6 April 2010
Pakistan's strategic assets in safe hands: NCA The 17th meeting of the National Command Authority (NCA) on Monday expressed full confidence in the arrangements for custodial controls as well as the safety and security of Pakistan's strategic assets, and the effectiveness of Pakistan's strategic deterrence. Daily Times
<httpaddress://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010%5C04%5C06%5Cstory_6-4-2010_pg1_5>
Uranium-mining nations flout UN on atomic terror, as Obama readies nuclear security summit Years after a six-month deadline passed, dozens of nations, including uranium producers, remain potential weak links in the global defense against nuclear terrorism, ignoring a U.N. mandate on laws and controls to foil this ultimate threat. LA Times <httpaddress://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-nuclear-weak-links,0,7090962.story>
Manmohan to attend nuclear security summit Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend a global meeting in Washington convened by U.S. President Barack Obama next week aimed at strengthening national measures on protecting nuclear material and combating their trafficking. The Hindu <httpaddress://www.thehindu.com/2010/04/05/stories/2010040558580100.htm> / FT <httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1c8f7e6-3e7a-11df-a706-00144feabdc0.html>
UAE's nuclear schedule poses 'considerable challenge', says Blix The speed at which the UAE intends to have a nuclear reactor up and running presents a 'considerable challenge', according to Hans Blix, the head of the programme's International Advisory Board. The National <httpaddress://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100404/NATIONAL/704039852/1010>
Iran Nuclear Ring Probed An Iranian firm closely linked to Tehran's nuclear program acquired special hardware for enriching uranium, despite sanctions intended to keep such equipment out of Iran, according to officials with knowledge of the matter. WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052702303450704575160242131138472.html>
Other Nuclear News
New Obama strategy would narrow nuclear arms use President Barack Obama announced a retooled nuclear strategy on Monday that would limit the conditions under which the United States would use nuclear weapons.
Reuters
<httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-47464520100406> / NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/world/06arms.html> / NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/world/06arms-side.html> / AP
<httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/05/us/politics/AP-US-US-Russia-Nuclear.html?pagewanted=2> / WP
<httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/05/AR2010040504174.html?hpid=topnews>
Iran to host nuclear disarmament conference as new sanctions loom Iran said today it will host a nuclear disarmament conference later this month, part of Tehran's efforts to show it is not seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Guardian <httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/04/iran-host-nuclear-disarmament-conference> / Reuters
<httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/05/AR2010040501275.html>
Iran sanctions yield little In its latest proposed set of tougher United Nations sanctions on Iran, the U.S. is again relying on asset freezes as one tool to pressure the country not to build nuclear weapons. WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052702303382504575164181864233298.html> / WP
<httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/02/AR2010040201821.html> / FT
<httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/59c39d00-4114-11df-94c2-00144feabdc0.html>
Ahmadinejad: Sanctions aid, rather than hurt, Iran Faced with the prospect of new sanctions because of Iran's nuclear defiance, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday that new penalties would only strengthen the country's technological progress by encouraging it to become more self-sufficient. WP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/03/AR2010040300546.html> / Reuters
<httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/03/AR2010040303941.html>
Iran scientists reportedly have plans for new nuclear facility Iran's atomic energy agency plans to commission 'one or two' new sites, pending the approval of President Ahmadinejad, a news agency says, a move that could heighten tensions with the West. LA Times <httpaddress://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/04/world/la-fg-iran-nukes4-2010apr04>
Malaysia passes law to curb nuclear trafficking Malaysia has passed a law to curb the trafficking of nuclear weapon components after being linked to the illegal supply of sensitive technology to countries including Iran and Libya. AP <httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j99w6MqhI6YfAiubd4crdRpiT2HwD9ETBSMO0>
For nuclear reactors, metals that heal themselves Now researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico have shown that by altering the microstructure of metals, metallurgists may be able to make reactor parts that are self healing. NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/science/06obnuke.html>
U.S. sued over nuclear waste fees Sixteen utilities and a trade association sued the Energy Department on Monday to halt the government's collection of nuclear waste disposal fees, arguing that the country no longer had a disposal plan after ruling out Yucca Mountain, Nev., as a repository. NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/business/energy-environment/06nuke.html?scp=4&sq=nuclear&st=cse>
New York denies Indian point a water permit In a major victory for environmental advocates, New York State has ruled that outmoded cooling technology at the Indian Point nuclear power plant kills so many Hudson River fish, and consumes and contaminates so much water, that it violates the federal Clean Water Act. NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/nyregion/04indian.html?scp=14&sq=nuclear&st=cse>
Opinion and Analysis
A season for disarmament NYT
<httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/05/opinion/05iht-edblix.html>
No more cold war thinking Guardian
<httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/apr/05/cold-war-thinking-nuclear>
Is run-off groundwater to the sea the answer to Malta's water problem?
The Malta Independent
<httpaddress://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=104047>
7 April 2010
Serbia going nuclear free to reduce terrorist threat Serbia's plan to be a nuclear-free country by the end of this year sends a big signal that by getting rid of dangerous material, it is making itself and the world safer from a possible nuclear attack at the hands of terrorists. DPA <httpaddress://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/features/article_1546295.php/Serbia-going-nuclear-free-to-reduce-terrorist-threat-News-Feature>
Crackdown Sought on Nuclear Material A proposed communiqu? calls for leaders from more than 40 countries to endorse a global crackdown on the illicit trade of nuclear material at a summit in Washington next week. WSJ <httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304172404575168193600521712.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>
IAEA allowed access to Damascus research reactor Experts from the U.N.'s atomic watchdog have been allowed to re-inspect a Syrian research reactor in the country's capital Damascus linked to suspicions of a secret nuclear program, diplomats said Tuesday. AP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/06/AR2010040602632.html> / Reuters <httpaddress://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=10299994>
IAEA officials, 60 states to attend nuclear disarmament meeting in Iran Senior officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency will attend the upcoming nuclear disarmament conference in Tehran. Tehran Times <httpaddress://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=216683>
Other Nuclear News
U.S. Narrows Role of Nuclear Arms The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled a nuclear weapons strategy that establishes new, formal limits on their use, prompting criticism from both advocates of more ambitious curbs and conservatives who questioned the decision to alter decades of bipartisan consensus on how to deter enemy attacks. WSJ <httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303411604575167691224935102.html?mod=WSJEUROPE_hps_MIDDLETopNews> / AFP <httpaddress://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/new-us-policy-limits-role-of-nuclear-arsenal-20100407-rqus.html> / FT <httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/33651182-41de-11df-865a-00144feabdc0.html> / Reuters <httpaddress://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/7/worldupdates/2010-04-07T045047Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-474880-1&sec=Worldupdates> / The Christian Science Monitor <httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2010/0406/Obama-puts-new-limits-on-US-use-of-nuclear-weapons?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2! Fusa+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+USA%29> / CNN <httpaddress://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/06/obama.nuclear.weapons/index.html> / WP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/06/AR2010040602286.html>
U.N. chief will press for abolition of nuclear arms Standing at the former Soviet nuclear test site, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday he would press nuclear powers at a Washington summit next week to scrap all their atomic weapons. Reuters <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/06/AR2010040602041.html>
US wants better nuke transparency from China The United States is urging China to explain its nuclear intentions more clearly. AP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/06/AR2010040601915.html>
Russia 'could opt out of nuclear disarmament deal' Russia's foreign minister has said his country could opt out of a new nuclear disarmament treaty if it feels threatened by US missile defence plans. BBC <httpaddress://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8605805.stm>
FADC to press Russia on Iran A Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee delegation led by chairman Tzahi Hanegbi traveled to Moscow Tuesday in a bid to convince the Russians to back further UN sanctions on Iran. The Jerusalem Post <httpaddress://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=172506>
Iran says oil sanctions threat "a joke" The idea of international sanctions on Iranian oil exports is a joke, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday, adding Iran would not abandon its disputed nuclear work despite mounting international pressure. Reuters <httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-47477620100406?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&rpc=401>
Scientists discover heavy new element A team of Russian and American scientists has discovered a new element that has long stood as a missing link among the heaviest bits of atomic matter ever produced. NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/science/07element.html?src=mv>
Nuke power has low transport risk: ANSTO An Australian nuclear power industry would bring little risk of an environmental disaster such as the currently threatened oil spill on the Great Barrier Reef, Ziggy Switkowski says. AAP <httpaddress://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/nuke-power-has-low-transport-risk-ansto-20100407-rrsu.html> / The Australian <httpaddress://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/ziggy-switkowski-calls-for-50-nuclear-reactors-in-australia-by-2050/story-e6frgczf-1225851024425>
Crackdown on MOT-style body scans Companies have been told to stop offering whole body and lung scans under a new regulation regime. BBC <httpaddress://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8605126.stm>
Opinion and Analysis
A comprehensive nuclear arms strategy LA Times <httpaddress://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-biden7-2010apr07,0,7840349.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Fprintedition%2Fopinion+%28Los+Angeles+Times+-+Editorials%2C+Op-Ed%29>
Mr. Obama's nuclear policy NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/opinion/07wed1.html>
Obama's tweaked nuclear posture gives Iran and Israel something to think about Examiner <httpaddress://www.examiner.com/x-43343-Energy-Policy-Examiner~y2010m4d6-Obamas-tweaked-nuclear-posture-gives-Iran-and-Israel-something-to-think-about>
Nuclear weapons: Is full disarmament possible? The Christian Science Monitor <httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-Issues/2010/0406/Nuclear-weapons-Is-full-disarmament-possible?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+World%29>
A fresh START on arms control WSJ <httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303411604575167922823896894.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion>
In medicine, the power of no NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/business/economy/07leonhardt.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
8 April 2010
IAEA says nuclear summit 'recognition' more security needed The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) praised on Wednesday next week's nuclear terrorism summit in Washington as a "recognition" that nuclear security needed more attention. AFP <httpaddress://www.spacewar.com/afp/100407153724.qghaidar.html>
Nuclear summit to take aim at trafficking World leaders at a nuclear security summit next week will pledge to stop illicit trade in nuclear material and bring all vulnerable stocks under control within four years, according to a draft communique. Reuters <httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-47514220100407>
Q+A: Obama's big summit on preventing nuclear terrorism Nearly 50 world
leaders meet in Washington next week for a summit aimed at preventing nuclear terrorism. It will be one of the largest such gatherings on U.S.
