Nuclear Program

A Bad Joke's Kernel of Truth

Shai Baitel | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Syria, Al Qaeda, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Soft Power, Latin America, Farc, Homeland Security, Sanctions, Nuclear Program, Missiles, Lebanon, United States, Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran, Ahmadinejad, Venezuela, Middle East, Janet Napolitano, Chavez, Foreign Affairs, Terrorism, Western Hemisphere, Uranium, Icrg, World News
Shai Baitel

Geographically, Iran may be far away from the Americas but its growing presence in Venezuela is a serious danger. It is not a joke.

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North Korea's Surprising Sense of Vulnerability and Hopes for Change

Vishakha N. Desai | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Communism, Negotiations, Art, Nuclear Program, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Power, Arts, Nuclear Proliferation, Kim Jong Il, China, North Korea, Culture, Kim Jong Un, World News
Vishakha N. Desai

Last June we met with North Korea's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. It was perhaps among the last substantial, non-classified contact between Westerners and high-level North Korean officials of the regime of Kim Jong Il. We were surprised by what transpired.

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'Neuter' Iran: Lindsey Graham Makes The Case For U.S. Strike

AP / The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Armed Services Committee, Halifax International Security Forum, Revolutionary Guard, Nova Scotia, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Program, Lindsey Graham, Air Force, Iranian Navy, South Carolina, Iran, Politics News

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- A leading U.S. senator on defense issues says any military strike on Iran to stop its nuclear program must also strive to take...

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Listen to Iranian Voices of Dissent

Ali Safavi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Council of Resistance of Iran, President Obama, Nuclear Program, John Bolton, Maryam Rajavi, United Nations, 9/11, Pmoi, Iraq, Nobel Peace Prize, People's Mojahedin, US Congress, New York, Federal Appeals Court, Iran, Ahmadinejad, Mek, Rudi Giuliani, Fto, World News
Ali Safavi

President Obama prudently highlighted the face-off between the Iranian people and the regime on Friday. He now has the opportunity to complement his wisdom with courage by standing firmly on the right side of the fence.

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How to Deal with Iran

John Feffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Administration, Sanctions, Iran, Qazvin-Iran, Qom, Nuclear Program, World News
John Feffer

It seems to be an open-and-shut case. Nuclear weapons are bad. It's best for the world if no more countries acquire nuclear weapons. Iran is currently...

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Brazil Offers Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Safe Haven, Asks Iran To Allow It

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Nuclear Weapons, Human Rights, Adultery, Nuclear Program, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, Brazil, Tehran, Iran, Un, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Asylum, World News

SAO PAULO — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva offered on Saturday to provide refuge to a woman who has been sentenced to death in Ir...

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Turkey and the Muslim Bomb

Elcin Poyrazlar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Turkey, Iran, Tayyip Erdogan, Muslim, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Nuclear Program, Islamism, Akp, Israel, Turkish Government, Atomic Bomb, World News
Elcin Poyrazlar

Erdogan might see himself as a leader who will bring justice to the region by diplomacy, but he'd better be careful in case he gets a 'Muslim bomb' just next door.

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Shahram Amiri Defects To US: Missing Iranian Nuclear Scientist Helping CIA, Reports ABC News

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sanctions, Mecca, Nuclear Program, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Saudi Arabia, Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Cia, Malek Ashtar University, Defections, ABC News, Nuclear Scientist, Shahram Amiri, Tehran, Espionage, Iranian Nuclear Scientist, Video, World News

(AP) WASHINGTON — An Iranian nuclear scientist who had been reported missing since last summer has defected to the U.S. and is assisting the CIA...

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Clinton, Gibbs on Iran Nukes -- Out of the Mouths of Babes

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Iran, Nuclear Program, Robert Gibbs, US Air Force, Enrichment, Nuclear Weapons, Rand Report, Irael, Politics News
Sharmine Narwani

So which is it? Is Iran working on a nuclear bomb, or not? Let's look at the evidence most recently cited by United States officials in their evaluation of the country's nuclear capabilities.

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Analysis: Why Iran Bombing Could Be Bad For Obama

TIME | Andrew Lee Butters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sunday's suicide terrorism attack that killed at least five commanders of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps could have an impact far beyond the Islami...

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The Iran and Obama Dance

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sanctions, Nuclear Negotiations, Sarkozy, Nuclear Program, US-Iran Relations, War With Iran, Afghanistan, Iranian, President Obama, p5 +1, Gordon Brown, Iran, Barack Obama, Gang Rape, Political Prisoners, Iraq, Pittsburgh, Dissidents, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

It's not Obama's fault that Iraq and Afghanistan happened, but it will be his fault if he rushes into a threat-laden, pseudo-engagement with Iran at this historical crossroads in US-Iran relations.

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Sarkozy Threatens Iran With "Severe" Sanctions Over Nuclear Program, Election Crackdown

AP | ANGELA CHARLTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy criticized Iranian leaders for their handling of contested elections and their nuclear program, and pleaded fo...

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sanctions, Nuclear Program, Clinton, Economy, Missile, Iran, Drugs, Obama, Tibet, Non-Military Goods, Ceasefire, Taliban, Nato, Bribe, Kurds, Turkmenistan, Security, Pakistan, Swat, Mexico, United States, Uzbekistan, US, Nukes, Instablity, Human Rights, State Department, Guam, Mosul, Qaeda, China, North Korea, Foreign Affairs Roundup, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, World News
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: American Economic Leadership Recognized Facts: US President Barack Obama made his first address to Americ...

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US Can Intercept North Korean Missiles: Pentagon

Koreatimes.co.kr | By Jung Sung-ki | Posted 05.25.2011

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The United States has successfully intercepted missiles flying from North Korea three times in virtual scenarios testing its ballistic missile defense...

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UK In Uproar Over Plans For Nuclear Submarines

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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The government has won Commons support for plans to renew the UK's nuclear submarine system, despite a large rebellion by Labour MPs. Tony Blair had ...

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