems, the Australian company that owns the laser enrichment technology.
On Wednesday, GE Hitachi chief executive Jack Fuller told a nuclear security conference in Washington that Global Laser “has successfully completed early testing, in accordance with (federal) requirements. At the same time, we are just beginning Phase 2, where we will design the first commercial production facility.”
Fuller went on to discuss the safeguarding of the Global Laser Enrichment technology acquired from Silex in May 2006, pointing out the effort was based on a previous agreement between the U.S. and Australian governments to safeguard this process.
He called GE “a natural fit to develop this technology” based on its half century of providing nuclear technology, including its safe and secure operation of fuel fabrication facilities since the 1950s, first in San Jose, Calif., then in Castle Hayne. The laser enrichment test loop was built here with permission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
“During this time, we have worked very closely with the NRC to ensure compliance with the security protocols that apply to all sensitive nuclear technology in the United States,” Fuller said.
In October 2006, he noted, the U.S. Department of Energy formally approved GE’s acquisition of the technology and its transfer to the company’s facilities near Wilmington.
This approval triggered a GE payment to Silex of $15 million, following the $5 million paid when the agreement was reached with Silex.
Since then, Hitachi and Cameco have purchased stakes in Global Laser Enrichment of 25 percent and 24 percent, respectively, leaving GE with a 51 percent stake.
With the successful completion of early testing, Global Laser has met the first of two requirements for the next progress payment to Silex. The other step needed to trigger the $15 million payment is the issuance of a commercial facility license, which the NRC is expected to do in mid-2012.
After receiving that license, Global Laser “will initiate the commercial deployment” of a production facility at Castle Hayne, Fuller said.
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100415/ARTICLES/100419797?p=1&tc=pg
By Jim Brumm
Global Laser Enrichment has begun design work on a commercial uranium enrichment facility following successful testing of the technology at GE’s nuclear fuel assembly plant in Castle Hayne.
External Links:
Read more about GE Hitachi's uranium enrichment proposal
http://www.starnewsonline.com/section/topic50
The successful completion of the test loop program begun last summer was announced this week by Silex Systems, the Australian company that owns the laser enrichment technology.
On Wednesday, GE Hitachi chief executive Jack Fuller told a nuclear security conference in Washington that Global Laser “has successfully completed early testing, in accordance with (federal) requirements. At the same time, we are just beginning Phase 2, where we will design the first commercial production facility.”
Fuller went on to discuss the safeguarding of the Global Laser Enrichment technology acquired from Silex in May 2006, pointing out the effort was based on a previous agreement between the U.S. and Australian governments to safeguard this process.
He called GE “a natural fit to develop this technology” based on its half century of providing nuclear technology, including its safe and secure operation of fuel fabrication facilities since the 1950s, first in San Jose, Calif., then in Castle Hayne. The laser enrichment test loop was built here with permission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
“During this time, we have worked very closely with the NRC to ensure compliance with the security protocols that apply to all sensitive nuclear technology in the United States,” Fuller said.
In October 2006, he noted, the U.S. Department of Energy formally approved GE’s acquisition of the technology and its transfer to the company’s facilities near Wilmington.
The successful completion of the test loop program begun last summer was announced this week by Silex Systems, the Australian company that owns the laser enrichment technology.
On Wednesday, GE Hitachi chief executive Jack Fuller told a nuclear security conference in Washington that Global Laser “has successfully completed early testing, in accordance with (federal) requirements. At the same time, we are just beginning Phase 2, where we will design the first commercial production facility.”
Fuller went on to discuss the safeguarding of the Global Laser Enrichment technology acquired from Silex in May 2006, pointing out the effort was based on a previous agreement between the U.S. and Australian governments to safeguard this process.
He called GE “a natural fit to develop this technology” based on its half century of providing nuclear technology, including its safe and secure operation of fuel fabrication facilities since the 1950s, first in San Jose, Calif., then in Castle Hayne. The laser enrichment test loop was built here with permission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
“During this time, we have worked very closely with the NRC to ensure compliance with the security protocols that apply to all sensitive nuclear technology in the United States,” Fuller said.
In October 2006, he noted, the U.S. Department of Energy formally approved GE’s acquisition of the technology and its transfer to the company’s facilities near Wilmington.
This approval triggered a GE payment to Silex of $15 million, following the $5 million paid when the agreement was reached with Silex.
Since then, Hitachi and Cameco have purchased stakes in Global Laser Enrichment of 25 percent and 24 percent, respectively, leaving GE with a 51 percent stake.
With the successful completion of early testing, Global Laser has met the first of two requirements for the next progress payment to Silex. The other step needed to trigger the $15 million payment is the issuance of a commercial facility license, which the NRC is expected to do in mid-2012.
After receiving that license, Global Laser “will initiate the commercial deployment” of a production facility at Castle Hayne, Fuller said.
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100415/ARTICLES/100419797?p=1&tc=pg
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Why China Will Not Help In Levying Sanctions Against Iran And Other Countriesfrom War News Updates by Bookyards
Why China Will Not Help In Levying Sanctions Against Iran And Other Countriesfrom War News Updates by Bookyards
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) meets with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington April 12, 2010. President Hu Jintao arrived in Washington on Monday to attend the Nuclear Security Summit slated for April 12-13. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
Chinese Firms Boost Nuclear Threats: Proliferation Aids Terrorists -- Washington Times
Unchecked proliferation by Chinese firms has undermined a global effort to keep nuclear and missile technology out of the hands of terrorists.
The transfer of such technology to countries such as Pakistan and Iran, which are considered vulnerable to an attack by terrorists or rogue insiders, is the cause of much anxiety in the international community. Kicking off the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington this week, President Obama described nuclear terrorism as the "single biggest threat to U.S. security."
Read more ....
My Comment: Bottom line .... it is all about the money and international alliances. But what makes this entire episode in international relations frustrating, is that much of the technology that China has acquired over the years has come from us, and it is this tech that is now being transferred to countries like Iran, Pakistan, and others.
I know that President Obama feels confident that China will help in imposing and enforcing sanctions against Iran .... but as the Washington Times article clearly points out, China's business relationship with Iran operates on numerous and divergent levels, and the monies involved are huge.
How huge is China's investment in Iran, the following EIN News Report summarizes it perfectly .....
If China were to fall in line and sanction Iran, it would mean a loss of 10 to 12% of its oil imports, the aborting of some $80 billion in development projects and the sacrifice of hundreds of billions of dollars worth of oil, which the Chinese have locked in futures contracts, DawnNews reports.
China has already made a decision on how to work with Iran, and they are putting their money on the line in developing future projects and trade. As to what the sanction sponsoring countries want .... the Chinese are only giving vague commitments and promises.
http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2010/04/why-china-will-not-help-in-levying.html
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=80001&pid=1099386&st=1400&#entry1099386
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) meets with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington April 12, 2010. President Hu Jintao arrived in Washington on Monday to attend the Nuclear Security Summit slated for April 12-13. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
Chinese Firms Boost Nuclear Threats: Proliferation Aids Terrorists -- Washington Times
Unchecked proliferation by Chinese firms has undermined a global effort to keep nuclear and missile technology out of the hands of terrorists.
The transfer of such technology to countries such as Pakistan and Iran, which are considered vulnerable to an attack by terrorists or rogue insiders, is the cause of much anxiety in the international community. Kicking off the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington this week, President Obama described nuclear terrorism as the "single biggest threat to U.S. security."
Read more ....
