http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/ DefenceTalk Defense News and Information RSS Feed Fri, 16 May 2008 05:17:22 PST en-us http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/British_planners_feared_tea_shortage_after_nuclear_attack170015687.php Nuclear Weapons Never mind the radiation: British contingency planners worried there would be a dramatic shortage of tea in the aftermath of a nuclear attack, recently declassified documents showed Monday. Mon, 05 May 2008 02:41:55 PST http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/British_planners_feared_tea_shortage_after_nuclear_attack170015687.php http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/US_Air_Force_planned_nuclear_strike_on_China_over_Taiwan_report170015680.php Nuclear Weapons The United States Air Force had considered a plan to drop nuclear bombs on China during a confrontation over Taiwan in 1958 but it was overruled, declassified documents showed Wednesday. Thu, 01 May 2008 03:19:36 PST http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/US_Air_Force_planned_nuclear_strike_on_China_over_Taiwan_report170015680.php http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/Syria_accusations_may_affect_NKorea_nuke_deal_Japan170015656.php Nuclear Weapons Japan warned Friday that US allegations that North Korea helped Syria develop a secret nuclear reactor, if proven, would be a blow to a stalled deal on ending the communist state's nuclear drive. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:34:54 PST http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/Syria_accusations_may_affect_NKorea_nuke_deal_Japan170015656.php http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/North_Korea_gave_Syria_nuclear_help_US_official170015636.php Nuclear Weapons In a move that could upset Washington's policy towards North Korea, US intelligence officials are set to tell lawmakers this week that Pyongyang shared nuclear know-how with Syria, one official said Wednesday. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:40:06 PST http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/North_Korea_gave_Syria_nuclear_help_US_official170015636.php http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/US_man_charged_with_disclosing_nuclear_information_to_Israel170015619.php Nuclear Weapons US authorities announced Tuesday the arrest of a US Army veteran on charges he disclosed secret defense information, including on nuclear weapons and Patriot missiles, to Israel for more than 20 years. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:25:04 PST http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/US_man_charged_with_disclosing_nuclear_information_to_Israel170015619.php http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/US_changes_tack_over_North_Korea_nuclear_program170015571.php Nuclear Weapons The United States on Thursday for the first time admitted it was scaling back its demands of North Korea in a bid to break a diplomatic stalemate on dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear arms programs. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:39:51 PST http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/US_changes_tack_over_North_Korea_nuclear_program170015571.php http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/US_accepts_tentative_nuke_deal_with_NKorea_White_House170015538.php Nuclear Weapons President George W. Bush accepts a tentative deal reached by US and North Korean negotiators which is aimed at breaking a deadlock in nuclear disarmament talks, the White House said Monday. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:05:51 PST http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/US_accepts_tentative_nuke_deal_with_NKorea_White_House170015538.php http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/US_Iran_in_secret_discussions_on_nuclear_program_report170015521.php Nuclear Weapons The United States and Iran have been conducting secret back-channel discussions on Tehran's nuclear program and frozen relations between the two countries, The Independent reported Monday. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:10:18 PST http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/US_Iran_in_secret_discussions_on_nuclear_program_report170015521.php http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/Iran_boasts_hundreds_of_new_centrifuges_report170015529.php Nuclear Weapons Iran has started operating hundreds of new uranium-enriching centrifuges at its main nuclear plant, the official IRNA news agency said on Friday, confirming Tehran is expanding its contested atomic drive. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:04:35 PST http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/Iran_boasts_hundreds_of_new_centrifuges_report170015529.php http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/Time_running_out_to_resolve_NKorea_nuclear_impasse_US_envoy170015477.php Nuclear Weapons The United States and North Korea wrapped up key talks here on Tuesday over the communist state's nuclear disarmament, as the US warned they were running out of time to resolve an impasse. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:33:28 PST http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/wmd/Time_running_out_to_resolve_NKorea_nuclear_impasse_US_envoy170015477.php