soil since World War Two. Reuters
<httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-47526520100408>
USA postures for non-proliferation America has put nuclear security, the reduction of the nuclear weapons threat and strengthening the non-proliferation regime at the heart of foreign policy. World Nuclear News <httpaddress://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP_USA_postures_for_non_proliferation_0704101.html> / Washington Times
<httpaddress://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/08/inside-the-ring-49434836/?feat=home_showcase>
Inside U.S. Mission to Secure Weapons-Grade Nuclear Material Chile Is 18th Country to Be Cleared of Highly Enriched Uranium ABC <httpaddress://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/us-mission-secure-nuclear-material-chile-exclusive/story?id=10310921>
Other Nuclear News
Obama and Medvedev set to sign disarmament treaty The United States and Russia will sign a disarmament treaty in Prague on Thursday that could herald better bilateral ties and help President Barack Obama raise pressure on countries seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6365Y420100407?rpc=401&> / CNN <httpaddress://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/07/obama.nuclear.arms.treaty/index.html?hpt=T2> / AP
<httpaddress://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-us-us-russia,0,4108370.story> / WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304198004575171203223830386.html> / BBC <httpaddress://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8608069.stm> / ITAR-TASS <httpaddress://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=14998444&PageNum=0> / Pravda <httpaddress://english.pravda.ru/news/world/08-04-2010/112923-START-0>
/ RIA Novosti <httpaddress://en.rian.ru/world/20100408/158474399.html>
Critics uneasy about Russian concessions in arms-control deal As President Obama prepares to sign a landmark arms-control treaty with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, a chorus of skeptics here is quietly expressing concerns that Moscow has conceded too much in the deal. WP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/07/AR2010040703485.html?wprss=rss_world/europe>
U.S. looks to nonnuclear weapons to use as deterrent As the White House pushes for cuts in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, the Pentagon is developing a weapon to help fill the gap: missiles armed with conventional warheads that could strike anywhere in the world in less than an hour. WP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/07/AR2010040704920.html?nav=rss_nation/special>
Iran has produced several kilos of 20% enriched nuclear fuel Iran has produced several kilos of uranium enriched to a purity of 20 percent to power its medical research reactor, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran director announced on Wednesday. Tehran Times <httpaddress://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=216769>
Key countries to meet at U.N. for talks about Iran sanctions The United States, China and other key world powers will meet at the United Nations on Thursday for their first high-level talks on a Western-backed proposal to impose sanctions on Iran, according to U.N. Security Council diplomats. WP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/07/AR2010040703873.html> / LA Times
<httpaddress://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-china8-2010apr08,0,7780521.story> / The Huffington Post
<httpaddress://www.huffingtonpost.com/evelyn-leopold/iran-sanctions-negotiatio_b_529593.html>
Israel to maintain nuclear ambiguity Israel plans to remain ambiguous over its nuclear policy, with US backing, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said on Wednesday. AFP <httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100407/wl_mideast_afp/mideastisraelusnuclear_20100407083815>
Pakistan qualified to get civilian N-power, says PM Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday that the government would take all parties in parliament into confidence on national issues, including defence, Kashmir and nuclear programme, to be discussed during his forthcoming visit to the United States and at a nuclear summit. Dawn <httpaddress://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/12-govt+fully+accepts+responsibility+of+nuclear+security+pm--bi-02>
NRC to inspect Entergy Vermont Yankee reactor more The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday it would conduct additional inspections at Entergy Corp's Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant due to the radioactive tritium leak the company stopped last month. Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0712755220100407?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews&rpc=401>
Opinion and Analysis
Evaluating the U.S.-Russia Nuclear Deal WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303720604575169532920779888.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion>
After Prague, what's next for arms control? NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/opinion/08iht-edperkovich.html?src=twr>
It's a Start Pravda <httpaddress://english.pravda.ru/russia/politics/112920-0/>
Obama's Nuclear Strategy: What's Different Time <httpaddress://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1978348,00.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Fnation+%28TIME%3A+Top+Nation+Stories%29>
What Obama's Nuclear Posture Review accomplishes Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists <httpaddress://thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/joshua-pollack/what-obamas-nuclear-posture-review-accomplishes>
End Game on Iran's Nuclear Intransigence? Institute For Defence Studies & Analyses <httpaddress://www.idsa.in/idsacomments/EndGameonIransNuclearIntransigence_sscrajiv_070410>
9 April 2010
Top UN officials hail new Russian-US nuclear arms reduction treaty Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog have welcomed the new treaty signed today by the leaders of Russia and the United States by which they pledged to slash their nuclear arsenals by a third. UN News Centre <httpaddress://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34306&Cr=nuclear&Cr1=>
IAEA Director supports Obama nuclear posture review Today IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano welcomed the conclusion of a new START Treaty between the Russian Federation and the United States. Energy Policy Examiner <httpaddress://www.examiner.com/x-43343-Energy-Policy-Examiner~y2010m4d8-IAEA-Director-supports-Obama-nuclear-posture-review> / Xinhua
<httpaddress://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90856/6945418.html>
Syria denies nuclear watchdog access to military sites As pressure on Syria slowly increases over an alleged secret nuclear programme, the authorities in Damascus show little sign of alarm, banking that the issue is of limited importance and will, eventually, fade from the world's agenda. The National
<httpaddress://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100409/FOREIGN/704089882/1135/editorials>
Nuclear power makes worldwide comeback as clean energy demand grows After years of standstill, the nuclear power industry appeared to be making a global comeback in recent months as nations scramble to curb global warming and meet increasing energy demands. Xinhua <httpaddress://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/indepth/2010-04/09/c_13243931.htm
>
Other Nuclear News
Israeli PM Netanyahu pulls out of US nuclear summit Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled a visit to the US where he was to attend a summit on nuclear security, Israeli officials say. BBC <httpaddress://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8610595.stm> / Reuters <httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100408/pl_nm/us_nuclear_summit_israel> / Telegraph <httpaddress://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/7569469/Benjamin-Netanyahu-cancels-trip-to-nuclear-summit.html>
U.S., Russia reach deal on disposing of plutonium from nuclear weapons The U.S. and Russian governments have reached a breakthrough in a long-stalled agreement to dispose of huge amounts of their plutonium from nuclear weapons, officials said Thursday. WP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/08/AR2010040805405.html>
Nuke treaty signed, but menacing arms issues lurk The nuclear weapons cuts President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed on Thursday would shrink the Cold War superpowers' arsenals to the lowest point since the frightening arms race of the 1960s. But they won't touch the "loose nukes" and suitcase bombs seen as the real menace in today's age of terrorism. AP <httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100409/ap_on_re_us/us_us_russia> / WP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/08/AR2010040803424.html> / Economist
<httpaddress://www.economist.com/world/united-states/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15867948&fsrc=rss> / RIA Novosti
<httpaddress://en.rian.ru/russia/20100408/158484984.html> / RIA Novosti <httpaddress://en.rian.ru/russia/20100408/158487362.html>
Russia proposes global missile defense cooperation with U.S. Russia has proposed cooperation with the United States in creating a global missile defense system, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday. RIA Novosti <httpaddress://en.rian.ru/world/20100408/158483816.html>
Russia supports Iran sanctions, but with limits Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told President Obama privately Thursday that there remain limits to his country's support for sanctions on Iran, even as the move for united action to restrain Iran's nuclear ambition accelerates. WP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/08/AR2010040803866.html> / RIA Novosti
<httpaddress://en.rian.ru/world/20100409/158491084.html> / Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63742S20100409>
French nuclear companies eye deals with Italy France's nuclear industry champions will today unveil agreements with Italian companies aimed at strengthening the French hand when Italy relaunches nuclear power from 2013. FT <httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/34200870-436e-11df-833f-00144feab49a.html>
Rising from the ashes Coal ash, fertiliser and even seawater may provide nuclear fuel Economist
<httpaddress://www.economist.com/science-technology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15865280&fsrc=rss>
Scrap dealer, workers suffer burns from radiation exposure A scrap dealer and three of his workers suffered serious burns and complained of uneasiness after they were exposed to a radioactive isotope under mysterious circumstances at a scrap market in West Delhi on Thursday.
The material has been covered and the entire area cordoned off to prevent further damage. The Hindu <httpaddress://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article392095.ece> / Business Week <httpaddress://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-09/indian-scientists-probe-mild-radiation-exposure-in-west-delhi.html>
Opinion and Analysis
START or ending? Why more nuclear weapons cuts will be hard. The Christian Science Monitor <httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0408/START-or-ending-Why-more-nuclear-weapons-cuts-will-be-hard>
Obama's nuclear posture: Right for these times CNN <httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/07/Perkovich.nuclear.weapons/index.html>
It's folly not to update nuclear arsenal CNN <httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/07/tobey.nuclear.policy/index.html>
Will New START impact Mideast? The Daily Star <httpaddress://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=113579&categ_id=17#axzz0kaX0JFOD>
Obama's nuclear modesty NYT
<httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/opinion/09feaver.html>
Return of the Arms Control Era Council of Foreign Relations <httpaddress://www.cfr.org/publication/21850/return_of_the_arms_control_era.html>
12 April 2010
C-Span interview with Anita Nilsson, IAEA Director of Nuclear Security Anita Nilsson, International Atomic Energy Agency, discusses the role IAEA plays in assisting nations in strengthening their nuclear security efforts, the risk of nuclear terrorism, and other issues. C-Span <httpaddress://www.c-span.org/Watch/Media/2010/04/11/WJE/A/31691/Anita+Nilsson+International+Atomic+Energy+Agency.aspx> / C-Span
<httpaddress://www.c-span.org/Watch/Media/2010/04/11/WJE/A/31691/Anita+Nilsson+International+Atomic+Energy+Agency.aspx>
On eve of nuclear security summit, UN agency aids in warding off terrorism When 47 countries gather in Washington on Monday at a summit to prevent nuclear proliferation and counter the risk of atomic weapons falling into terrorist hands, one United Nations agency with a proven track record in the field will be front and centre in offering help. UN News Centre <httpaddress://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34324&Cr=nuclear&Cr1=>
SAfrica preparing against dirty bomb South African security guards are being trained to detect radiation to prevent a dirty bomb at the upcoming World Cup, an official from the UN nuclear watchdog said Friday. AFP <httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iqaDGGBCcadgaJUsAylEx3hVO0rA>
Washington Nuclear Security Summit of high importance -- IAEA The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stressed on Saturday the importance of Washington Nuclear Security Summit in facing nuclear terrorism. KUNA <httpaddress://www.khabrein.info/news/Washington_Nuclear_Security_Summit_of_high_importance____IAEA_1270960457/>
Obama seeks front against nuclear terror Obama is asking world leaders to commit to a new international offense against nuclear terrorism - a threat so dire that it could challenge "our ultimate survival." USA Today <httpaddress://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-04-11-nukesummit_N.htm>
Agenda of nuclear talks leaves out a new threat Three months ago, American intelligence officials examining satellite photographs of Pakistani nuclear facilities saw the first wisps of steam from the cooling towers of a new nuclear reactor. It was one of three plants being constructed to make fuel for a second generation of nuclear arms.
NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/world/12nuke.html?th&emc=th>
Radiation poisoning a reminder of need for better 'nuclear security'
Coming on the eve of next week's Nuclear Security Summit, the news of people being sickened by cobalt-60 in a Delhi market is an embarrassing reminder of weaknesses in the Indian system of tracking minor radioactive substances. Hindu <httpaddress://www.hindu.com/2010/04/10/stories/2010041061650100.htm>
Other Nuclear News
Obama hosts two-day summit on nuclear security President Barack Obama, ahead of a two-day nuclear security summit, tipped his hand early on the lengths he would compromise on other CNN <httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/11/nuclear.security.summit/index.html>
As U.S. attempted to remove nuclear material from Chile, earthquake struck When the shaking began just after 3:34 a.m. on Feb. 27, Andrew Bieniawski woke up with a start in his room on the 15th floor of the Sheraton Hotel in Santiago, Chile. WP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/10/AR2010041002811.html?wprss=rss_print/asection>
Iran displays new centrifuge for nuclear work President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, taunting the United States for trying to halt Iran's nuclear program, unveiled a new centrifuge on Friday which officials said would enrich uranium much faster then existing models. Reuters <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/09/AR2010040902173.html> / Tehran Times
<httpaddress://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=216993> / CNN <httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/04/09/iran.nuclear/index.html?section=cnn_latest> / BBC
<httpaddress://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8611864.stm> / AP <httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100409/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear>
China bolsters US push for nuclear concession by Iran The US and its western allies achieved a diplomatic breakthrough of sorts yesterday after China joined talks at the United Nations in New York to consider a fourth round of sanctions against Iran. FT <httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9876a5b2-4437-11df-b327-00144feab49a.html>
Iran to complain to U.N. over Obama nuclear "threat" Iran will lodge a complaint with the United Nations about what it sees as U.S. President Barack Obama's threat to attack it with nuclear weapons, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63A0I920100411?rpc=401&> / AP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/11/AR2010041101175.html>
Israel is world's 6th largest nuclear power Jane's Information Group says Jewish state has between 100 and 300 nuclear warheads. The Jerusalem Post <httpaddress://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=172814>
Defector: N. Korea to keep nuke plan Pyongyang will never abandon its nuclear development program, but the belligerent dictatorship of Kim Jong Il will not launch a nuclear attack, according to the highest-level defector from North Korea. The Asahi Shimbun <httpaddress://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201004090421.html>
North Korea: Obama's Nuclear Strategy "Hostile" North Korea denounced President Obama's new nuclear stance as "hostile" and vowed to continue expanding its atomic arsenal as the country's rubber-stamp parliament held an annual session focused on rescuing the tattered economy. AP <httpaddress://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/09/politics/main6381288.shtml>
/ AFP
<httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100409/pl_afp/nkoreausnuclearweaponsdiplomacy_20100409204627>
Norway, Poland seek curbs on tactical nuclear arms Norway and Poland called on Friday for new talks on limiting the number of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe, seeking to build on the momentum from a U.S.-Russian agreement reducing longer-range strategic nuclear arms.
Reuters
<httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/09/AR2010040903423.html>
France, Italy back Greece, bolster nuclear deals France and Italy backed pledges to help debt-stricken Greece on Friday after a summit meeting at which they also agreed to tighten cooperation in the planned rebirth of Italy's nuclear energy industry. Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE63819120100409?rpc=401&>
Opinion and Analysis
Nuclear security NYT
<httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/10/opinion/10iht-edelbaradei.html>
The Nuclear Security Summit NYT
<httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/opinion/12mon1.html?hp>
The nuclear summit papers Guardian
<httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/apr/11/obama-nuclear-summit>
Red lines at the Washington summit Rediff News <httpaddress://news.rediff.com/column/2010/apr/12/red-lines-at-the-washington-summit.htm>
How real is the threat of 'nuclear terrorism'? AFP <httpaddress://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/April/international_April583.xml§ion=international&col=>
How to build on the Start treaty NYT
<httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/opinion/11shultz.html>
Could Nuclear Power Save Africa? ABC
<httpaddress://abcnews.go.com/International/Green/nuclear-power-save-africa/story?id=10329670>
13 April 2010
Nuclear security summit hears of terror risk World leaders at a summit on nuclear security in Washington have heard dire warnings of the danger of nuclear material falling into the wrong hands... The head of the IAEA, Yukia Amano, said that nuclear powers needed to do more to protect nuclear materials. BBC <httpaddress://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8616855.stm>
/ ABC
<httpaddress://abcnews.go.com/WN/nuclear-security-summit-ukraine-give-uranium-china-agrees/story?id=10356021>
Nuclear security summit: Ukraine gives up uranium, as China agrees to sanction Iran President Obama brought together leaders from 46 other nations today with one goal in mind -- keeping nuclear material out of the hands of al Qaeda and other terrorist groups... According to the IAEA, the world's central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical cooperation in the nuclear field, there have been more than 100 cases where nuclear material has been smuggled since 1993. ABC <httpaddress://abcnews.go.com/WN/nuclear-security-summit-ukraine-give-uranium-china-agrees/story?id=10356021>
Nuclear summit opens, Hatoyama plays up Japan's role on nuke security During his speech at the one-and-a-half-hour banquet, Hatoyama, who has said he wants to fulfill his responsibility as leader of the only nation to have experienced atomic bombings, proposed establishing a nuclear security support center in Japan and conducting a $6.1 million support project with the IAEA. Kyodo News <httpaddress://home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstStory/index.php?storyid=495397>
Sanctions against Iran not a good idea: PM Iran was never going to be a summit breaker between India and the US but both countries remain far apart on the ways to deal with the Iranian nuclear programme...India wants IAEA to play a more robust role in verification of the Iranian nuclear programme without bringing the UNSC into it just yet. The Times of India <httpaddress://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sanctions-against-Iran-not-a-good-idea-PM/articleshow/5790377.cms>
KEM Pune to carry out IAEA's child health project All that Pune's KEM Hospital researchers require to carry out the project of the IAEA are deuterated water and a bio-impedance analysis potable machine that will help them track the growth and body composition of undernourished children in Akola district. Indian Express <httpaddress://www.indianexpress.com/news/KEM-Pune-to-carry-out-IAEA-s-child-health-project/605560/>
Other Nuclear News
World leaders work to stop nuclear spread President Barack Obama and presidents, prime ministers and other top officials from 47 countries start work Monday on a battle plan to keep nuclear weapons out of terrorist hands. AP <httpaddress://www.sptimesrussia.com/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=31210> / AFP
<httpaddress://www.smh.com.au/world/nuclear-terrorism-summit-warned-of-growing-danger-20100413-s60i.html?autostart=1> / AP <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/12/us/politics/AP-US-Nuclear-Conference-Experts.html?_r=1&ref=global-home> / Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63B0PZ20100413>
Ukraine to get rid of highly enriched uranium Ukraine will get rid of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium by 2012, the White House said on Monday, announcing the first tangible result from a 47-nation summit aimed at preventing nuclear terrorism. Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63B54120100412> / WP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/12/AR2010041202752.html> / FT
<httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c18a3e8-4669-11df-9713-00144feab49a.html> / AFP <httpaddress://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/world-nuclear-summit-confronts-growing-threat-20100413-s5sm.html>
Canada to send spent uranium back to U.S. Canada has agreed to ship an 11-year stockpile of highly enriched uranium back to the United States out of concern the spent fuel could fall into the hands of terrorists and be used to produce a nuclear weapon, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Monday. Canwest News Service <httpaddress://www.canada.com/news/national/Canada+send+back+spent+uranium+back/2874764/story.html> / AP
<httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/12/AR2010041203563.html>
Obama's ambitious nuclear fight gets a boost with early summit pledges Promises from Canada and Ukraine to eliminate mounting stockpiles of enriched uranium - the stuff of nightmares involving terrorists and nuclear weapons - jump-started U.S. President Barack Obama's historic summit aimed at reducing the threat from nuclear proliferation. The Globe and Mail <httpaddress://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/obamas-ambitious-nuclear-fight-gets-a-boost-with-early-summit-pledges/article1532307/> / NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/science/13nuke.html?pagewanted=1&sq=nuclear%20security%20summit&st=cse&scp=5>
Pakistan nuclear weapons at risk of theft by terrorists, US study warns Pakistan yesterday came under increased pressure over its nuclear arsenal when a Harvard study warned of "a very real possibility" that its warheads could be stolen by terrorists. Guardian <httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/12/pakistan-nuclear-weapons-security-fears> / AP
<httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/12/AR2010041203717.html>
US, Russia to sign plutonium pact Russia and the United States will sign a deal tomorrow on reducing stocks of weapons-grade plutonium, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63B32M20100412>
U.N. chief to seek summit on fissile materials U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday he would propose at this week's nuclear summit that world leaders meet to push for a ban on production of fissile materials for atomic weapons. Reuters <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/12/AR2010041202072.html>
Obama, Hu to push for Iran sanctions US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao have agreed to jointly push for new nuclear sanctions on Iran, US officials say, heralding an apparent diplomatic breakthrough. AFP <httpaddress://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/obama-hu-to-push-for-iran-sanctions-20100413-s6dw.html> / CNN
<httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/12/obama.jintao.nuclear.meeting/index.html> / AP
<httpaddress://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/04/13/china-work-with-us-possible-iran-sanctions.html> / LA Times
<httpaddress://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-fg-nuclear-summit13-2010apr13,0,4294428.story> / WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303828304575180370867078024.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5> / WP
<httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/12/AR2010041201495.html>
Iran urges UN inquiry into wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Iran's president has urged the UN to launch an investigation into the aims of Western military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. BBC <httpaddress://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8616850.stm> / Reuters
<httpaddress://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/13/worldupdates/2010-04-13T031108Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-476394-1&sec=Worldupdates> / AP <httpaddress://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=172858> / ISNA <httpaddress://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1518267&Lang=E>
CNN Poll: Public divided on eliminating all nuclear weapons Americans are split on President Obama's goal of eliminating all of the world's nuclear weapons, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Monday CNN <httpaddress://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/12/cnn-poll-public-divided-on-eliminating-all-nuclear-weapons/?fbid=srQs5CR2tmb>
Opinion and Analysis
Examining America's global military and intelligence operations The Exception <httpaddress://exceptionmag.com/politics/perspectives/0001704/examining-americas-global-military-and-intelligence-operations>
Pakistan, Russia, U.S. need more nuclear security Reuters <httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-47641220100413>
Debating Obama's new nuclear doctrine WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304222504575174200114028206.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines>
Nuclear summit can't ignore origins of conflicts The Christian Science Monitor <httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2010/0412/Nuclear-summit-can-t-ignore-origins-of-conflicts?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fcommentary+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+Commentary%29>
Obama nuclear summit to change the conversation WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304506904575179822311523794.html>
France's Sarkozy: "Patience has its limits" CBS <httpaddress://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/12/eveningnews/main6389362.shtml>
Nuclear weapons: progress amid perils The Globe and Mail <httpaddress://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/nuclear-weapons-progress-amid-perils/article1532206/>
Bombs away The Age
<httpaddress://www.theage.com.au/world/bombs-away-20100412-s47c.html>
15 April 2010
IAEA ready to help nations secure nuclear material, chief says The head of the UN nuclear watchdog welcomed the commitment Tuesday in Washington of world leaders to secure nuclear materials, and said his agency was ready to help. DPA <httpaddress://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/318562,iaea-ready-to-help-nations-secure-nuclear-material-chief-says.html> / CCTV <httpaddress://english.cctv.com/program/newshour/20100414/104447.shtml> / Xinhua <httpaddress://english.cri.cn/6966/2010/04/14/2041s562959.htm> / FT <httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7eeed53a-4723-11df-b253-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=f39ffd26-4bb2-11da-997b-0000779e2340.html>
Vow to safeguard nuclear materials The US president has won pledges from world leaders to work together to prevent groups such as al-Qaeda from getting their hands on nuclear weapons, steps Barack Obama said would make the world safer. Al Jazeera <httpaddress://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/04/20104141262263182.html>
Obama: 'Real progress' at nuclear summit President Obama said Tuesday that the 47-nation nuclear security summit he convened raised global awareness of the threat of nuclear terrorism and yielded commitments to better secure nuclear arsenals and materials... Earlier, the United States, Canada and Mexico agreed to work to convert the fuel at Mexico's nuclear research reactor to a lower grade of uranium unsuitable for nuclear weapons, the White House announced. The program to be overseen by the IAEA would eliminate all highly enriched uranium in Mexico, according to the White House statement. CNN <httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/13/obama.hu.nuclear.meeting/index.html>
On heels of nuclear security summit, UN atomic watchdog seeks more funding The United Nations agency that plays a leading role in trying to stop terrorists getting their hands on nuclear materials is seeking greater funding to carry out its task following this week's Washington summit on nuclear security. UN News Centre <httpaddress://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34363&Cr=nuclear&Cr1=> / SAPA
<httpaddress://www.news24.com/World/News/IAEA-More-security-funds-needed-20100414>
Vietnam regards nuclear security as top priority Vietnam will always
keep its consistent policy of treating nuclear security and safety as a
top priority, using nuclear energy, said a senior sci-tech official...