My Comment: Bottom line .... it is all about the money and international alliances. But what makes this entire episode in international relations frustrating, is that much of the technology that China has acquired over the years has come from us, and it is this tech that is now being transferred to countries like Iran, Pakistan, and others.
I know that President Obama feels confident that China will help in imposing and enforcing sanctions against Iran .... but as the Washington Times article clearly points out, China's business relationship with Iran operates on numerous and divergent levels, and the monies involved are huge.
How huge is China's investment in Iran, the following EIN News Report summarizes it perfectly .....
If China were to fall in line and sanction Iran, it would mean a loss of 10 to 12% of its oil imports, the aborting of some $80 billion in development projects and the sacrifice of hundreds of billions of dollars worth of oil, which the Chinese have locked in futures contracts, DawnNews reports.
China has already made a decision on how to work with Iran, and they are putting their money on the line in developing future projects and trade. As to what the sanction sponsoring countries want .... the Chinese are only giving vague commitments and promises.
http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2010/04/why-china-will-not-help-in-levying.html
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=80001&pid=1099386&st=1400&#entry1099386
The U.S. Coal Industry vs. Climate Legislation
The U.S. Coal Industry vs. Climate Legislation
http://seekingalpha.com/article/199003-the-u-s-coal-industry-vs-climate-legislation?source=feed
by: Oilprice.com April 15, 2010 |
Under the shadow of the West Virginia coal mine disaster earlier this month, a congressional hearing Wednesday on the future of coal in a “new energy age” seemed at times like a dialogue of the deaf.
Four representatives of the coal industry appeared before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming in an atmosphere frosty enough to lower global temperatures itself.
Committee chairman Edward Markey (D-Mass) castigated the industry representatives for resisting measures to reduce carbon emissions and compared them to auto executives who ignored the need for change until it was too late.
Markey, who is co-author of a bill passed by the House to limit greenhouse gas emissions, urged the coal industry to get on board with the efforts to fight global warming.
“Today, with the future of the coal industry in your hands, I challenge you to join us in charting a new path forward to prevent a perilous outcome for your industry and for the planet,” Markey said in his opening remarks. “I ask that you cease efforts to deny the science of global warming and stop spending millions of dollars in misleading the public as to the true science behind climate change.”
Markey noted that the House bill offers billions of dollars in aid to help the industry develop clean coal technology.
Despite his pleas, Mike Carey, president of the Ohio Coal Association, accused Congress and regulators of conducting a “war on coal” by imposing tougher limits on carbon emissions. He criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s “endangerment finding” about carbon dioxide emissions, which enable the regulator to take action without legislation.
“The Ohio Coal Association is challenging this endangerment finding in court, and we will win,” Carey said defiantly. “We believe that the science underpinning the endangerment finding is questionable.”
The industry wants Congress to forgo any further restrictions while it develops carbon capture and sequestration technology to reduce emissions from coal-fired electricity plants. However, they admit that commercial deployment of CCS, which is an untested technology, is a minimum of 15 to 20 years away.
Markey noted that coal’s share of electricity generation fell to 44% last year from 49%. New plants using wind or natural gas were started in 2009, but no new coal plants broke ground.
“While the rest of the energy world is already moving to a lower-carbon future, people wonder whether the coal industry is stuck in another time,” Markey said, warning them that the industry was headed for “an inexorable decline.”
http://seekingalpha.com/article/199003-the-u-s-coal-industry-vs-climate-legislation?source=feed
by: Oilprice.com April 15, 2010 |
Under the shadow of the West Virginia coal mine disaster earlier this month, a congressional hearing Wednesday on the future of coal in a “new energy age” seemed at times like a dialogue of the deaf.
Four representatives of the coal industry appeared before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming in an atmosphere frosty enough to lower global temperatures itself.
Committee chairman Edward Markey (D-Mass) castigated the industry representatives for resisting measures to reduce carbon emissions and compared them to auto executives who ignored the need for change until it was too late.
Markey, who is co-author of a bill passed by the House to limit greenhouse gas emissions, urged the coal industry to get on board with the efforts to fight global warming.
“Today, with the future of the coal industry in your hands, I challenge you to join us in charting a new path forward to prevent a perilous outcome for your industry and for the planet,” Markey said in his opening remarks. “I ask that you cease efforts to deny the science of global warming and stop spending millions of dollars in misleading the public as to the true science behind climate change.”
Markey noted that the House bill offers billions of dollars in aid to help the industry develop clean coal technology.
Despite his pleas, Mike Carey, president of the Ohio Coal Association, accused Congress and regulators of conducting a “war on coal” by imposing tougher limits on carbon emissions. He criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s “endangerment finding” about carbon dioxide emissions, which enable the regulator to take action without legislation.
“The Ohio Coal Association is challenging this endangerment finding in court, and we will win,” Carey said defiantly. “We believe that the science underpinning the endangerment finding is questionable.”
The industry wants Congress to forgo any further restrictions while it develops carbon capture and sequestration technology to reduce emissions from coal-fired electricity plants. However, they admit that commercial deployment of CCS, which is an untested technology, is a minimum of 15 to 20 years away.
Markey noted that coal’s share of electricity generation fell to 44% last year from 49%. New plants using wind or natural gas were started in 2009, but no new coal plants broke ground.
“While the rest of the energy world is already moving to a lower-carbon future, people wonder whether the coal industry is stuck in another time,” Markey said, warning them that the industry was headed for “an inexorable decline.”
Malaysia to Enforce Nuclear Trafficking Law: PM Agence France-Presse
Iran Has Five Kilograms of Uranium Enriched to 20% Agence France-Presse
Iran Has Five Kilograms of Uranium Enriched to 20%
Agence France-Presse
Iran has so far produced five kilograms of 20 percent enriched uranium, atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday, in defiance of world powers who want Tehran to end the controversial nuclear work.
Full Article
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j0o7mxM8ozcvb5acjPVTS4srJwCg
Agence France-Presse
Iran has so far produced five kilograms of 20 percent enriched uranium, atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday, in defiance of world powers who want Tehran to end the controversial nuclear work.
Full Article
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j0o7mxM8ozcvb5acjPVTS4srJwCg
Korea, US to Tackle Nuclear Energy Pact Na Jeong-ju, The Korea Times
Editor's Note: This article, which notes that the United States and South Korea are about to start renegotiating their nuclear cooperation agreement, does not discuss in any depth the issues that the two states will have to confront. See the related links below for two contrasting views on pyroprocessing in South Korea.
Full Article
Korea, US to Tackle Nuclear Energy Pact Na Jeong-ju, The Korea Times
Why South Korea Needs Pyroprocessing
http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/op-eds/why-south-korea-needs-pyroprocessing
South Korean Reprocessing: An Unnecessary Threat to the Nonproliferation Regime
Full Article
Korea, US to Tackle Nuclear Energy Pact Na Jeong-ju, The Korea Times
Why South Korea Needs Pyroprocessing
http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/op-eds/why-south-korea-needs-pyroprocessing
South Korean Reprocessing: An Unnecessary Threat to the Nonproliferation Regime
2000 Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement Outlines U.S. and Russian efforts to reduce nuclear weapon materials Read more: http://www.america.gov/st/texttrans-english/2010/April/20100413172618xjsnommis0.4895397.html#ixzz0lCXI0nOL
Nuclear Security Summit National Statement of the United States National Statement of the United States Nuclear Security Summit Washington, D.C. 2010
Nuclear Security Work Plan Reference Document Nuclear Security Summit Work Plan Reference Document
U.S., Russia Sign Deal to Cut Plutonium Stocks Andrew Quinn and Steve Gutterman, Reuters
U.S., Russia Sign Deal to Cut Plutonium Stocks
Andrew Quinn and Steve Gutterman, Reuters
The United States and Russia on Tuesday signed a deal to dispose of tons of weapons-grade plutonium, a sign of increased cooperation between the two former Cold War foes toward their joint goal of nuclear non-proliferation.
