Feb
26

Nuclear Weapons – Russia’s Lavrov says no proof Iran working on nuclear weapons (Russian Information Agency Novosti)

Russia’s Lavrov says no proof Iran working on nuclear weapons (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
There is no hard proof that Iran is working on nuclear weapons, but Tehran has to clarify several key issues on its nuclear program to avoid fresh international action, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

World Obama urges Russia to help gain nuclear weapons treaty (Japan Today)
President Barack Obama weighed in Wednesday to try to hasten the conclusion of a new nuclear weapons treaty with Russia, urging President Dmitry Medvedev to

Obama to host nuclear security summit in April (MalaysiaNews.net)
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will host an international nuclear security summit here April 12-13, the White House said.

AP source: Obama calls Russian president to try to finish nuclear arms reduction treaty (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama weighed in Wednesday to try to hasten the conclusion of a new nuclear weapons treaty with Russia, urging President Dmitry Medvedev to help accelerate its completion.

New Russia-U.S. nuclear arms deal must be linked to missile plans – Lavrov (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Moscow expects a new nuclear arms reduction treaty between Russia and the United States to be linked to Washington’s plans to deploy missile shield elements in Europe, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

US envoy calls for restart of North Korea nuclear talks (EARTHtimes.org)
Beijing – The US special envoy for North Korea called Thursday for reviving international talks on ending Pyongyang’s nuclear arms programme. I’m confident at some point we’ll have a resumption of talks, Stephen Bosworth said after meeting with For…

Israeli defence chief doubts Iran would use a nuclear weapon against Israel (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
WASHINGTON – Israel’s defence minister said Friday a nuclear-armed Iran would be unlikely to strike the Jewish state but would use its arsenal to intimidate adversaries across the Middle East.

Eastday-Obama to host nuclear security summit in April (Eastday.com)
U.S. President Barack Obama will host an international nuclear security summit in Washington on April 12-13, the White House spokesman confirmed on Friday.