He reported that at the Nuclear Security Summit, Prime Minister Nguyen
Tan Dung had discussed and put forward a request to developed countries
with nuclear industries for support for developing countries to train up
personnel, provide technical assistance and transfer knowledge and
experience in safety management when using nuclear energy. This would
raise the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and help
other nations to build mechanisms and regulations on nuclear safety,
with international co-operation. VNA
<httpaddress://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/news/150410/domestic_vnr.htm>
KL calls for UN convention to boost nuclear security Malaysia has called
on the global community to establish a United Nations convention to
promote nuclear security. Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the convention
should legally mandate and strengthen the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA), a watchdog arm of the UN, to ensure nuclear security
worldwide. The Star Online
<httpaddress://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/15/nation/6061162&sec=nation>
IAEA Chief To Visit South Korea Next Week Yukiya Amano, Director-General
of the IAEA, will make a visit to South Korea next week, the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade said Thursday. Bernama
<httpaddress://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=490753>
S'Africa 2010: IAEA promises support against nuclear attack The
International Atomic Energy Agency has said it will provide support
against any possible nuclear attacks at the World Cup in South Africa in
June this year. The Punch
<httpaddress://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201004141395485>
Other Nuclear News
U.S. says Iran capable of building weapon Iran could amass enough
nuclear material to build a bomb in about a year, and with help might
eventually be able to field a missile powerful enough to reach the U.S.,
senior military and intelligence officials said Wednesday. WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303348504575184492435809422.html?mod=WSJEUROPE_hps_sections_world> / Reuters
<httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63D3FC20100414> / FT
<httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5496f702-481a-11df-b998-00144feab49a.html?catid=191&SID=google> / BBC
<httpaddress://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8621245.stm>
Major powers end 'constructive' talks on Iran sanctions Six major powers
wrapped up what they said was a "very constructive" meeting on fresh UN
sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, but diplomats cautioned
against expecting early adoption. AFP
<httpaddress://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/7065619/major-powers-end-constructive-talks-on-iran-sanctions/> / Reuters
<httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63D3RS20100414?rpc=401&> / The
Independent
<httpaddress://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-fights-back-against-un-sanctions-1945232.html> / Reuters
<httpaddress://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN1325414320100414> / WP
<httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/14/AR2010041404661.html>
Turkish foreign minister opposes U.N. sanctions on Iran Turkey's foreign
minister said Wednesday that he did not support new U.N. sanctions
against Iran, indicating there were still important holdouts as the
Obama administration tries to win approval for a new resolution aimed at
punishing the Islamic Republic over its nuclear activities. WP
<httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/14/AR2010041403818.html> / CNN
<httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/04/12/turkey.iran/index.html>
US concerned about Syrian intentions over Hezbollah The White House has
said it is increasingly concerned over reports that Syria is sending
sophisticated weaponry to Hezbollah in Lebanon, a day after the Israeli
President Shimon Peres accused Damascus of supplying Scud missiles to
the militant group. BBC
<httpaddress://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8621405.stm> / CBS/AP
<httpaddress://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/14/world/main6397011.shtml>
Israel says no point in pressuring it to sign NPT Israel reiterated its
resistance to signing the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty on Wednesday
after U.S. President Barack Obama said he wanted it to be universally
observed. Reuters
<httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-47695420100414>
Korea, U.S. to tackle nuclear energy pact South Korea and the United
States have agreed to begin negotiations to revise a bilateral pact on
the use of nuclear energy as early as possible, South Korean officials
said Wednesday. The Korea Times
<httpaddress://www.koreatimes.co.kr./www/news/nation/2010/04/113_64199.html>
Malaysia to strictly enforce nuclear trafficking law Malaysia said
Wednesday it would strictly enforce a new law to curb trafficking of
nuclear weapon components after being linked to illegal supply of
sensitive technology to Iran and Libya. AFP
<httpaddress://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1050221/1/.html>
Opinion and Analysis
IAEA defines nuclear security role after nuclear summit Examiner
<httpaddress://www.examiner.com/x-43343-Energy-Policy-Examiner~y2010m4d14-IAEA-defines-nuclear-security-role-after-nuclear-summit>
Obama's nuclear conference only the beginning DPA
<httpaddress://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/318567,obamas-nuclear-conference-only-the-beginning--feature.html>
After the summit NYT
<httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/opinion/15thu2.html>
Manouchehr Mottaki: Our expectations of the treaty were misplaced The
Independent
<httpaddress://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/manouchehr-mottaki-our-expectations-of-the-treaty-were-misplaced-1945230.html>
He's a dreamer, he's a realist WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303348504575184182434169958.html>
Iran's ticking bomb WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303828304575179683031919088.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>
India's nuclear example WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB30001424052702303695604575183071648257784.html#mod=todays_asia_opinion>
Global talks on nuclear threats Jakarta Post
<httpaddress://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/04/15/global-talks-nuclear-threats.html>
15 April 2010
IAEA ready to help nations secure nuclear material, chief says The head of the UN nuclear watchdog welcomed the commitment Tuesday in Washington of world leaders to secure nuclear materials, and said his agency was ready to help. DPA <httpaddress://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/318562,iaea-ready-to-help-nations-secure-nuclear-material-chief-says.html> / CCTV <httpaddress://english.cctv.com/program/newshour/20100414/104447.shtml> / Xinhua <httpaddress://english.cri.cn/6966/2010/04/14/2041s562959.htm> / FT <httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7eeed53a-4723-11df-b253-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=f39ffd26-4bb2-11da-997b-0000779e2340.html>
Vow to safeguard nuclear materials The US president has won pledges from world leaders to work together to prevent groups such as al-Qaeda from getting their hands on nuclear weapons, steps Barack Obama said would make the world safer. Al Jazeera <httpaddress://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/04/20104141262263182.html>
Obama: 'Real progress' at nuclear summit President Obama said Tuesday that the 47-nation nuclear security summit he convened raised global awareness of the threat of nuclear terrorism and yielded commitments to better secure nuclear arsenals and materials... Earlier, the United States, Canada and Mexico agreed to work to convert the fuel at Mexico's nuclear research reactor to a lower grade of uranium unsuitable for nuclear weapons, the White House announced. The program to be overseen by the IAEA would eliminate all highly enriched uranium in Mexico, according to the White House statement. CNN <httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/13/obama.hu.nuclear.meeting/index.html>
On heels of nuclear security summit, UN atomic watchdog seeks more funding The United Nations agency that plays a leading role in trying to stop terrorists getting their hands on nuclear materials is seeking greater funding to carry out its task following this week's Washington summit on nuclear security. UN News Centre <httpaddress://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34363&Cr=nuclear&Cr1=> / SAPA
<httpaddress://www.news24.com/World/News/IAEA-More-security-funds-needed-20100414>
Vietnam regards nuclear security as top priority Vietnam will always
keep its consistent policy of treating nuclear security and safety as a
top priority, using nuclear energy, said a senior sci-tech official...