Full Article
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-47667620100413
Andrew Quinn and Steve Gutterman, Reuters
The United States and Russia on Tuesday signed a deal to dispose of tons of weapons-grade plutonium, a sign of increased cooperation between the two former Cold War foes toward their joint goal of nuclear non-proliferation.
Full Article
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-47667620100413
Obama Secures 47-Nation Pact at Nuclear Summit Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post
Obama Secures 47-Nation Pact at Nuclear Summit Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post
President Obama persuaded 46 countries Tuesday to sign on to a plan to put the world's nuclear material beyond the reach of terrorists within four years, but the commitments are voluntary, and experts said reaching the goal will be difficult.
The governments attending Obama's Nuclear Security Summit agreed to take their own measures to safeguard nuclear material used in bombs, civilian nuclear reactors and power plants, and to strengthen international efforts. The gathering raised the profile of an issue long considered a sideshow in discussions of international security.
Full Article
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...0041300427.html
U.S. National Statement on the Nuclear Security Summit
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/nuclear-security-summit-national-statement-united-states
Communiqué of the Nuclear Security Summit
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/communiqu-washington-nuclear-security-summit
Nuclear Security Work Plan Reference Document
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/nuclear-security-work-plan-reference-document
President Obama persuaded 46 countries Tuesday to sign on to a plan to put the world's nuclear material beyond the reach of terrorists within four years, but the commitments are voluntary, and experts said reaching the goal will be difficult.
The governments attending Obama's Nuclear Security Summit agreed to take their own measures to safeguard nuclear material used in bombs, civilian nuclear reactors and power plants, and to strengthen international efforts. The gathering raised the profile of an issue long considered a sideshow in discussions of international security.
Full Article
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...0041300427.html
U.S. National Statement on the Nuclear Security Summit
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/nuclear-security-summit-national-statement-united-states
Communiqué of the Nuclear Security Summit
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/communiqu-washington-nuclear-security-summit
Nuclear Security Work Plan Reference Document
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/nuclear-security-work-plan-reference-document
U.S. Senate Hearing -- Iran Is 3 - 6 Years From A Deliverable Nuclear Weapon
U.S. Senate Hearing -- Iran Is 3 - 6 Years From A Deliverable Nuclear Weapon
Obama Administration Says Iran Still Three to Five Years From Usable Nuclear Weapon -- Defense Tech
A revealing exchange at today's Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Iran's nuclear program that featured some of the Obama administration's defense policy heavy hitters. Things got interesting when director of military intelligence, Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess, said Iran could produce enough highly enriched uranium for a nuclear bomb in one year.
Read more ....
http://defensetech.org/2010/04/14/obama-administration-says-iran-still-three-to-five-years-from-usable-nuclear-weapon/
More News On Iran's Nuclear Program
Generals Assess Iran's Nuclear Powers -- New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/world/mi...ast/15nuke.html
Iran could have nuclear weapon in 3-5 years: top US official -- AFP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/artic...p6QNWKh_CCAL_Ww
U.S.: Iran Could Build Nuclear Weapon In A Year -- Radio Free Europe
http://www.rferl.org/content/US_Iran_Could...ar/2012607.html
U.S. Says Iran Capable of Building Weapon -- Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405...SJ_WSJ_US_World
Pentagon: Iran needs 3-5 years to build usable atom bomb -- Washington Post/Reuters
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...0041402619.html
Iran not close to nuclear threat, says US -- Financial Times
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6daad932-4826-11...144feab49a.html
Iran atomic bomb possible 'within six years' -- BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8621245.stm
US officials: Usable Iran bomb not imminent -- AP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/articl...gIohdQD9F30TIO1
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/for...=0#entry1099174
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/for...p;#entry1099175
Obama Administration Says Iran Still Three to Five Years From Usable Nuclear Weapon -- Defense Tech
A revealing exchange at today's Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Iran's nuclear program that featured some of the Obama administration's defense policy heavy hitters. Things got interesting when director of military intelligence, Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess, said Iran could produce enough highly enriched uranium for a nuclear bomb in one year.
Read more ....
http://defensetech.org/2010/04/14/obama-administration-says-iran-still-three-to-five-years-from-usable-nuclear-weapon/
More News On Iran's Nuclear Program
Generals Assess Iran's Nuclear Powers -- New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/world/mi...ast/15nuke.html
Iran could have nuclear weapon in 3-5 years: top US official -- AFP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/artic...p6QNWKh_CCAL_Ww
U.S.: Iran Could Build Nuclear Weapon In A Year -- Radio Free Europe
http://www.rferl.org/content/US_Iran_Could...ar/2012607.html
U.S. Says Iran Capable of Building Weapon -- Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405...SJ_WSJ_US_World
Pentagon: Iran needs 3-5 years to build usable atom bomb -- Washington Post/Reuters
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...0041402619.html
Iran not close to nuclear threat, says US -- Financial Times
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6daad932-4826-11...144feab49a.html
Iran atomic bomb possible 'within six years' -- BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8621245.stm
US officials: Usable Iran bomb not imminent -- AP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/articl...gIohdQD9F30TIO1
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/for...=0#entry1099174
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/for...p;#entry1099175
Gates Says U.S. Has Conventionally Armed ICBMs -- Defense Tech
Gates Says U.S. Has Conventionally Armed ICBMs -- Defense Tech
Yesterday, on NBC's Meet the Press, Defense Secretary Robert Gates may have revealed the existence of a new weapon in America's arsenal, a conventionally-armed ICBM. It was thought development and deployment of conventionally tipped ICBMs was still years away; a prototype is scheduled for a test flight next month.
Responding to a question from NBC's David Gregory on the ability to deter nuclear armed rogue states, Gates said: "We have, in addition to the nuclear deterrent today, a couple of things we didn't have in the Soviet days… And we have prompt global strike affording us some conventional alternatives on long-range missiles that we didn't have before."
Read more ....
http://defensetech.org/2010/04/12/gates-sa.../#axzz0lBMl9hwO
More News On Conventionally Armed ICBMs and Prompt Global Strike
Prompt Global Strike: World Military Superiority Without Nuclear Weapons -- OpEdNews
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Prompt-Gl...html?show=votes
U.S. looks to nonnuclear weapons to use as deterrent -- Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...0040704920.html
Moscow alarmed over prospect of long-range missiles -- Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/world/moscow-alarmed...00408-rv6g.html
The New START Treaty does not contain any constraints on current or planned U.S. conventional prompt global strike capability. -- U.S. Department of Defense
http://www.state.gov/t/vci/rls/139913.htm
Conventional Prompt Global Strike
Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation
Fact Sheet
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/for...099158&st=0
Yesterday, on NBC's Meet the Press, Defense Secretary Robert Gates may have revealed the existence of a new weapon in America's arsenal, a conventionally-armed ICBM. It was thought development and deployment of conventionally tipped ICBMs was still years away; a prototype is scheduled for a test flight next month.
Responding to a question from NBC's David Gregory on the ability to deter nuclear armed rogue states, Gates said: "We have, in addition to the nuclear deterrent today, a couple of things we didn't have in the Soviet days… And we have prompt global strike affording us some conventional alternatives on long-range missiles that we didn't have before."
