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| Al-Assad is shooting himself in the foot CNN (blog) By Bilal Y. Saab, Special to CNN Editor's note: Bilal Y. Saab is visiting fellow at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of ... | ||
| UAE warns of regional arms race over Israel The National Israel's continued refusal to join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty could lead to a regional arms race, the UAE has suggested in a paper submitted on behalf of the Arab League to a conference in Vienna. The statement was delivered by the UAE ... | ||
| A nuclear clash could starve the world CNN Editor's note: Jayantha Dhanapala is a former ambassador to the United States from Sri Lanka, UN under-secretary general for disarmament and chairman of the 1995 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review and Extension Conference. | ||
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| Iraq underlines universality of NPT Kuwait News Agency VIENNA, May 11 (KUNA) -- The international efforts to counter proliferation of nuclear weapons could prove successful if all countries accepted to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iraq's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ... | ||
| NPT members seek safer world, without nuclear arms Kuwait News Agency VIENNA, May 11 (KUNA) -- Member states of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Treaty reaffirmed commitment to NPT and underlined their resolve to seek a safer world, achieve peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons. | ||
| Critical Threshold in the Iran Crisis New York Times Both sides agreed in Istanbul to adopt the standards of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty as the framework for negotiations. This was regarded as a victory for Iran since a nuclear fuel cycle is allowed by the treaty. Meanwhile, ahead of the Baghdad ... |
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On March 11 last year a magnitude 9.0 (Mw) earthquake hit off the
coast of Japan triggering a powerful tsunami and resulting in the most
serious nuclear accident since Chernobyl. Over 15,000 people were
confirmed dead as the tsunami inundated a total area of approximately
561 km2 (217 sq mi) in Japan. A series of fires and explosions within
the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station triggered a full meltdown in
three reactors whilst a fourth was significantly damaged by fire. The
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was rated as a level 7 (major
accident) on the international nuclear and radiological event scale.
Now, one year after the disastrous events unfolded, nuclear and disaster
experts examine the current situation and what lessons can be learnt.