He reported that at the Nuclear Security Summit, Prime Minister Nguyen
Tan Dung had discussed and put forward a request to developed countries
with nuclear industries for support for developing countries to train up
personnel, provide technical assistance and transfer knowledge and
experience in safety management when using nuclear energy. This would
raise the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and help
other nations to build mechanisms and regulations on nuclear safety,
with international co-operation. VNA
<httpaddress://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/news/150410/domestic_vnr.htm>
KL calls for UN convention to boost nuclear security Malaysia has called
on the global community to establish a United Nations convention to
promote nuclear security. Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the convention
should legally mandate and strengthen the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA), a watchdog arm of the UN, to ensure nuclear security
worldwide. The Star Online
<httpaddress://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/15/nation/6061162&sec=nation>
IAEA Chief To Visit South Korea Next Week Yukiya Amano, Director-General
of the IAEA, will make a visit to South Korea next week, the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade said Thursday. Bernama
<httpaddress://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=490753>
S'Africa 2010: IAEA promises support against nuclear attack The
International Atomic Energy Agency has said it will provide support
against any possible nuclear attacks at the World Cup in South Africa in
June this year. The Punch
<httpaddress://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201004141395485>
Other Nuclear News
U.S. says Iran capable of building weapon Iran could amass enough
nuclear material to build a bomb in about a year, and with help might
eventually be able to field a missile powerful enough to reach the U.S.,
senior military and intelligence officials said Wednesday. WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303348504575184492435809422.html?mod=WSJEUROPE_hps_sections_world> / Reuters
<httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63D3FC20100414> / FT
<httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5496f702-481a-11df-b998-00144feab49a.html?catid=191&SID=google> / BBC
<httpaddress://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8621245.stm>
Major powers end 'constructive' talks on Iran sanctions Six major powers
wrapped up what they said was a "very constructive" meeting on fresh UN
sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, but diplomats cautioned
against expecting early adoption. AFP
<httpaddress://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/7065619/major-powers-end-constructive-talks-on-iran-sanctions/> / Reuters
<httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63D3RS20100414?rpc=401&> / The
Independent
<httpaddress://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-fights-back-against-un-sanctions-1945232.html> / Reuters
<httpaddress://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN1325414320100414> / WP
<httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/14/AR2010041404661.html>
Turkish foreign minister opposes U.N. sanctions on Iran Turkey's foreign
minister said Wednesday that he did not support new U.N. sanctions
against Iran, indicating there were still important holdouts as the
Obama administration tries to win approval for a new resolution aimed at
punishing the Islamic Republic over its nuclear activities. WP
<httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/14/AR2010041403818.html> / CNN
<httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/04/12/turkey.iran/index.html>
US concerned about Syrian intentions over Hezbollah The White House has
said it is increasingly concerned over reports that Syria is sending
sophisticated weaponry to Hezbollah in Lebanon, a day after the Israeli
President Shimon Peres accused Damascus of supplying Scud missiles to
the militant group. BBC
<httpaddress://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8621405.stm> / CBS/AP
<httpaddress://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/14/world/main6397011.shtml>
Israel says no point in pressuring it to sign NPT Israel reiterated its
resistance to signing the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty on Wednesday
after U.S. President Barack Obama said he wanted it to be universally
observed. Reuters
<httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-47695420100414>
Korea, U.S. to tackle nuclear energy pact South Korea and the United
States have agreed to begin negotiations to revise a bilateral pact on
the use of nuclear energy as early as possible, South Korean officials
said Wednesday. The Korea Times
<httpaddress://www.koreatimes.co.kr./www/news/nation/2010/04/113_64199.html>
Malaysia to strictly enforce nuclear trafficking law Malaysia said
Wednesday it would strictly enforce a new law to curb trafficking of
nuclear weapon components after being linked to illegal supply of
sensitive technology to Iran and Libya. AFP
<httpaddress://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1050221/1/.html>
Opinion and Analysis
IAEA defines nuclear security role after nuclear summit Examiner
<httpaddress://www.examiner.com/x-43343-Energy-Policy-Examiner~y2010m4d14-IAEA-defines-nuclear-security-role-after-nuclear-summit>
Obama's nuclear conference only the beginning DPA
<httpaddress://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/318567,obamas-nuclear-conference-only-the-beginning--feature.html>
After the summit NYT
<httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/opinion/15thu2.html>
Manouchehr Mottaki: Our expectations of the treaty were misplaced The
Independent
<httpaddress://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/manouchehr-mottaki-our-expectations-of-the-treaty-were-misplaced-1945230.html>
He's a dreamer, he's a realist WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303348504575184182434169958.html>
Iran's ticking bomb WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303828304575179683031919088.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>
India's nuclear example WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB30001424052702303695604575183071648257784.html#mod=todays_asia_opinion>
Global talks on nuclear threats Jakarta Post
<httpaddress://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/04/15/global-talks-nuclear-threats.html>
20 April 2010
S. Korean president hopes to strengthen cooperation with IAEA South Korean President Lee Myung Bak told the director general of the IAEA on Monday that South Korea hopes to further strengthen cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, according to Yonhap News Agency. Kyodo <httpaddress://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4038961>
At Los Alamos, working against their own creation America's first atomic bomb was made at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, and for decades the work there centered on designing nuclear weapons... "We call this the schoolhouse, because all IAEA inspectors since 1980 have come here to this part of Los Alamos to get training in nondestructive assay." NPR <httpaddress://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126110308>
U.S. open to Iran nuclear fuel deal despite doubts The United States said on Monday it was still willing to discuss a nuclear fuel swap deal with Iran, but only if Tehran takes clear steps to address international concerns about its nuclear program... State Department spokesman P.J.
Crowley said the deal, proposed by the IAEA last October as a means of heading off confrontation over Iran's nuclear ambitions, was still on the table but signaled that Washington had little hope Tehran would follow through. Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63H2UN20100419?rpc=401&>
Cuba and NAM respect Iran's nuclear rights: diplomat Rodolfo Benitez Verson, the deputy permanent representative of Cuba to the United Nations, says Cuba and the Non-Aligned Movement respect Iran's nuclear rights. Tehran Times <httpaddress://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=217857>
Other Nuclear News
North Korea readying for 3rd nuclear test: report North Korea is preparing for a third atomic test that may come in May or June, South Korean broadcaster YTN reported on Tuesday, which could further isolate Pyongyang and complicate already troubled nuclear diplomacy. Reuters <httpaddress://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/TOE63J03V.htm> / Yonhap
<httpaddress://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2010/04/17/30/0301000000AEN20100417001000315F.HTML> / Bloomberg
<httpaddress://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-20/north-korea-may-hold-third-atomic-test-in-may-or-june-ytn-says.html> / AFP <httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100420-701703.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines>
Iran signs off on site for nuclear facility President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has approved the site for a new enrichment facility Iran plans to build, his top adviser said Monday, the latest step in expanding a nuclear program that the United Nations has demanded Tehran halt. AP <httpaddress://www.sptimesrussia.com/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=31266> / AFP <httpaddress://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/06-ahmadinejad-clears-sites-for-new+-iran-enrichment-plants-rs-04> / Reuters
<httpaddress://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/19/worldupdates/2010-04-19T172048Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-478076-3&sec=Worldupdates>
Iranian missile may be able to hit U.S. by 2015 - U.S. Iran may be able to build a missile capable of striking the United States by 2015, according to an unclassified Defense Department report on Iran's military sent to Congress and released on Monday. Reuters <httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-47826620100420?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&rpc=401&pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0>
Gates: Iran memo was not a 'wake up call' for Obama US Defense Secretary Robert Gates launched a public relations offensive over the weekend playing down the significance of an internal memo on the Iran nuclear program whose contents were reported in the New York Times Sunday. The Christian Science Monitor
<httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2010/0419/Gates-Iran-memo-was-not-a-wake-up-call-for-Obama?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+World%29>
Iran holds a nuclear forum and gets prodded by Moscow Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Rybakov has called for more confidence-building measures from Iran to allay international concerns over its nuclear program. St.
Petersburg Times
<httpaddress://www.sptimesrussia.com/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=31241>
Netanyahu urges oil sanctions on Iran Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday urged the United States and the world to impose "crippling sanctions" on Iran's imports of refined petroleum to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon. Reuters <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/04/19/world/international-uk-nuclear-iran-netanyahu.html?_r=1&ref=global-home>
Israel pressured on nuclear arms Israel may come under new pressure next month at a UN meeting on atomic weapons as the United States, Britain and France consider backing Egypt's call for a zone in the Middle East free of nuclear arms, envoys said. Reuters <httpaddress://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0420/breaking8.html>
GOP's Kyl Is Courted on Nuclear Treaty Senior Obama administration officials say this month's nuclear-arms initiatives are steps toward making the world safer from its most dangerous weapons. Sen. Jon Kyl sees it differently. WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703757504575194032578562228.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond>
Opinion and Analysis
How to react to a reactor Foreign Affairs <httpaddress://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/66214/andrew-j-tabler/how-to-react-to-a-reactor>
Why Gates is right to worry about U.S. Iran strategy Time <httpaddress://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1983216,00.html?xid=rss-world&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Fworld+%28TIME%3A+Top+World+Stories%29>
Iran, sanctions and the memo NYT
<httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/opinion/20tue1.html?hp>
Confused on Iran WP
<httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/19/AR2010041904363.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns>
Attacking Iran: Is it a real option for the US? BBC <httpaddress://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/2010/04/attacking_iran_is_it_a_real_op.html>
Chain reaction Economist
<httpaddress://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15908385&source=hptextfeature>
Will Iran know that the use of nukes is MAD? The Age <httpaddress://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/will-iran-know-that-the-use-of-nukes-is-mad-20100419-sp6x.html>
Interview: From the Pentagon's think tank The Jerusalem Post <httpaddress://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Features/Article.aspx?id=172653>
Cancer of the conflict zone The Huffington Post <httpaddress://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2010/April/opinion_April116.xml§ion=opinion&col=>
21 April 2010
Safety a key part of Korea's nuclear appeal Korea's ascent as a nuclear plant exporter, which started with a successful $40 billion deal with the United Arab Emirates last December, goes beyond a competitive price tag, the head of the international nuclear watchdog said at a Seoul forum yesterday. At the event, Yukiya Amano, director general of the IAEA, said the world is recognizing Korea's nuclear technology as an advanced option. JoongAng Daily <httpaddress://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2919386>
Minsk to hold on to its arms-grade uranium - Lukashenko Belarus has no plans to build a "dirty" nuclear bomb but no one can take its enriched uranium stockpiles away from it, President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday. "Russia and the United States are telling us - give us your enriched uranium. We will not give anything away. Everything here is under IAEA control. Russia tells America: Calm down, we will take it from there [Belarus]. No one will take anything without our consent. We will not allow that," he said in a state-of-the-nation address. RIA Novosti <httpaddress://en.rian.ru/world/20100420/158671505.html>
Iran Underlines Commitment to IAEA Supervision Iran on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to the IAEA rules and regulations, stressing that it has and will always continue to inform the UN nuclear watchdog of any new nuclear activity in the country. Fars <httpaddress://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8901311396> / Xinhua <httpaddress://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-04/20/c_13260142.htm>
Interview: Iran nuclear envoy explains summit success The following is the tran-ςcrιρτ- of Press TV's exclusive interview with Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations nuclear watchdog.