Read more ....
http://defensetech.org/2010/04/12/gates-sa.../#axzz0lBMl9hwO
More News On Conventionally Armed ICBMs and Prompt Global Strike
Prompt Global Strike: World Military Superiority Without Nuclear Weapons -- OpEdNews
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Prompt-Gl...html?show=votes
U.S. looks to nonnuclear weapons to use as deterrent -- Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...0040704920.html
Moscow alarmed over prospect of long-range missiles -- Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/world/moscow-alarmed...00408-rv6g.html
The New START Treaty does not contain any constraints on current or planned U.S. conventional prompt global strike capability. -- U.S. Department of Defense
http://www.state.gov/t/vci/rls/139913.htm
Conventional Prompt Global Strike
Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation
Fact Sheet
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/for...099158&st=0
Official: Rosatom eyes construction of 2 reactors in Argentina
Official: Rosatom eyes construction of 2 reactors in Argentina
Russia's Rosatom plans to construct reactors in Argentina once a nuclear-cooperation deal is signed by both countries, company Director General Sergei Kiriyenko said. Rosatom will vie for a contract to build two 1,200-megawatt reactors, he said. Bloomberg BusinessWeek
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-1...a-update1-.html
Rosatom Corp., Russia's state-run nuclear holding company, may build nuclear reactors in Argentina after the two countries' governments sign a nuclear-energy cooperation agreement, Director General Sergei Kiriyenko said. Rosatom will compete for a contract to build two third- generation reactors, each with the capacity to generate 1,200 megawatts, Kiriyenko told reporters today in Buenos Aires. He declined to give an estimate for the project's cost, saying only that the minimum price for one reactor is $4.5 billion.
The Russian company is on schedule to complete Iran's first nuclear reactor in the southern city of Bushehr in August, Kiriyenko said. The reactor doesn't threaten non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and isn't subject to any sanctions, he said.
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Russia's Rosatom plans to construct reactors in Argentina once a nuclear-cooperation deal is signed by both countries, company Director General Sergei Kiriyenko said. Rosatom will vie for a contract to build two 1,200-megawatt reactors, he said. Bloomberg BusinessWeek
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-1...a-update1-.html
Rosatom Corp., Russia's state-run nuclear holding company, may build nuclear reactors in Argentina after the two countries' governments sign a nuclear-energy cooperation agreement, Director General Sergei Kiriyenko said. Rosatom will compete for a contract to build two third- generation reactors, each with the capacity to generate 1,200 megawatts, Kiriyenko told reporters today in Buenos Aires. He declined to give an estimate for the project's cost, saying only that the minimum price for one reactor is $4.5 billion.
The Russian company is on schedule to complete Iran's first nuclear reactor in the southern city of Bushehr in August, Kiriyenko said. The reactor doesn't threaten non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and isn't subject to any sanctions, he said.
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South Korea seeks revision in nuclear agreement with U.S.
South Korea seeks revision in nuclear agreement with U.S.
Korea, US to Tackle Nuclear Energy Pact
The U.S. and South Korea will start discussions on the amendment of a bilateral nuclear energy agreement ahead of its expiration in 2014, South Korean officials said. Under the pact, South Korea is required to seek U.S. permission for reprocessing used nuclear fuel -- a measure taken against its potential use for military reasons. South Korea has called for renegotiations because its used-fuel facilities are projected to reach capacity by 2016. The Korea Times
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/natio.../116_64199.html
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Korea, US to Tackle Nuclear Energy Pact
The U.S. and South Korea will start discussions on the amendment of a bilateral nuclear energy agreement ahead of its expiration in 2014, South Korean officials said. Under the pact, South Korea is required to seek U.S. permission for reprocessing used nuclear fuel -- a measure taken against its potential use for military reasons. South Korea has called for renegotiations because its used-fuel facilities are projected to reach capacity by 2016. The Korea Times
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/natio.../116_64199.html
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Senate climate bill would end EPA/state programs
Sources: Climate-and-energy bill to pre-empt EPA, state rules
Senate climate bill would end EPA/state programs
The climate-and-energy bill being crafted in the Senate would limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases and pre-empt state laws to curb emissions, sources say. Language in the bill to accomplish this is necessary to gain industry support, said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who is crafting the proposal with Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn. Reuters (4/15) , The Politico (Washington)
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNew...E63A0UW20100415
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Senate climate bill would end EPA/state programs
The climate-and-energy bill being crafted in the Senate would limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases and pre-empt state laws to curb emissions, sources say. Language in the bill to accomplish this is necessary to gain industry support, said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who is crafting the proposal with Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn. Reuters (4/15) , The Politico (Washington)
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNew...E63A0UW20100415
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GE Hitachi's Fuller to Seek Nuclear Recycling
Exec: U.S. should consider recycling used nuclear fuel
GE Hitachi's Fuller to Seek Nuclear Recycling
The White House should invest in recycling technology that could help address concerns regarding used nuclear fuel, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy said. The proposal comes as the industry has generated enough used fuel in the country to stuff "a football field 30 feet high, end zone to end zone," CEO Jack Fuller said. "If you took and put up recycling centers, you would reduce all that waste to one end zone, 30 feet high." Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...id=a6TNv6ZjajGU
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GE Hitachi's Fuller to Seek Nuclear Recycling
The White House should invest in recycling technology that could help address concerns regarding used nuclear fuel, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy said. The proposal comes as the industry has generated enough used fuel in the country to stuff "a football field 30 feet high, end zone to end zone," CEO Jack Fuller said. "If you took and put up recycling centers, you would reduce all that waste to one end zone, 30 feet high." Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...id=a6TNv6ZjajGU
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U.S. is urged to build centralized used fuel storage facility
U.S. is urged to build centralized used fuel storage facility
Dale Klein, a former Nuclear Regulatory Commission official, said the government should opt for the construction of a centralized interim storage site and advance recycling of used nuclear fuel. These proposals would bring the country more in compliance with global nuclear-industry standards, he said. Interim storage could resolve the country's used-fuel issues for as long as 100 years, he added. Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN141548...ype=marketsNews
As the United States works to expand its nuclear fleet for the first time in three decades and extend the life of current reactors, thorny questions remain to be answered about the life cycle of nuclear fuel, a former nuclear regulator said on Wednesday.
Following the Obama administration's rejection of Yucca Mountain as a permanent site for used nuclear fuel, the government should move toward creation of an centralized interim storage location and push for the recycling of spent fuel, Dale Klein, a former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said at the Gulf Coast Power Conference in Houston.
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=80001&st=1400&gopid=1099148&#entry1099148
Dale Klein, a former Nuclear Regulatory Commission official, said the government should opt for the construction of a centralized interim storage site and advance recycling of used nuclear fuel. These proposals would bring the country more in compliance with global nuclear-industry standards, he said. Interim storage could resolve the country's used-fuel issues for as long as 100 years, he added. Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN141548...ype=marketsNews
As the United States works to expand its nuclear fleet for the first time in three decades and extend the life of current reactors, thorny questions remain to be answered about the life cycle of nuclear fuel, a former nuclear regulator said on Wednesday.
Following the Obama administration's rejection of Yucca Mountain as a permanent site for used nuclear fuel, the government should move toward creation of an centralized interim storage location and push for the recycling of spent fuel, Dale Klein, a former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said at the Gulf Coast Power Conference in Houston.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
It Is Not the Bomb, but Who Has It - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
It Is Not the Bomb, but Who Has It - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
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Nuclear Fallout & the Obama Doctrine - Michael Crowley, The New Republic Behold, the Obama doctrine (and its limits).
