Uranium Enrichment

Nuclear Strategy: Why a Military Strike on Iran Would Only Make Matters Worse

James Thuerwachter | Posted 05.18.2012

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James Thuerwachter

To better resist Iran's nuclear ambitions, powerful nations like the United States should employ methods that will not perpetuate conflict, hinder the global economy or violate state sovereignty. Attacking Iran's nuclear facilities will do all of the above.

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Deal Reached To Keep Paducah Uranium Plant Going For Another Year

AP | ROGER ALFORD | Posted 05.16.2012

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant will continue operating for another year and preserve 1,200 jobs, at least temporarily, un...

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Iran -- Nuclear Weapons, Not Energy

Rizwan Ladha | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Nuclear Weapons, Uranium Enrichment, Nuclear Power, Uranium, Nuclear Proliferation, Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, Iran Uranium, Iran Nuclear Weapons, World News
Rizwan Ladha

Iran claims its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but the majority of the rest of the world questions this assertion. And for good reason.

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How Sanctions Against Iran Could Backfire

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 05.14.2012

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Nathan Gonzalez

It is no secret that Iran is developing its nuclear capacity in a clandestine and deceptive manner. Yet ironically it is our reaction to Iranian intransigence that is more likely to lead to an Iranian bomb. And it's not for the reasons that many have cited.

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The Time for Diplomatic Action in Iran

William Rose | Posted 04.29.2012

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William Rose

We've got to seize the opportunity to offer incentives which persuade Iran's interests and draw them from prestige to economic development.

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Whitney Houston and a Mine Sweeper In Iran

Maryam Zar | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Iran Sanctions, Politics, Iran, Uranium Enrichment, Foreign Policy, War, Iran Public Opinion, Iranian People, Green Revolution, World News
Maryam Zar

Iran's masses showed the world their disdain for their current rulers in 2009 when they took to the streets in droves to protest. They were met with very little global support, and were brutally quelled by a regime that refuses to relinquish power.

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Fissile materials remain poorly protected

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 03.13.2012

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The Center for Public Integrity

By R. Jeffrey Smith, iWatch NewsA new industrial plant producing a key nuclear weapons ingredient, enriched uranium, opened in China last year, near...

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Iran Reportedly Begins Uranium Enrichment At Underground Site

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 03.09.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has begun uranium enrichment at a new underground site built to withstand possible airstrikes, a leading hard-line newspaper...

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Major Nuclear Talks Could Be Helped By Food Aid

AP | By JEAN H. LEE | Posted 12.19.2011

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-- The United States was poised to announce a significant donation of food aid to North Korea this week before the nation announced the death of supr...

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North Korea Claims Progress In Uranium Enrichment

AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM | Posted 01.29.2012

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea claimed Wednesday that it is making rapid progress on work to enrich uranium and build a light-water nuclear po...

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The Effort to Isolate Iran

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 12.19.2011

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Jayshree Bajoria

The Obama administration's charges that Iran plotted the assassination of the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. have prompted denials and counter-charges from the Iranian regime.

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Atomic Worker Advocates Stunned By Labor Department Manual

AP | DAN SEWELL | Posted 11.27.2011

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CINCINNATI — Advocates for U.S. atomic workers sickened by radiation exposure say they're stunned that a federal claims training manual uses fic...

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NYT's Keller Disparages Assange

Coleen Rowley | Posted 05.26.2011

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Coleen Rowley

How unseemly for New York Times executive editor Bill Keller to look down so disdainfully at WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, with a nasty ad hominem portrayal in last Sunday's New York Times Magazine.

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North Korea Nuclear Facility Disclosed: Rogue State Shows Off Building To U.S. Nuke Scientist

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — North Korea secretly and with unusual speed has built a large new facility to enrich uranium, says an American nuclear scientist wh...

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Stuxnet Virus May Be Source Of Iran's Nuclear Problems

Yahoo! News | Fredrik Dahl | Posted 05.25.2011

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VIENNA (Reuters) -- Iran has been experiencing years of problems with equipment used in its uranium enrichment program and the Stuxnet computer virus ...

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Just Like Bushehr, Iran's Uranium Enrichment is No Threat

Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett

Does the international community really want Iran pursuing enrichment under circumstances in which Tehran is progressively alienated from the non-proliferation regime's "managers"?

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US-Vietnam Nuke Deal Will Likely Allow Enrichment

AP | FOSTER KLUG | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has told U.S. lawmakers that a nuclear cooperation deal with Vietnam is unlikely to include a coveted prom...

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Iran Opposition Unplugged

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jamal Dajani

It seems that the balance in the Iranian uprising is shifting in the regime's favor. This time Ahmadinejad was prepared... he succeeded in "unplugging" the opposition.

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Toyota is the New Tiger Woods

Nathan Harden | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nathan Harden

America sits shaken, stirred and -- once again -- overwhelmed by obsessive news consumption as it watches the perfect golden boy fall from its perch as the world's number one.

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Nothing Says Lack of Imagination Better Than Sanctions

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Russ Wellen

Sanctions, the coercive weapon of choice in the international arena, vary in effectiveness. While they are never ideal, Iran may give us no alternative.

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North Korea Uranium Program Roughly 15 Years Old

AP | JAE-SOON CHANG | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea appears to have launched a uranium enrichment program as a new way of building atomic bombs soon after its 1994...

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Israel vs. Iran: The Writing Is on the Wall

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jamal Dajani

Unlike what happened to Iraq in 2003, an invasion of Iran is not on the horizon; however, the prospect of targeting its nuclear facilities is more real than ever.

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Major Breakthrough on the Iranian Nuclear Issue

Bruno Pellaud | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bruno Pellaud

Having the low-enriched uranium shipped to Russia in the very near future is a major achievement for the Obama administration, and a significant gesture of good will on the part of Iran.

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The Coming Botched Nuclear Negotiations with Iran

Bruno Pellaud | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bruno Pellaud

To secure an Iran without nuclear weapons, a more rational approach will be needed, an approach with strong sanctions complemented by specific technical proposals, negotiated in a bilateral framework.

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North Korea Says Uranium Program Near Completion

AP | JAE-SOON CHANG | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday it is on the threshold of mastering a new way of building atomic bombs, pressuring the United State...

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