Press TV <httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=123880>
Other Nuclear News
Iran seeks to persuade Security Council not to back tough nuclear sanctions Facing increasing momentum behind a U.S.-backed bid for new sanctions against it, Iran is launching a broad diplomatic offensive aimed at persuading as many U.N. Security Council members as possible to oppose tougher punishment for its nuclear program. WP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/20/AR2010042004423.html?nav=rss_email/components> / The Christian Science Monitor <httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2010/0420/Iran-foreign-minister-says-interested-in-modified-nuclear-fuel-swap?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+World%29> / AP
<httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100420/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear_2>
Turkey offers to mediate on Iran nuclear deal Turkey is prepared to mediate with the West to defuse the nuclear standoff with Iran in a bid to avoid economically damaging new sanctions, its foreign minister said yesterday. Reuters <httpaddress://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2010/0421/1224268773635.html>
/ AFP
<httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jW0YAADLSh4s_FSAPn8bBUnZF5lQ>
Egypt seeks UN pressure on Israel over nuclear arms Israel may come under new pressure next month at a U.N. meeting on atomic weapons as the United States, Britain and France consider backing Egypt's call for a zone in the Middle East free of nuclear arms, envoys said. Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN19143423>
Israel debates unilateral Iran attack The Israeli security establishment is divided over whether it needs Washington's blessing if Israel decides to attack Iran, Israeli officials say, as the U.S. campaign for sanctions drags on and Tehran steadily develops greater nuclear capability. WSJ <httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB40001424052748703757504575194223689622084.html#mod=todays_europe_page_one>
US hopes Pakistan will join fissile material talks The United States believes it will be possible to convince Pakistan to join negotiations on a treaty to ban production of fissile materials for nuclear weapons, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday. Reuters <httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idINLDE63J23D20100420?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&rpc=401>
Finnish govt agrees renewable energy package Finland's government has agreed on "hundreds of millions of euros" to fund the growth of renewable energy, Finnish media reported late on Tuesday, as the Nordic country seeks to cut its carbon emissions. Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE63J2DS20100420?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=rbssEnergyNews&rpc=401>
Has trust leaked away with the tritium? A panel of experts convened on Tuesday by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to discuss how the agency should approach tritium leaks at reactors suggested that the biggest risk that nuclear operators faced was the erosion of public trust. NYT <httpaddress://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/has-trust-leaked-away-with-the-tritium/>
Opinion and Analysis
Global insights: Countering nuclear terrorism through better integration World Politics Review <httpaddress://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/5434/global-insights-countering-nuclear-terrorism-through-better-integration>
Henry Kissinger: US and Russia should share anti-Iran missile defense The Christian Science Monitor <httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Global-Viewpoint/2010/0420/Henry-Kissinger-US-and-Russia-should-share-anti-Iran-missile-defense?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fcommentary+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+Commentary%29>
Setting the trap on Iran WP
<httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/20/AR2010042004292.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns>
How will Netanyahu respond to Obama's ultimatum? Haaretz
<httpaddress://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1164324.html>
Are Indian nukes safe A Pakistan News
<httpaddress://www.apakistannews.com/are-indian-nukes-safe-177735>
22 April 2010
IAEA will share technology to control nuclear waste The international atomic energy regulator is dedicated to sharing latest technologies and good practices to help cope with nuclear waste, the head of the Vienna-based agency said. Yonhap <httpaddress://www.ptinews.com/news/619115_-IAEA-will-share-technology-to-control-nuclear-waste>
Iran currently producing 20% enriched uranium Iran is currently producing 20 percent enriched uranium, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Director Ali-Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday. However, in a letter to the IAEA, Iran asked the agency to identify which countries have the capability to provide nuclear fuel for the Tehran research reactor, Salehi told reporters. Tehran Times <httpaddress://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=218021> / Xinhua <httpaddress://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-04/21/c_13261573.htm>
Uranium import to benefit India's nuclear plants India's civil nuclear plants are going to be benefited from import of fuel from friendly countries after the Nuclear Suppliers' Group in September, 2008 agreed upon this... However, the imported fuel can be used only in reactors which are under IAEA safeguards. Construction Week <httpaddress://www.constructionweekonline.in/article-6193-uranium_import_to_benefit_indias_nuclear_plants/>
Other Nuclear News
North Korea demands 'nuclear weapons state' status North Korea demanded recognition on Wednesday as an official nuclear weapons state, and said it would build nuclear weapons as it deemed necessary. Reuters <httpaddress://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/April/international_April1167.xml§ion=international&col=> / AFP <httpaddress://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/21/2879392.htm?section=justin> / AFP
<httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5idlsmP1N0L2lc5OG5FbCxLVsTOuw>
China military paper spells out nuclear arms stance China must have a limited nuclear "second strike" force to deter foes from threatening it with atomic weapons, the nation's main military newspaper said on Thursday, in a rare account of Beijing's nuclear strategy. Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63L0PR20100422?rpc=401&>
NATO to debate future of nuclear arms in Europe NATO ministers meeting in Estonia on Thursday will debate the future of battlefield nuclear weapons and relations with Russia after Washington and Moscow agreed a major arms reduction treaty this month. Reuters <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/21/AR2010042104428.html> / AFP
<httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g7-AlSE0yPXsQvIIzUuzKq4iZuNA>
Decrying U.S., Iran begins war games Iran's supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared that President Obama's new nuclear strategy amounted to 'atomic threats against Iranian people,' and Iranian state television reported Thursday that the military had begun a large exercise in the Persian Gulf, where the United States and Israel have both increased their presence in recent months. NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/world/middleeast/22iran.html> / CNN <httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/04/22/iran.exercises/index.html>
Critics challenge safety of new reactor design As Southern Company and its partners, armed with federal loan guarantees of $8.3 billion, move toward construction of two new reactors at a site near Augusta, Ga., opponents are taking aim at the design details. NYT <httpaddress://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/critics-challenge-safety-of-new-nuclear-reactor-design/?src=busln>
Opinion and Analysis
Even as momentum for Iran sanctions grows, containment seems only viable option WP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/21/AR2010042105043.html?hpid=moreheadlines>
US has limited options in stopping Iranian nukes AP <httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100420/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_iran>
Iranian ICBM by 2015? Arms Control Wonk
<httpaddress://www.armscontrolwonk.com/2707/iranian-icbm-by-2015>
Can Turkey help with Iran? Khaleej Times
<httpaddress://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/editorial/2010/April/editorial_April43.xml§ion=editorial>
Tough Challenges to the NPT Institute for Science and International Security <httpaddress://isis-online.org/conferences/detail/achieving-success-at-the-2010-nuclear-non-proliferation-review-conference/>
23 April 2010
Mercedes Nuclear Lab to Hunt Terrorists at Euro Soccer in 2012 United Nations atomic inspectors are rolling out new radiation-detection tools to foil possible terrorist attacks at the UEFA Euro soccer tournament to be hosted by Poland and Ukraine in 2012. Bloomberg <httpaddress://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-23/mercedes-nuclear-lab-to-hunt-terrorists-at-euro-soccer-in-2012.html> / Xinhua <httpaddress://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90856/6960645.html> / Bloomberg (video) <httpaddress://www.bloomberg.com/avp/avp.htm?N=av&T=Radiation-Detecting%20Mercedes%20Revs%20Up%20to%20Fight%20Terrorists&clipSRC=mms://media2.bloomberg.com/cache/vUVufq5nhm.0.asf>
Russia: Not involved in Georgia uranium seizure Russia on Thursday angrily rejected accusations by Georgia's president linking Moscow to a case of attempted uranium smuggling and suggested he was lying, in a new flare-up of tensions between the hostile neighbors... The IAEA refused comment, but a diplomat familiar with the issue said that the Vienna-based U.N. agency had been informed by the Georgian government and was assisting it in its investigations. AP
<httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h-CjAXrKZsuOOJq7XLRC9DoJKnmAD9F891GO0>
Delhi radiation case: AEC, AERB also culpable One of the responsibilities legally assigned to the AERB through its founding notification is to review operational experience in the light of the radiological safety criteria recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection, International Atomic Energy Agency and other similar international bodies, adapt them to suit Indian conditions, and thereby evolve major safety policies. This aspect is especially relevant in dealing with issues of missing and misplaced powerful radioactive sources, a subject in which IAEA has enormous experience and data bases.
Rediff
<httpaddress://www.accidents.com/news/link/delhi-radiation-case-aec-aerb-also-culpable/>
World's nuclear officials convened for international conference in Shimane, Japan The Japan Atomic Industrial Forum's annual conference, attended by nuclear officials from across the world, took place April
20-22 in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture... Yukiya Amano, director general of the IAEA, also made a presentation and stressed the necessity of establishing support measures for countries newly introducing nuclear energy. The Denki Shimbun <httpaddress://www.shimbun.denki.or.jp/english/article/2010042303.shtml>
Iran agrees belatedly to better monitoring Iran has said that it will allow U.N. nuclear officials better monitoring and access to a site where it started enriching uranium to higher levels over two months ago, diplomats said. Reuters <httpaddress://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE63M16L20100423>
UN patience limited on Iran nuclear programme: Russia Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Thursday that the UN Security Council cannot wait indefinitely for Iran to heed the warnings of the international community on its nuclear programme... "We have a position that follows, first of all and principally, the aim of carrying out those decisions that were taken by the IAEA, which were then supported by the UN Security Council," Lavrov said. AFP
<httpaddress://www.africasia.com/services/news/newsitem.php?area=mideast&item=100422101256.yz2fwz26.php>
Iranian officials to argue against more sanctions Iran's foreign minister will visit Austria this week, the first stop of an international campaign aimed at weakening a U.S.-backed push for new U.N. sanctions because of Tehran's defiance of Security Council demands that it curb its nuclear program... Six world powers - the five permanent Security Council members plus Germany - endorsed the confidence-building proposal. Backed by the IAEA, the deal foresaw shipping 2,420 pounds (1,100 kilograms) of low-enriched uranium from Iran to Russia to be enriched to 20 percent, then to France for processing into fuel rods for the research reactor that makes nuclear isotopes needed for medical purposes. AP
<httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j9EVzzCsT-QwKFtWDzgF6ZLue6BgD9F875880>
Lula to visit Iran to boost agreement on nuclear issue Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday his visit to Iran in May may encourage an agreement on the nuclear dispute between Teheran and the international community... Lula said he was making efforts to mediate between Teheran and the Security Council as well as the IAEA.
Xinhua <httpaddress://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2010/04/22/4745998.htm>
Other Nuclear News
NATO seeks limits on plan for nuclear disarmament NATO's top official said Thursday that the alliance should take steps to support President Obama's ambitious nuclear disarmament agenda, but he made clear that there are limits -- specifically, that U.S. atomic weapons should not be removed from Europe. WP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/22/AR2010042205744.html> / BBC <httpaddress://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8637477.stm> / NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/world/europe/23diplo.html?scp=2&sq=nuclear&st=cse> / Bloomberg
<httpaddress://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?sid=aZJS7KHIXews&pid=20601087> / AFP <httpaddress://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/April/international_April1252.xml§ion=international&col=>
White House says door not closed to nuclear warhead replacement A key White House official yesterday reaffirmed that the Obama administration had not closed the door on replacement of nuclear warheads, but that it was more likely to use less-controversial means for maintaining the U.S.