Nuclear Fallout & the Obama Doctrine - Michael Crowley, The New Republic
Behold, the Obama doctrine (and its limits).
http://www.tnr.com/article/nuclear-fallout
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=118137
Behold, the Obama doctrine (and its limits).
http://www.tnr.com/article/nuclear-fallout
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=118137
India eyes construction of state-of-the-art nuclear energy center
India eyes construction of state-of-the-art nuclear energy center
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the country will build a Global Center for Nuclear Energy Partnership, consisting of four schools dealing with nuclear energy issues. The "state-of-the-art facility" would also conduct studies of design systems that are "intrinsically safe, secure, proliferation-resistant and sustainable," he said during the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C. The Economic Times (India)
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/p...how/5799258.cms
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the country will build a Global Center for Nuclear Energy Partnership, consisting of four schools dealing with nuclear energy issues. The "state-of-the-art facility" would also conduct studies of design systems that are "intrinsically safe, secure, proliferation-resistant and sustainable," he said during the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C. The Economic Times (India)
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/p...how/5799258.cms
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Russia secures approval to build nuclear plant in Bangladesh
Russia secures approval to build nuclear plant in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's government cleared an agreement with Russia to construct a 1,000-megawatt nuclear power plant, officials said. The facility could start producing electricity by 2014, according to the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. Reuters
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKSGE63903D20100413
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Bangladesh's government cleared an agreement with Russia to construct a 1,000-megawatt nuclear power plant, officials said. The facility could start producing electricity by 2014, according to the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. Reuters
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKSGE63903D20100413
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Industry groups seek standardization of nuclear-reactor designs
Industry groups seek standardization of nuclear-reactor designs
A number of industry executives and the World Nuclear Association are supporting a concerted effort to globally standardize nuclear-reactor designs. They established a working group that will enable cooperation and feedback within the sector on projects, share input with intergovernmental agencies and aim for design regularity. PowerGenWorldwide.com
http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/dis...ardization.html
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/for...80#entry1098690
A number of industry executives and the World Nuclear Association are supporting a concerted effort to globally standardize nuclear-reactor designs. They established a working group that will enable cooperation and feedback within the sector on projects, share input with intergovernmental agencies and aim for design regularity. PowerGenWorldwide.com
http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/dis...ardization.html
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/for...80#entry1098690
U.S. Military Predicts Significant Oil Production Shortfalls By 2015
U.S. Military Predicts Significant Oil Production Shortfalls By 2015
Surplus oil production capacity could disappear by 2012 a report from US Joint Forces Command, says. Photograph: Katja Buchholz/Getty Images
US Military Warns Oil Output May Dip Causing Massive Shortages By 2015 -- The Guardian
• Shortfall could reach 10m barrels a day, report says
• Cost of crude oil is predicted to top $100 a barrel
The US military has warned that surplus oil production capacity could disappear within two years and there could be serious shortages by 2015 with a significant economic and political impact.
The energy crisis outlined in a Joint Operating Environment report from the US Joint Forces Command, comes as the price of petrol in Britain reaches record levels and the cost of crude is predicted to soon top $100 a barrel.
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Surplus oil production capacity could disappear by 2012 a report from US Joint Forces Command, says. Photograph: Katja Buchholz/Getty Images
US Military Warns Oil Output May Dip Causing Massive Shortages By 2015 -- The Guardian
• Shortfall could reach 10m barrels a day, report says
• Cost of crude oil is predicted to top $100 a barrel
The US military has warned that surplus oil production capacity could disappear within two years and there could be serious shortages by 2015 with a significant economic and political impact.
The energy crisis outlined in a Joint Operating Environment report from the US Joint Forces Command, comes as the price of petrol in Britain reaches record levels and the cost of crude is predicted to soon top $100 a barrel.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/ap...oduction-supply
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Plutonium Security Risks Given Short Shrift at Summit, Experts Say -- Global Security Newswire
Plutonium Security Risks Given Short Shrift at Summit, Experts Say -- Global Security Newswire
http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/...100413_8356.php
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http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/...100413_8356.php
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Assessing Obama's Nuclear Weapons Agenda -- BBC
Assessing Obama's Nuclear Weapons Agenda -- BBC
With the end of the nuclear security summit in Washington, it is time to do an audit of President Obama's nuclear weapons agenda set out in Prague a year ago.
He listed the following aims in his Prague speech, in this order:
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8617687.stm
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/for...p;#entry1098668
With the end of the nuclear security summit in Washington, it is time to do an audit of President Obama's nuclear weapons agenda set out in Prague a year ago.
He listed the following aims in his Prague speech, in this order:
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8617687.stm
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Do Not Expect Any Help From The U.S. Government After A Nuclear Blast
Do Not Expect Any Help From The U.S. Government After A Nuclear Blast
http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2010/04...lp-from-us.html
Nuclear Blast Victims Would Have To Wait -- USA Today
The White House has warned state and local governments not to expect a "significant federal response" at the scene of a terrorist nuclear attack for 24 to 72 hours after the blast, according to a planning guide.
President Obama told delegates from 47 nations at the Nuclear Security Summit on Tuesday that it would be a "catastrophe for the world" if al-Qaeda or another terrorist group got a nuclear device, because so many lives would be lost and it would be so hard to mitigate damage from the blast.
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My Comment: After the experience of Hurricane Katrina, if one expects help from the Federal Government immediately after a disaster .... they are definitely delusional. After a nuclear blast, with radioactive dust floating around .... if Federal help arrives within a week I would call such a reaction a miracle.
A nuclear blast in a major city will result in fires, building collapses, thousands buried in the rubble, radioactivity spread over a large swath of territory, multiple burn victims, refugees on an unmanageable scale, and a complete breakdown in communications and transportation facilities. And this will happen if only a small nuclear weapon .... a Hiroshima sized weapon or smaller .... is used.
The White House's statement is overly optimistic .... realistically .... the first "real" help will only arrive in the second week, and only as a cleanup crew to dispose of the bodies and to evacuate the survivors. Posted by Bookyards
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=118124&pid=1098661&st=0&#entry1098661
http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2010/04...lp-from-us.html
Nuclear Blast Victims Would Have To Wait -- USA Today
The White House has warned state and local governments not to expect a "significant federal response" at the scene of a terrorist nuclear attack for 24 to 72 hours after the blast, according to a planning guide.
President Obama told delegates from 47 nations at the Nuclear Security Summit on Tuesday that it would be a "catastrophe for the world" if al-Qaeda or another terrorist group got a nuclear device, because so many lives would be lost and it would be so hard to mitigate damage from the blast.
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My Comment: After the experience of Hurricane Katrina, if one expects help from the Federal Government immediately after a disaster .... they are definitely delusional. After a nuclear blast, with radioactive dust floating around .... if Federal help arrives within a week I would call such a reaction a miracle.
A nuclear blast in a major city will result in fires, building collapses, thousands buried in the rubble, radioactivity spread over a large swath of territory, multiple burn victims, refugees on an unmanageable scale, and a complete breakdown in communications and transportation facilities. And this will happen if only a small nuclear weapon .... a Hiroshima sized weapon or smaller .... is used.
