Archive for the ‘Nuclear Weapons News’ Category
NKorea has produced more bomb-making plutonium
Seoul: North Korea announced Tuesday it has produced more plutonium for its atomic weapons programme, putting further pressure on the United States to start direct talks.
The communist country "successfully completed reprocessing 8,000 spent fuel rods by the end of August" at its Yongbyon nuclear complex,...
November 4th, 2009 | Nuclear Weapons News | Read More
Minot Bomb Wing Commander Relieved Of Duty
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE: The commander of the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., was relieved of command Oct. 30 due to loss of confidence in his ability to command.
Col. Joel S. Westa was removed by Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Carpenter, commander of 8th Air Force. Colonel Westa assumed command in...
November 3rd, 2009 | Nuclear Weapons News | Read More
Pressure builds on Iran to accept nuclear deal
VIENNA: World powers turned up the heat on Iran to accept a UN-brokered nuclear deal, with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying Tehran was at a "pivotal moment" to show it did not want to be isolated.
As Iran said it wanted a review of the proposed deal, Britain and Russia urged it to accept...
November 3rd, 2009 | Nuclear Weapons News | Read More
US Air Force sacks nuclear commander after blunders
Washington: The US Air Force said on Thursday the commander of a nuclear wing had been sacked after his unit failed a safety inspection, trucks carrying missile parts crashed and officers under him fell asleep with launch codes in hand.
Colonel Christopher Ayres, commander of the 91st Missile Wing at...
October 16th, 2009 | Nuclear Weapons News | Read More
Pakistan nukes safe despite growing militant threat: Clinton
LONDON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday the latest militant attack in Pakistan shows an "increasing" threat to the state, but voiced confidence Islamabad was in control of its nuclear arsenal.
Clinton told reporters in London that the militants' brazen bid to storm the Pakistani military...
October 12th, 2009 | Nuclear Weapons News | Read More
Russia may revise use of nuclear weapons in new military doctrine
NOVOSIBIRSK: Russia's new military doctrine will contain some changes to the situations that could trigger the use of nuclear weapons or preventive strikes against potential foes, the secretary of Russia's Security Council said on Thursday.
Russia will soon adopt a new military doctrine that aims to...
October 9th, 2009 | Nuclear Weapons News | Read More
Sheppard officials launch Nuclear Accountability Course
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas: Air Force officials took another important step in reinvigorating their nuclear enterprise here Oct. 5 with the launch of the Nuclear Accountability Course providing realistic, hands-on training to Airmen assuming duties making them responsible for nuclear weapons.
Delivered...
October 7th, 2009 | Nuclear Weapons News | Read More
China’s Wen set for more nuclear talks with NKorea
SEOUL: Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was set for more talks Monday aimed at coaxing North Korea back to nuclear disarmament negotiations, after Pyongyang restated its openness to dialogue.
The North's leader Kim Jong-Il personally hosted an elaborate red-carpet airport welcome for Wen Sunday, but...
October 5th, 2009 | Nuclear Weapons News | Read More
Air Force Demilitarizes Backlog of Nuclear Weapons Components
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE: Air Force officials here have undertaken a massive effort to demilitarize more than 100,000 nuclear weapons-related legacy assets from its intercontinental ballistic missile, aircraft and space test programs.
Under a $35 million, five-year plan funded by the Air Force chief of...
October 5th, 2009 | Nuclear Weapons News | Read More
Iran pressed to clear up nuclear aims at talks
GENEVA: The United States pressed Iran to prove it has peaceful nuclear ambitions ahead of crunch talks with six world powers in Geneva on Thursday aimed at breaking a deadlock.
Iran meets with the UN Security Council's five permanent members plus Germany a week after the disclosure of a second Iranian...
October 1st, 2009 | Nuclear Weapons News | Read More
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UK’s Search and Rescue Network to Be Maintained
November 5, 2009 04:11
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China’s military making strides in space
November 4, 2009 06:11
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Russian helicopters for NATO’s war in Afghanistan
November 4, 2009 06:11
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New system allows vehicle GPS to track location while in flight
November 4, 2009 06:11
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Last C-130E Hercules aircraft leave Ramstein
November 4, 2009 05:11
