Clinton to Push Nuclear Pact, Mideast Peace in Moscow (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 18 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will seek to speed up the signing of a new nuclear arms- control treaty and discuss the Middle East peace process when she arrives in Moscow today.
Iran ‘tried to buy nuclear weapons from Pakistan’ (Daily Telegraph)
Iran attempted to buy nuclear weapons from Pakistan in 1990 but a putative deal was rejected at the last moment by the former head of the Pakistani military, according to an official transcript leaked in Washington.
Russia Is Ready to Sign Nuclear Arms Treaty With U.S. in Kiev (BusinessWeek)
Russia welcomed a proposal by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to sign a new arms-control treaty with the U.S. in Kiev.
How China secures its nuclear weapons (Hindustan Times)
A study on China s system of securing its nuclear weapons was published last week. Mark Stokes study of Beijing s nuclear weapons for the Project 2049 Institute, describes where the Chinese are storing their warheads and how they are protecting them.
Former nuclear weapons inspector believes nuclear weapons are still a threat (The Seahawk)
Dr. David Kay, a former nuclear weapons inspector in Iraq, presented his lecture, “Nuclear Weapons: What is the Threat?” in the Madeline Suite Tuesday, March 2. The event was sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. We may not practice “duck and cover” drills anymore as seen in black-and-white films from the 1950s, but according to Kay, nuclear weapons are still very much a threat.
Door of diplomacy still open on Iran’s nuclear program: Chinese diplomat (People’s Daily)
It’s still not the time to talk about sanctions against Iran as the door of diplomacy is still open on finding a compromise over its nuclear program, He Yafei, China’s ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva, said on Wednesday. “I think the door of compromise through negotiations, the door of diplomacy, is not closed,” He told reporters. “We need to do our best, to exhaust every avenue …
U.S. general doubts Iran’s nuclear weapon development by yearend (Defence Professionals)
WASHINGTON | According to RIA Novosti, the head of U.S. Central Command, which oversees wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, expressed confidence on Tuesday that Iran would not have a nuclear weapon by…
Thwarting Iran nuclear drive top priority: Obama (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that thwarting Iran’s nuclear program was one of his “highest priorities” and warned of a dangerous Middle East arms race if Tehran obtained an atomic bomb.
Iran nuclear weapon development has slowed: U.S. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The pace of Iran’s nuclear weapons development appears to have slowed, buying time for a new round of sanctions now and possibly more sweeping measures further down the road, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Japanese FM Refuses To Rule Out Nuclear Weapons On Its Soil (Bernama)
TOKYO, March 17 (Bernama) — Japan’s Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada on Wednesday refused to rule out the possibility of U.S. nuclear weapons been brought onto Japanese soil in a time of emergency, Kyodo News reported.