The White House's statement is overly optimistic .... realistically .... the first "real" help will only arrive in the second week, and only as a cleanup crew to dispose of the bodies and to evacuate the survivors. Posted by Bookyards
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New treaty is a slow start
New treaty is a slow start
The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty signed by US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, together with the 2010 US Nuclear Posture Review, may set steps to reduce nuclear arsenals, but those who were hoping for clear and significant drops in the numbers of nuclear weapons will be disappointed. - Julien Mercille (Apr 14, '10)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/LD15Dj02.html
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/for...howtopic=118121
The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty signed by US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, together with the 2010 US Nuclear Posture Review, may set steps to reduce nuclear arsenals, but those who were hoping for clear and significant drops in the numbers of nuclear weapons will be disappointed. - Julien Mercille (Apr 14, '10)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/LD15Dj02.html
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Israel evades 'ambush' at nuclear summit By Victor Kotsev
Israel evades 'ambush' at nuclear summit
By Victor Kotsev
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided at the last moment to cancel his attendance at this week's 47-nation nuclear security summit in Washington, a great deal of speculation ensued about the bad blood between him and Barack Obama and about whether the United States president might allow the conference to turn into a forum for criticism of Israel's nuclear program.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LD15Ak04.html
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=118115&st=0&gopid=1098639&#entry1098639
By Victor Kotsev
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided at the last moment to cancel his attendance at this week's 47-nation nuclear security summit in Washington, a great deal of speculation ensued about the bad blood between him and Barack Obama and about whether the United States president might allow the conference to turn into a forum for criticism of Israel's nuclear program.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LD15Ak04.html
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=118115&st=0&gopid=1098639&#entry1098639
Nuclear Obama
Nuclear Obama
Talk about terrorist threats was thin disguise for the call for sanctions on Iran, the real target of US President Barack Obama's 47-nation gabfest on nuclear security this week. And while there is no clarity on how much further the US will cut its formidable atomic arsenal, Obama's vision of a "completely nuclear-free world" is the stuff of dreams for the Pentagon and its growing strategic non-nuclear firepower. - Pepe Escobar (Apr 14, '10)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LD15Ak05.html
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/for...howtopic=118119
Talk about terrorist threats was thin disguise for the call for sanctions on Iran, the real target of US President Barack Obama's 47-nation gabfest on nuclear security this week. And while there is no clarity on how much further the US will cut its formidable atomic arsenal, Obama's vision of a "completely nuclear-free world" is the stuff of dreams for the Pentagon and its growing strategic non-nuclear firepower. - Pepe Escobar (Apr 14, '10)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LD15Ak05.html
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/for...howtopic=118119
Summit Helps Israel Skirt Nuclear Scrutiny, for Now
Summit Helps Israel Skirt Nuclear Scrutiny, for Now
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63C5K720100413
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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63C5K720100413
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America's Loose Nukes in Israel Return the uranium, says Grant Smith
America's Loose Nukes in Israel Return the uranium, says Grant Smith
http://original.antiwar.com/smith-grant/20...ukes-in-israel/
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http://original.antiwar.com/smith-grant/20...ukes-in-israel/
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Obama: Israel Should Sign Nuke Treaty
Obama: Israel Should Sign Nuke Treaty
President Barack Obama managed to avoid Israel's nuclear program nearly entirely for the high profile nuclear summit, but was unable to successfully dodge a question at the closing press conference about Israel's non-membership in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Though the bulk of Obama's talks dealt with securing the weapons grade nuclear stockpiles of such rogue nations as Canada and Chile, when pressed he eventually insisted that he wanted every nation, including Israel to sign the NPT. He also insisted that this position was nothing new.
President Barack Obama managed to avoid Israel's nuclear program nearly entirely for the high profile nuclear summit, but was unable to successfully dodge a question at the closing press conference about Israel's non-membership in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Though the bulk of Obama's talks dealt with securing the weapons grade nuclear stockpiles of such rogue nations as Canada and Chile, when pressed he eventually insisted that he wanted every nation, including Israel to sign the NPT. He also insisted that this position was nothing new.
Lieberman: U.S. Should Attack Iran's Nuclear Program If All Else Fails:
Lieberman: U.S. Should Attack Iran's Nuclear Program If All Else Fails:
Sen. Joe Lieberman says the world is at a "turning point in history," and the United States should begin preparing plans to attack Iran's nuclear program — and use that option if all diplomatic and other means fail.
http://newsmax.com/Headline/lieberman-iran...omo_code=9BDE-1
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=118112
Sen. Joe Lieberman says the world is at a "turning point in history," and the United States should begin preparing plans to attack Iran's nuclear program — and use that option if all diplomatic and other means fail.
http://newsmax.com/Headline/lieberman-iran...omo_code=9BDE-1
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=118112
China says sanction cannot resolve Iran nuclear issue:
China says sanction cannot resolve Iran nuclear issue:
China said here Tuesday sanctions and pressure cannot fundamentally resolve the Iran nuclear issue while reiterating its adherence to a dual-track strategy.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/chin.../c_13249560.htm
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China said here Tuesday sanctions and pressure cannot fundamentally resolve the Iran nuclear issue while reiterating its adherence to a dual-track strategy.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/chin.../c_13249560.htm
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=80001&st=1380&gopid=1098610&#entry1098610
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Oil Security In The Middle East Has Cost The U.S. $7.3 Trillion Dollars Since 1976
Oil Security In The Middle East Has Cost The U.S. $7.3 Trillion Dollars Since 1976 Persian Gulf (Feb. 14, 2005) - Sailors assigned to the Air Department conduct final inspections on an F/A-18 Hornet prior to being launched off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) is embarked aboard Truman and is providing close air support and conducting intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance over Iraq. The Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer Mate Airman Ricardo Reyes
Study: Middle East Oil Security Cost U.S. $7.3T Over Last Three Decades -- USA Today
Think gas is pricey at the pump? Try your tax bill instead, with an economic analysis putting the U.S. military tab on keeping Middle Eastern crude coming at more than $225 billion a year over the last three decades.
Since 1980, when President Jimmy Carter decreed the "Carter Doctrine" of keeping Persian Gulf oil flowing to the world, subsequent administrations have pursued policies aimed at keeping the tankers coming, using U.S. military forces to provide security, notes Princeton's Roger Stern in a new Energy Policy journal analysis.
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My Comment: Worse, the cost of defending our interests in the Middle East is only increasing with time .... with no signs that this will change in the far future.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sc...three-decades/1
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=118094&st=0#entry1098433
Study: Middle East Oil Security Cost U.S. $7.3T Over Last Three Decades -- USA Today
Think gas is pricey at the pump? Try your tax bill instead, with an economic analysis putting the U.S. military tab on keeping Middle Eastern crude coming at more than $225 billion a year over the last three decades.
Since 1980, when President Jimmy Carter decreed the "Carter Doctrine" of keeping Persian Gulf oil flowing to the world, subsequent administrations have pursued policies aimed at keeping the tankers coming, using U.S. military forces to provide security, notes Princeton's Roger Stern in a new Energy Policy journal analysis.
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My Comment: Worse, the cost of defending our interests in the Middle East is only increasing with time .... with no signs that this will change in the far future.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sc...three-decades/1
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=118094&st=0#entry1098433
Iran to Display New Centrifuges for Nuclear Work Parisa Hafezi, Reuters
Iran to Display New Centrifuges for Nuclear Work Parisa Hafezi, Reuters
Iran announced Friday it had developed faster centrifuges for uranium enrichment, signalling determination to press on with its nuclear work despite possible new U.N. sanctions sought by U.S. President Barack Obama.
Full Article
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/id...E6381TC20100409
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Iran announced Friday it had developed faster centrifuges for uranium enrichment, signalling determination to press on with its nuclear work despite possible new U.N. sanctions sought by U.S. President Barack Obama.
