Nuclear Weapons – U.S. nuclear disarmament would be frankly absurd (Observer-Tribune)

U.S. nuclear disarmament would be frankly absurd (Observer-Tribune)
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TEXT-North Korea says will restart nuclear-arms plant (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
(Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday it saw talks on ending its nuclear weapons programme as “useless” and it planned to restart a plant that makes arms-grade plutonium, state media quoted its Foreign Ministry as saying.

Iran Announces Nuclear Progress (Baltimore Jewish Times)
Iran announced it has made more progress on uranium enrichment a day after the United States said it would join talks with Iran on its nuclear program.

Israel’s Air & Missile Forces Could Wipe out Iran’s Nuclear Sites (DEBKAfile)
The detailed report compiled by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington last month, complete with graphs and diagrams, has been reprinted in thousands of copies in Tehran.

Nakagawa floats sobering option: going nuclear (The Japan Times)
Japan should consider possessing nuclear weapons as a deterrent to a neighboring threat, former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa suggested Sunday. In a speech in Obihiro, Hokkaido, in reference to North Korea’s rocket launch earlier this month that many believe was a ballistic missile test, the hawkish lawmaker said: “It is common sense worldwide that in pure military terms, nuclear counters …

Nuclear energy officials look to grow past financial crisis (The Star)
BEIJING (Reuters) – The global financial crisis is unlikely to deter growing long-term demand for new nuclear power plants, international atomic agency officials said on Sunday, ahead of a conference to discuss the future of atomic power.

Crisis won’t deter nuclear demand (Sky News Australia)
The global financial crisis is unlikely to deter growing long-term demand for new nuclear power plants, international atomic agency officials have said.

SPECIAL REPORT: Iran-Israel Nuclear End Game Now Much Closer – Oil Supply At Risk (The Auto Channel)
Is this the tip off? In recent days, four key developments have clicked in to edge Iran and Israel much closer to a military denouement with profound consequences for American oil that the nation is not prepared to meet.

North Korea says will restart nuclear-arms plant (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
North Korea said Tuesday it saw talks on ending its nuclear weapons program as “useless” and it planned to restart a plant that makes arms-grade plutonium, state media quoted its Foreign Ministry as saying.

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