Archive for Category: "Nuclear Weapons News"
NKorea may freeze nuclear facilities under rare accord
, North Korea may take the first steps towards ending its nuclear weapons programme under a rare draft accord being hammered out on Friday by envoys to six-nation disarmament talks in Beijing. Under the draft, circulated by host China after a successful first day of meetings, North Korea would freeze its main nuclear-related facilities within [...]
No Chance Of Quick Success In North Korea Talks
, Beijing (AFP): North Korea will not give up its nuclear arms anytime soon, the chief US envoy to six-nation talks on Pyongyang's atomic programme said here Wednesday as he arrived for another round of negotiations. US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill reiterated that he was only hoping to make a start in convincing [...]
Iran to test new uranium enrichment plant soon: diplomats
, Iran has set up over 300 centrifuges in an underground nuclear plant and will test them soon as it moves towards industrial-level enrichment of uranium in defiance of UN demands, diplomats told AFP. The diplomats were speaking after reports last week that Iran has begun the installation of 3,000 centrifuges in a huge underground [...]
Iran Allows Rare Peek At Nuclear Site As More Centrifuges Installed
, Isfahan, Iran (AFP): Nothing seems extraordinary on the quiet provincial road outside the ancient Iranian city of Isfahan. Then suddenly, nestling beneath the mountains, a tall chimney emerges flanked by an impressive complex of buildings. This is the Iranian plant for converting uranium, a centrepiece of the Islamic republic's nuclear programme, and rarely opened [...]
Iran has begun assembling centrifuges at Natanz site: diplomats
, Iran has begun installing centrifuges at the Natanz site where it plans 3,000 of the machines to enrich uranium in defiance of UN demands to halt this sensitive nuclear activity, diplomats have said. And at the same time it is stopping UN inspectors from installing surveillance cameras in the huge underground hall where the [...]
NKorea may take 'first step' to end nuclear program: US
, North Korea could agree to implement a “first tranche” of measures to end its nuclear weapons program during the upcoming round of six-nation talks in Beijing next week, the top US negotiator said. “What we hope to do in this round is to implement a first tranche of measures, which will be the beginning [...]
Iran two to three years from nuclear weapon: think tank
, Iran could be only two or three years away from being able to produce a nuclear weapon, the head of a leading international security think tank in London said. John Chipman, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), said Iran had stockpiled 250 tonnes of uranium hexafluoride (UF6), which, when enriched, would be [...]
North Korea Eyes Second Nuclear Test If Dispute Not Resolved
, North Korea will feel compelled to announce plans for another nuclear test if a financial dispute with Washington is not resolved, a source said on Jan. 31, a sign of Pyongyang
Iran Denies Nuclear Test Help From North Korea
, Iran, accused by some Western nations of seeking to develop a nuclear weapon, on Jan. 31 denied a British newspaper report that North Korea was giving it technical help to fulfill its ambition. The U.N. Security Council voted to ban military supplies and weapons shipments to North Korea after Pyongyang carried out its first [...]