Full Article
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/id...E6381TC20100409
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How to Build on the Start Treaty William J. Perry and George P. Shultz, The New York Times
How to Build on the Start Treaty William J. Perry and George P. Shultz, The New York Times
This has been a remarkable time for the Obama administration. After a year of intense internal debate, it issued a new nuclear strategy. And after a year of intense negotiations with the Russians, President Obama signed the New Start treaty with President Dmitri Medvedev in Prague.
Full Article
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/opinion/...tml?ref=opinion
http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=80001&st=1380#entry1098414
This has been a remarkable time for the Obama administration. After a year of intense internal debate, it issued a new nuclear strategy. And after a year of intense negotiations with the Russians, President Obama signed the New Start treaty with President Dmitri Medvedev in Prague.
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The Big Bang Treaty The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Big Bang Treaty The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Editor's Note: This segment of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart provides an exceptionally trenchant, fair, and balanced analysis of the initial week's partisan media debate over the New START Treaty and the Nuclear Posture Review. There are serious issues to be debated, of course, and we look forward to providing analysis of this debate when it gets serious.
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Nuclear-Fuel Recycling Debated as Obama Holds Summit Viola Gienger, Bloomberg
Nuclear-Fuel Recycling Debated as Obama Holds Summit Viola Gienger, Bloomberg
A dispute over the recycling of nuclear fuel by reactor suppliers such as France's Areva SA surfaced in Washington as U.S. officials sought to skirt the issue during President Barack Obama's summit.
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A dispute over the recycling of nuclear fuel by reactor suppliers such as France's Areva SA surfaced in Washington as U.S. officials sought to skirt the issue during President Barack Obama's summit.
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Nuclear Security Mohamed ElBaradei, Graham Allison and Ernesto Zedillo, International Herald Tribune
Nuclear Security Mohamed ElBaradei, Graham Allison and Ernesto Zedillo, International Herald Tribune
The 47 heads of state who will assemble in Washington next week for the world's first Nuclear Security Summit should focus like a laser beam on the biggest potential threat to civilization.
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The 47 heads of state who will assemble in Washington next week for the world's first Nuclear Security Summit should focus like a laser beam on the biggest potential threat to civilization.
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Statement on Nuclear Dangers from 40 Influential European Figures
Statement on Nuclear Dangers from 40 Influential European Figures
http://toplevelgroup.org/events/europeanstatement/
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Ukraine, Others to Dispose of Bomb-Grade Uranium Eli Lake, The Washington Times
Ukraine, Others to Dispose of Bomb-Grade Uranium Eli Lake, The Washington Times The first day of the 47-nation summit in Washington on securing vulnerable nuclear material brought pledges from Ukraine and other countries to begin disposing of bomb-grade uranium.
The pledge from the Ukraine to send 107 kilograms (almost 236 pounds) of highly enriched uranium and 56 kilograms (about 123 pounds) of spent fuel to Russia by the end of 2012 was hailed by the White House as a major accomplishment.
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The pledge from the Ukraine to send 107 kilograms (almost 236 pounds) of highly enriched uranium and 56 kilograms (about 123 pounds) of spent fuel to Russia by the end of 2012 was hailed by the White House as a major accomplishment.
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U.S. to convert Canada's used nuclear fuel
U.S. to convert Canada's used nuclear fuel
Canada will send its used nuclear fuel to the U.S., Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced at the global nuclear summit in Washington. The goal of the summit is to secure all nuclear materials around the world within four years. Salon/The Associated Press
http://www.salon.com/wires/politics/04/12/...nada/index.html
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Canada will send its used nuclear fuel to the U.S., Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced at the global nuclear summit in Washington. The goal of the summit is to secure all nuclear materials around the world within four years. Salon/The Associated Press
http://www.salon.com/wires/politics/04/12/...nada/index.html
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Obama is counting on swift passage of nuclear bill in India
Obama is counting on swift passage of nuclear bill in India
President Barack Obama is hoping that India's Parliament will swiftly pass the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill, which is needed for the implementation of the India-U.S. nuclear deal. The measure, which aims to reduce the liability of a nuclear plant operator after accidents, was stalled after opposition parties objected to sections. The Indian government said it is prepared to make some changes to the bill. The Hindu (India)/Press Trust of India
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article395118.ece
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President Barack Obama is hoping that India's Parliament will swiftly pass the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill, which is needed for the implementation of the India-U.S. nuclear deal. The measure, which aims to reduce the liability of a nuclear plant operator after accidents, was stalled after opposition parties objected to sections. The Indian government said it is prepared to make some changes to the bill. The Hindu (India)/Press Trust of India
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Energy Dept. seeks quick resolution to Yucca Mountain case
Energy Dept. seeks quick resolution to Yucca Mountain case
The Department of Energy has written an 11-page appeal to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, asking for a fast resolution on whether the agency can withdraw its application to make Nevada's Yucca Mountain a nuclear-waste repository. The commission's three-judge panel recently voted to postpone further hearings on the case. The U.S. District Court of Appeals has consolidated three lawsuits challenging the Energy Department's authority to retract its application without congressional approval. Las Vegas Review-Journal
http://www.lvrj.com/news/doe-seeks-prompt-...n-90726684.html
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The Department of Energy has written an 11-page appeal to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, asking for a fast resolution on whether the agency can withdraw its application to make Nevada's Yucca Mountain a nuclear-waste repository. The commission's three-judge panel recently voted to postpone further hearings on the case. The U.S. District Court of Appeals has consolidated three lawsuits challenging the Energy Department's authority to retract its application without congressional approval. Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Commentary on Obama's Nuclear Summit -- Politico and MSNBC Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Commentary on Obama's Nuclear Summit -- Politico and MSNBC Countdown with Keith Olbermann
President Obama and VP Joe Biden’s Nuclear Security Summit is underway -- already paralyzing DC traffic -- even though I do believe that this Summitry is a good contribution to global security and stability if not fun to deal with in town.
I have the lead ‘opinion piece’ this morning at Politico titled “Obama’s Nuclear Wizardry and the Iran Factor”.
The web version of the piece is here:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/35691.html
But the very cool digital “print edition” can be accessed here. Just flip to Page 27:
http://tinyurl.com/ybpc3ut
And for those who want even more, I spoke with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC’s Countdown on the same subject of Obama’s nuclear diplomacy and why I think he has changed up his game and demonstrated the making of a strategically deft President who would be wise to apply some of the same approaches in the nuclear portfolio to other parts of the foreign policy roster — includling Israel/Palestine, Cuba, and more.
Keith Olbermann on MSNBC’s Countdown with Steve Clemons:
http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/...bamas_excellen/
Hope you find this material of use.
Best regards,
Steve Clemons
Steve Clemons
Director, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation
and publisher, The Washington Note
202-986-2700 phone 202-276-1176 mobile 202-986-3696 fax
clemons@newamerica.net | skype: SCClemons
http://www.TheWashingtonNote.com
President Obama and VP Joe Biden’s Nuclear Security Summit is underway -- already paralyzing DC traffic -- even though I do believe that this Summitry is a good contribution to global security and stability if not fun to deal with in town.
I have the lead ‘opinion piece’ this morning at Politico titled “Obama’s Nuclear Wizardry and the Iran Factor”.
The web version of the piece is here:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/35691.html
But the very cool digital “print edition” can be accessed here. Just flip to Page 27:
http://tinyurl.com/ybpc3ut
And for those who want even more, I spoke with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC’s Countdown on the same subject of Obama’s nuclear diplomacy and why I think he has changed up his game and demonstrated the making of a strategically deft President who would be wise to apply some of the same approaches in the nuclear portfolio to other parts of the foreign policy roster — includling Israel/Palestine, Cuba, and more.