strategic arsenal. NTI
<httpaddress://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20100422_3638.php> / NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/world/europe/23strike.html?ref=global-home>
Nuclear strategy no threat to neighbors: ex-PLA officer China's nuclear strategy does not pose a threat to its neighbors, a Chinese military expert wrote in an article published on Thursday. China Daily <httpaddress://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/23/content_9765433.htm> / WSJ <httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704830404575199720063121034.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth>
Iran oil sector "helped" by sanctions, says minister Iran's oil industry has not been dented by sanctions, Oil Minister Massoud Mirkazemi said on Thursday, dismissing a potential threat to the country's vital gasoline imports as "a joke." Reuters <httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-47909320100422> / Reuters <httpaddress://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE63L5P720100422>
Mugabe backs Iran's nuclear programme Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said Thursday he backed Iran's nuclear programme, which has raised the threat of new UN sanctions against the Islamic state. AFP <httpaddress://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2010/April/middleeast_April338.xml§ion=middleeast&col=> / AFP <httpaddress://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-world/iran-zimbabwe-condemn-foreign-pressures-20100423-tgc1.html>
Edging back to nuclear power For the first time since the 1970s, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced a step that it once took
routinely: appointing an inspector for a new reactor construction project. NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/business/energy-environment/22NUKE.html?ref=businessspecial2>
Emirates looks to build first atomic energy reactors in western region, near Saudi Arabia The Emirates nuclear energy company announced Thursday that it has picked a site in the country's far western region as its preferred location for the federation's first atomic power plants. AP
<httpaddress://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-ml-emirates-nuclear,0,4048651.story>
Saudis, worried by Iran, inch toward nuclear power Saudi Arabia last week announced the establishment of a renewable energy complex, confirming the country's interest in nuclear energy. The media line <httpaddress://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=173730>
Opinion and Analysis
U.S. tries to buy some time so its plan for Iran can work WSJ
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Foreign policy: Dawn of the nuclear backlash NPR <httpaddress://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126158682>
No way to keep Iran from nuclear statehood? NPR <httpaddress://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126197941>
Russia and the North Korean knot Japan Focus <httpaddress://www.japanfocus.org/-Georgy-Toloraya/3345>
North Korea's regime trips up Economist
<httpaddress://www.economist.com/world/asia/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15500671>
26 April 2010
No headway on nuclear deal as Iran meets IAEA chief Iran's foreign minister and the U.N. atomic watchdog chief made no headway on Sunday when they met to discuss a stalled nuclear fuel offer designed to ease tensions with the West, diplomats said. Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63O0GR20100425> / AP <httpaddress://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114310355> / Press TV <httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=124388§ionid=351020104>
Iran okays more IAEA overview Iran has agreed to give the UN nuclear monitoring agency greater inspection and monitoring rights to a sensitive site where it is enriching uranium to higher levels, diplomats said Friday. AP <httpaddress://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=173800> / Haaretz <httpaddress://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1164997.html>
US ambassador to nuclear agency on Iran, Israel and the US-Russia deal The American Ambassador to the IAEA in Vienna was in Switzerland to push officials here for more funding to the IAEA and for a tougher stance from the Swiss on Iran. Ambassador Glyn Davies spoke to reporter Alex Helmick at the American embassy in Bern about Iran, Israel and the recent U.S.-Russia nuclear deal. World Radio Switzerland <httpaddress://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/us-ambassador-to-nuclear-agency-on-iran-israel-and.shtml?18799>
Scrap metal radiation raises concerns in India To walk through the squalor of Mayapuri, a grimy industrial area of hundreds of tiny scrap-metal shops, is to bear witness to the industrial detritus of the
world: tons of rusted iron pipes, twisted steel poles, copper and other discarded metals from Europe, Russia, Japan and the United States, as well as from India... Didier Louvat, a nuclear waste specialist with the International Atomic Energy Agency, or I.A.E.A., said the Mayapuri case was the most serious global instance of radiation exposure since 2006.
NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/world/asia/24india.html?hpw>
Iran strikes secret nuclear mining deal with Zimbabwe's Mugabe regime Iran has struck a secret deal with Zimbabwe to mine its untapped uranium reserves in a move to secure raw material for its steadily expanding nuclear programme... "If Zimbabwe and Iran were to announce a deal, then I am sure it is something the IAEA would be very interested in," said an IAEA source. Telegraph <httpaddress://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/7628750/Iran-strikes-secret-nuclear-mining-deal-with-Zimbabwes-Mugabe-regime.html> / AP
<httpaddress://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=173865> / CNN <httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/04/24/uganda.ahmadinejad/index.html>
Ahmadinejad: Proposed sanctions not legal "The nuclear issue of Iran has turned into a big test for the entire world," Iranian president says, accusing US, Britain of "lying like previous lies." ... Ahmadinejad said Saturday that IAEA would have "a commitment and the obligation to provide the enriched uranium of 20 percent for our research reactor, but we have accepted to exchange fuels with them. The proposal is still on the table." AP <httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gN6FzZsfkJI8Y6_uGjZ2rsLBbfiAD9F9MEF80> / AFP
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Other Nuclear News
Clinton, Lavrov discuss Iran nuclear tensions: Russia US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has spoken by telephone to her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov about the Iranian nuclear standoff, the Russian foreign ministry said Sunday. AFP <httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100425/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsrussiaus_20100425230626>
Iranian technocrats, disillusioned with government, offer wealth of intelligence to U.S. Iran's political turmoil has prompted a growing number of the country's officials to defect or leak information to the West, creating a new flow of intelligence about its secretive nuclear program, U.S. officials said. WP <httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/24/AR2010042402710.html>
Companies Feeling More Pressure to Cut Iran Ties While President Obama struggles to negotiate United Nations sanctions with teeth against Iran, a parallel campaign to turn up the heat is gaining momentum by pressuring American and foreign corporations individually to cut their business ties there. NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/world/middleeast/24sanctions.html>
Iran central bank in sanctions spotlight The US is seeking to convince Russia and China to include Iran's central bank in a United Nations sanctions resolution against Tehran's nuclear programme, a move that would deepen the Islamic republic's economic isolation. FT <httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f837b94-50cb-11df-bc86-00144feab49a.html>
China seen staking "middle" role at nuclear talks China is likely to stake out a position between the big nuclear weapons states and the non-nuclear-armed countries at an international conference next month, a prominent Swedish think tank said on Monday. Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63P0GB20100426>
Nigeria, US to fight nuke proliferation Nigeria and the United States have agreed to work together to counter the spread of nuclear weapons, a senior US official said after a weekend meeting with acting president Goodluck Jonathan. AFP <httpaddress://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/nigeria-us-to-fight-nuke-proliferation-20100425-tluh.html>
Standoff Over Ship Escalates in Koreas South Korea's top military official said Sunday that a torpedo likely exploded under the South Korean patrol boat that sank a month ago near the maritime border with North Korea, bringing Seoul closer to declaring it was attacked by the North and hastening a delicate decision about what to do next. WSJ
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Chernobyl Radiation Killed Nearly One Million People: New Book Nearly one million people around the world died from exposure to radiation released by the 1986 nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl reactor, finds a new book from the New York Academy of Sciences published today on the 24th anniversary of the meltdown at the Soviet facility. Environmental News Service <httpaddress://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2010/2010-04-26-01.html>
Opinion and Analysis
Bomb school Foreign Policy
<httpaddress://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/04/23/bomb_school>
Prepare now for a nuclear Iran Boston Globe <httpaddress://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2010/04/26/prepare_now_for_a_nuclear_iran/>
Who cares if Iran goes nuclear? The Huffington Post <httpaddress://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-hughes/who-cares-if-iran-goes-nu_b_550974.html>
Iran is China's problem too FT
<httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1edc2626-5091-11df-bc86-00144feab49a.html>
27 April 2010
Using virtual reality to make nuclear reality safer At Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico -- home of the first American atomic bomb -- scientists are using video-game technology to enhance training for the inspectors who monitor civilian nuclear activities around the world... Los Alamos is sharing the system with the IAEA in Vienna. NPR <httpaddress://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126281862>
Guide developed for countries newly introducing nuclear power The IAEA has drawn up a guidance document to be used by countries newly introducing nuclear power generation. The Denki Shimbun <httpaddress://www.shimbun.denki.or.jp/english/article/2010042703.shtml>
Iran seeks Bosnia's support on nuclear row Iran's foreign minister lobbied U.N. Security Council member Bosnia on Monday for support in its row with the West over its nuclear programme, but a Bosnian leader said his country's interests lay with Europe... As the threat of sanctions looms, Tehran has tried to revive a proposal brokered by the U.N.'s IAEA for Iran to ship 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) of low-enriched uranium to Russia and France to make into fuel for a medical research reactor. Reuters <httpaddress://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2010/April/middleeast_April425.xml§ion=middleeast>
Other Nuclear News
Putin proposes Russia, Ukraine nuclear energy merger Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposed creating a nuclear power holding company with Ukraine as the two former Soviet republics rebuild ties.
Bloomberg
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Zimbabwe says no uranium deal with Iran Zimbabwe's government on Monday denied reports that it had signed an agreement allowing Iran to mine uranium, saying there was no certainty that the southern African state had commercial uranium reserves. Reuters <httpaddress://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/April/international_April1387.xml§ion=international&col=>
Nuclear safety needed to avoid Chernobyl like tragedy: UN The explosion of the nuclear reactor in Chernobyl, Ukraine, 24 years ago showed graphically the need to strengthen the safety and security of nuclear material and power plants, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday.
IANS
<httpaddress://sify.com/news/nuclear-safety-needed-to-avoid-chernobyl-like-tragedy-un-news-international-ke1ikdfcbha.html> / The Hindu <httpaddress://www.hindu.com/2010/04/27/stories/2010042754700300.htm>
Ukraine leader: Chernobyl reactor still a threat Ukraine's president warned Monday on the anniversary of the world's worst atomic accident that the Chernobyl nuclear reactor remains a serious threat to Europe.
AP <httpaddress://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/26/world/main6433457.shtml>
Ahmadinejad calls U.N. veto power "satanic tool" Facing the threat of new U.N. sanctions, Iran's president said Monday the veto power held by the U.S. and other permanent Security Council members is a "satanic tool." AP <httpaddress://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/26/world/main6435120.shtml>
Brazil backs Iran's 'peaceful nuclear activities': FM UN Security Council member Brazil reiterated on Monday its support for Iran's quest for 'peaceful' nuclear energy, as world powers built pressure for a new set of UN sanctions against Tehran. AFP <httpaddress://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2010/April/middleeast_April414.xml§ion=middleeast&col=>
Gadhafi: US nuclear snub of Libya hurts peace Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi complained Monday that the Obama administration had not invited him to a nuclear security summit earlier this month in Washington and said the snub would hurt efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons. AP <httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100426/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_libya_nuclear_3>
Dirty-bomb test for terror may aid cancer research With a few drops of blood, scientists are creating a way to tell who's absorbed dangerous radiation levels, part of the government's preparations against a terrorist attack -- and research that just might point toward new cancer care, too. AP
<httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/26/health/AP-US-MED-HealthBeat-Radiation-Test.html?_r=1&ref=global-home>
Nuclear revival needs global rules: report The world is in the midst of a nuclear-energy revival and needs to rally together to establish international industry guidelines before a disaster occurs, according to the former deputy secretary-general of the United Nations. Canwest News Service <httpaddress://www.vancouversun.com/business/Nuclear+revival+needs+global+rules+report/2763728/story.html>
Iran seeks to woo foreign money as sanctions loom Iran is cutting red tape and easing ownership rules to encourage foreign investment in stocks and bonds, state television reported on Monday, as the major oil producer faces further U.N. sanctions over its nuclear work. Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63P0R320100426>
Iran leader leaves Uganda without oil deal Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left Uganda without striking a deal on the African nation's oil, President Yoweri Museveni indicated Sunday. CNN <httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/04/25/uganda.iran.oil/>
Opinion and Analysis
The Austrian-Iranian axis WSJ
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The volcano an Iran war would become Daily Star <httpaddress://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=114242#axzz0mHXNjhYN>
The Palestine peace distraction WSJ
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A plan to derail Iran's nuclear program NPR <httpaddress://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126283213>
28 April 2010
Clinton: Iran should direct concerns to IAEA U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Iran should be directing its concerns to the IAEA instead of trying to sway public opinion about its nuclear program. VOA <httpaddress://www1.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Clinton-Iran-Should-Direct-Concerns-to-IAEA--92205089.html> / Xinhua <httpaddress://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-04/28/c_13270073.htm>
/ ABC
<httpaddress://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/04/clinton-says-iran-still-hasnt-accepted-fuel-swap-deal-sanctions-sometime-in-the-spring.html> / CNN
<httpaddress://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/27/iran-looms-over-israeli-ministers-meetings-in-u-s/>
Children over-exposed to radiation in CT scans, UN atomic agency warns The United Nations IAEA has cautioned that children in some countries are being over-exposed to radiation when undergoing computed tomography scans, increasing their risk of developing cancer. UN News Centre <httpaddress://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34498&Cr=&Cr1=>
Russia, Norway to deter nuclear proliferation threat together Russia and Norway are ready to deter the nuclear proliferation threat together, says a joint statement posted on results of the state visit of President Dmitry Medvedev to Norway... Russia and Norway energetically support the activity of the IAEA and further strengthening of the IAEA system of guarantees and continue to promote the multilateral access to the nuclear fuel cycle in meeting legitimate interests of many countries in atomic energy devoid of unnecessary risks and the threat of the spread of sensitive technologies. Itar-Tass <httpaddress://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15070899&PageNum=0>
Other Nuclear News
Israel defense minister meets Clinton, Gates for security concerns on Iran, Syria Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday met with U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and highlighted Israel's deep concerns over Iran's nuclear program and Syria's missile supply for Hezbollah. Xinhua <httpaddress://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-04/28/c_13270103.htm>
/ AP
<httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/27/AR2010042703454.html> / Reuters
<httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63Q4T320100427>
Ahmadinejad coming to America? Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has requested a visa to attend a high-level conference next week at U.N.