Keith Olbermann on MSNBC’s Countdown with Steve Clemons:
http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/...bamas_excellen/
Hope you find this material of use.
Best regards,
Steve Clemons
Steve Clemons
Director, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation
and publisher, The Washington Note
202-986-2700 phone 202-276-1176 mobile 202-986-3696 fax
clemons@newamerica.net | skype: SCClemons
http://www.TheWashingtonNote.com
Monday, April 12, 2010
US-India deal clouds nuclear summit
US-India deal clouds nuclear summit
Mounting opposition to a recent US agreement that allows India to reprocess nuclear fuel casts a shadow over this week's Nuclear Security Summit, with critics saying Washington has given New Delhi too many concessions. The row is unlikely to obscure the anti-terrorist focus, nor detract from the US mission to put pressure on Iran. - Peter J Brown (Apr 12, '10)
Mounting opposition to a recent US agreement that allows India to reprocess nuclear fuel casts a shadow over this week's Nuclear Security Summit, with critics saying Washington has given New Delhi too many concessions. The row is unlikely to obscure the anti-terrorist focus, nor detract from the US mission to put pressure on Iran. - Peter J Brown (Apr 12, '10)
Obama is criticized for position on Yucca Mountain project
Obama is criticized for position on Yucca Mountain project
Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin criticized President Barack Obama for backing Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., on terminating the Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste repository project for "purely political reasons." Speaking before a Republican crowd in New Orleans, Palin criticized Obama's position on the project, saying, "You can't claim to support development of clean nuclear energy and then gut our options." Las Vegas Review-Journal/Stephens Washington News Bureau
http://www.lvrj.com/news/palin-goes-after-obama--reid-over-yucca-mountain-90425114.html
Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin criticized President Barack Obama for backing Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., on terminating the Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste repository project for "purely political reasons." Speaking before a Republican crowd in New Orleans, Palin criticized Obama's position on the project, saying, "You can't claim to support development of clean nuclear energy and then gut our options." Las Vegas Review-Journal/Stephens Washington News Bureau
http://www.lvrj.com/news/palin-goes-after-obama--reid-over-yucca-mountain-90425114.html
Ukraine could get $6B loan from Russia for nuclear reactors
Ukraine could get $6B loan from Russia for nuclear reactors
Russia may loan up to $6 billion to help Ukraine finance the construction of two nuclear reactors at the Khmelnitsky Nuclear Power Station, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said. "We discussed cooperation on nuclear energy," Putin said after discussions with Ukraine Prime Minister Mykola Azarov. Reuters
Russia may loan up to $6 billion to help Ukraine finance the construction of two nuclear reactors at the Khmelnitsky Nuclear Power Station, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said. "We discussed cooperation on nuclear energy," Putin said after discussions with Ukraine Prime Minister Mykola Azarov. Reuters
France's Areva and Italy forge nuclear-cooperation deals
France's Areva and Italy forge nuclear-cooperation deals
France's Areva forged a deal to work with Ansaldo Energia on an Enel-EDF venture to construct at least four reactors in Italy. This comes after the Italian government said it seeks to obtain 25% of its power from nuclear energy. Areva also agreed to work with the Techint Group on future nuclear projects worldwide. Reuters
France's Areva forged a deal to work with Ansaldo Energia on an Enel-EDF venture to construct at least four reactors in Italy. This comes after the Italian government said it seeks to obtain 25% of its power from nuclear energy. Areva also agreed to work with the Techint Group on future nuclear projects worldwide. Reuters
Small Is Beautiful Nuclear Industry Pins Hopes on Mini-Reactors By Philip Bethge
Small Is Beautiful
Nuclear Industry Pins Hopes on Mini-Reactors
By Philip Bethge
Mini reactors are a growing focus of the nuclear industry
The nuclear-power industry is pinning its hopes for a comeback on miniature, underground reactors, according to Der Spiegel. Supporters hope these compact plants can sidestep construction delays, regulatory roadblocks and financing problems that have plagued mammoth, gigawatt-capacity facilities. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said some of the $54 billion in loan guarantees pledged to the nuclear industry will be available to build these miniature reactors. Der Spiegel (Germany)
Nuclear Industry Pins Hopes on Mini-Reactors
By Philip Bethge
Mini reactors are a growing focus of the nuclear industry
The nuclear-power industry is pinning its hopes for a comeback on miniature, underground reactors, according to Der Spiegel. Supporters hope these compact plants can sidestep construction delays, regulatory roadblocks and financing problems that have plagued mammoth, gigawatt-capacity facilities. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said some of the $54 billion in loan guarantees pledged to the nuclear industry will be available to build these miniature reactors. Der Spiegel (Germany)
'World Turns Blind Eye To Israeli Nukes' -- Jerusalem Post/AP
This Is The Reason Why Israeli PM Netanyahu Is Not Going To President Obama's Nuclear Summit
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
'World Turns Blind Eye To Israeli Nukes' -- Jerusalem Post/AP
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said the world was turning a blind eye to Israel's nuclear program, adding that he intended to raise the issue at the nuclear summit in Washington.
Erdogan says Iran's nuclear program was being scrutinized because of its membership in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) whereas Israel, which has not signed a nonproliferation treaty (NPT), was "free to do what it wants."
Speaking to reporters before his departure for Washington, Erdogan said, "We are disturbed by this and will say so."
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
'World Turns Blind Eye To Israeli Nukes' -- Jerusalem Post/AP
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said the world was turning a blind eye to Israel's nuclear program, adding that he intended to raise the issue at the nuclear summit in Washington.
Erdogan says Iran's nuclear program was being scrutinized because of its membership in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) whereas Israel, which has not signed a nonproliferation treaty (NPT), was "free to do what it wants."
Speaking to reporters before his departure for Washington, Erdogan said, "We are disturbed by this and will say so."
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Obama Prepares to Open Nuclear Summit, Meets World Leaders - VOA
Obama Prepares to Open Nuclear Summit, Meets World Leaders -- Voice of America
President Barack Obama on Monday will open an unprecedented summit of 47 nations focused on global action to secure nuclear materials and keep them out of the hands of terrorists. On Sunday, the president held the first of more than 10 bilateral meetings with foreign leaders coinciding with the summit, amid tight security here in Washington for the event.
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Obama to open landmark nuclear summit -- Yahoo News/AFP
Obama Appeals to World Powers to Keep Nukes Out of Terrorist Hands -- FOX News
World leaders meet to discuss nuclear terrorism -- Washington Times
Nuclear summit is expected to sidestep touchy subjects -- L.A. Times
President Barack Obama on Monday will open an unprecedented summit of 47 nations focused on global action to secure nuclear materials and keep them out of the hands of terrorists. On Sunday, the president held the first of more than 10 bilateral meetings with foreign leaders coinciding with the summit, amid tight security here in Washington for the event.
Read more ....
Obama to open landmark nuclear summit -- Yahoo News/AFP
Obama Appeals to World Powers to Keep Nukes Out of Terrorist Hands -- FOX News
World leaders meet to discuss nuclear terrorism -- Washington Times
Nuclear summit is expected to sidestep touchy subjects -- L.A. Times
Yaron London in Yediot: Time to open Israel's nuclear debate
Yaron London in Yediot: Time to open Israel's nuclear debate Didi Remez | April 12, 2010 at 10:22 | URL: http://wp.me/pHlQV-t2
An end to the age of ambiguity
Op-ed[i], Yaron London, Yediot, April 12 2010[/i]
An end to the age of ambiguity
Op-ed[i], Yaron London, Yediot, April 12 2010[/i]
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