headquarters to review progress on the 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, according to senior U.N. officials and diplomats. Foreign Policy <httpaddress://turtlebay.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/04/27/ahmadinejad_coming_to_america>
Indian man dies after radiation exposure A man hospitalized for radiation exposure died Monday night from multiple organ failure, the first fatality stemming from a major case of radiation exposure earlier this month that forced authorities to temporarily cordon off an industrial area near the heart of the national capital. NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/world/asia/28india.html?scp=2&sq=radiation&st=cse> / WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703832204575210132487440038.html?mod=wsj_india_main>
Iran FM hopeful for nuke fuel deal, no sanctions Iran's foreign minister on Tuesday expressed optimism Tehran would soon strike a deal with the international community to provide his country with nuclear fuel -- the latest in a new Iranian diplomatic push to stave off fresh U.N.
sanctions over its controversial nuclear program. AP <httpaddress://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114310355>
Iran nuclear program: On sanctions, Congress ahead of Obama The House and Senate are progressing with bipartisan legislation to impose sanctions in response to the Iran nuclear program. But President Obama faces difficulties in the UN Security Council. Christian Science Monitor <httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2010/0427/Iran-nuclear-program-On-sanctions-Congress-ahead-of-Obama>
Brazil urges Iran to issue nuclear pledge UN Security Council member Brazil demanded on Tuesday that Iran guarantee its nuclear programme has no military aims, saying the crisis has become the single most important security issue in the world. AFP <httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100427/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsbrazil_20100427160038> / Christian Science Monitor <httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/0427/On-Tehran-visit-Brazil-backs-Iran-nuclear-fuel-swap>
Nuclear-free Mideast key to settling Iran nuclear issue: Egypt Egypt said Tuesday establishing a Middle East nuclear-free zone at next month's nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference here was the key to resolving the nuclear standoff with Iran. AFP <httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100427/wl_mideast_afp/unnuclearnptegyptisraeliran_20100427205516>
Top U.S. negotiator pushes for "new START" ratification by end of summer The lead U.S. negotiator on the new nuclear arms control treaty signed earlier this month by Russia and the United States yesterday called on the Senate to ratify the pact before fall. Global Security Newswire <httpaddress://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20100427_6678.php>
Opinion and Analysis
Information driven safeguards Arms Control Wonk <httpaddress://www.armscontrolwonk.com/2711/information-driven-safeguards>
With a clenched fist Weekly Standard <httpaddress://www.aei.org/article/101971>
Is Iran running out of uranium? Time
<httpaddress://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1984657,00.html>
Why Tehran courts UN members from Brazil to Bosnia on Iran nuclear issue Christian Science Monitor
<httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2010/0427/Why-Tehran-courts-UN-members-from-Brazil-to-Bosnia-on-Iran-nuclear-issue?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+World%29>
Deep thoughts before Armageddon NYT
<httpaddress://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/title-3/>
Does Israel stand alone against Iran? Haaretz <httpaddress://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1165738.html>
UN nuclear review puts hopes on US-Russia pact DPA <httpaddress://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article413596.ece?homepage=true>
Obama's nuclear naivety National Review
<httpaddress://article.nationalreview.com/432763/obamas-nuclear-naivety/victor-davis-hanson>
29 April 2010
IAEA to train African health care workers in fighting cancer The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is launching a pilot programme to train African cancer treatment specialists, as the continent is suffering from a severe shortage of expertise in this field, the agency said Wednesday. DPA <httpaddress://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/321014,iaea-to-train-african-health-care-workers-in-fighting-cancer.html> / UN <httpaddress://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34510&Cr=&Cr1=>
India placed 10 nuke reactors for IAEA review: Chavan India has placed 10 of its nuclear reactors for review by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as per the safeguard agreement reached with the UN monitoring body. PTI
<httpaddress://news.rediff.com/report/2010/apr/28/ten-nuke-reactors-under-iaea-review-says-centre.htm>
Children face radiation threat from CT scans: IAEA United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has cautioned that children in some countries are being over-exposed to radiation when undergoing computed tomography (CT) scans, increasing their risk of developing cancer. IBNS <httpaddress://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-98180.html>
Georgia: Tbilisi busts enriched uranium smugglers The Georgian government is charging an undisclosed number of individuals with criminal conduct in connection with a thwarted attempt to sell highly enriched uranium on the black market in Tbilisi. Eurasianet <httpaddress://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav042710a.shtml>
Ban outlines hopes for disarmament ahead of global review meeting at UN The Earth's very future leaves no alternative but to pursue nuclear disarmament, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he emphasized that the United Nations is destined to lead global efforts on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation... Mr. Ban added that the UN "is the world's sole universally accepted arena for debate and concord" and, along with the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), serves as the forum where the world can come together. UN <httpaddress://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34521&Cr=nuclear&Cr1=>
ElBaradei Expresses Hope for Nuclear-Free World Former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei expressed hope for a world free from nuclear weapons, speaking before a full house at the Institute of Politics yesterday evening. Harvard Crimson <httpaddress://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/4/28/elbaradei-nuclear-weapons-particularly/>
Other Nuclear News
Ahmadinejad granted U.S. visa for nuclear meeting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will likely be granted a visa to attend the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference that opens in New York next week, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. Reuters
<httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100428/ts_nm/us_nuclear_iran_ahmadinejad_2> / AFP
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Iran, Egypt ready for battle at U.N. nuclear meeting Iran and Egypt are gearing up for battle against the United States and its allies over Israel and developing countries' rights to atomic technology at a major meeting on the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63S0GW20100429?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews>
U.N. Chief Seeks to Strengthen Nuclear Pact With the international treaty seeking to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons already wobbly, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for it to be buttressed with renewed commitments toward disarmament and for tackling the knotty issue of a Middle East free of nuclear weapons. NYT <httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/world/asia/28india.html?scp=2&sq=radiation&st=cse>
Georgia: Tbilisi busts enriched uranium smugglers The Georgian government is charging an undisclosed number of individuals with criminal conduct in connection with a thwarted attempt to sell highly enriched uranium on the black market in Tbilisi. Eurasianet <httpaddress://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav042710a.shtml>
FACTBOX - What is the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Signatories of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) gather next week in New York to assess compliance with the pact and discuss ways to end loopholes that enabled Iran and North Korea to develop atomic fuel programs. Here are some key facts about the treaty. Reuters <httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-48088120100429?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&rpc=401&pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=11732>
Sarkozy Courts China French President Nicolas Sarkozy stressed the urgency of ongoing efforts to curb Iran's nuclear program in a meeting with China's leader Wednesday, saying new sanctions must be imposed on Tehran if negotiations fail. AP
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704423504575212331627570938.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews> / AFP <httpaddress://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/29/france-china-seek-to-work-together/>
Kerry girds for fight to ratify arms pact Senator John F. Kerry, who today will lead the effort to ratify a new arms control pact with Russia, said he expects a tough fight for passage because partisanship has seeped into what has historically been bipartisan cooperation on nuclear weapons pacts. Boston Globe <httpaddress://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/04/29/kerry_expects_battle_for_votes_on_arms_treaty/>
Delhi University Found as Source of Radiation Police have traced the radioactive waste that ended up at a Delhi scrap market, causing the death of one worker and sickening seven others, to a machine in the chemistry department of the University of Delhi, where it lay unused for
25 years until late February. WSJ
<httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703648304575212380933949768.html?mod=fox_australian> / Hindu
<httpaddress://www.hindu.com/2010/04/29/stories/2010042958140100.htm>
U.S. DOE says $13 bln needed in nuclear loan help U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Wednesday that the Energy Department would need an additional $13 billion in authority from Congress to provide loan guarantees for building three new nuclear plants. Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2812997120100428?type=marketsNews>
Areva to work on Californian nuclear plant French nuclear engineering company Areva SA said Wednesday it has firmed up an agreement with Fresno Nuclear Energy Group to develop a new-generation reactor in California's Central Valley. AP <httpaddress://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9FC6C4G0.htm> / Reuters <httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE63R2JP20100428?type=marketsNews>
Deadline on Yucca waste site pushed back to June 30 A Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) panel has pushed back to June 30 the deadline to decide if a plan to build a national nuclear-waste dump in Nevada should be shut down. AP <httpaddress://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011729536_nuclearwaste29.html>
China to build two nuclear reactors in Pakistan China has agreed to build two new civilian nuclear reactors in Pakistan, a report said on Thursday, amid persistent concerns about the safety of nuclear materials in the restive south Asian state. AFP <httpaddress://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/China-to-build-two-nuclear-reactors-in-Pakistan/articleshow/5871203.cms> / FT <httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf731b28-52d2-11df-a192-00144feab49a.html>
Opinion and Analysis
Why West struggles to rein in Iran's nuclear program CSM <httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2010/0428/Why-West-struggles-to-rein-in-Iran-s-nuclear-program>
A New Ground Zero NYT
<httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/opinion/29iht-edmoon.html?scp=6&sq=nuclear&st=cse>
Obama's Atomic Choices Foreign Policy
<httpaddress://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/04/28/obama_s_atomic_choices>
Iran sanctions in a muddle; Ahmadinejad comes to UN Huffingtonpost <httpaddress://www.huffingtonpost.com/evelyn-leopold/iran-sanctions-timeline-i_b_556338.html>
Seoul's Hosting of Nuclear Summit to Corner Pyongyang Korea Times <httpaddress://www.koreatimes.co.kr./www/news/nation/2010/04/113_65046.html>