By Luis Ramirez Hanoi 16 November 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States and its partners expect North Korea to return to nuclear disarmament talks only if it is ready to negotiate seriously. Secretary Rice and diplomat...
By Luis Ramirez 31 October 2006 The United States and China say North Korea has agreed to return to nuclear disarmament talks. The announcement came after informal meetings between U.S., Chinese, and North Korean officials in Beijing. ----- Tuesday'...
By Scott Stearns White House 27 October 2006 U.S. President George Bush says it is unacceptable for Iran to have nuclear weapons. Iran is reportedly doubling its nuclear program, despite previous warnings from Washington as well as the threat of Uni...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 26 October 2006 watch Nuclear Terrorism Nuclear materials have a wide range of characteristics. Enriched uranium or plutonium have awesome explosive potential. Cesium emits deadly radiation, while isotopes of some ra...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 12 October 2006 North Korea's claimed nuclear test has left Northeast Asia pondering how to deal with its new security environment. But the test hardly came as a surprise. Six years ago, then South Korean President Kim Dae-j...
By Gary Thomas Washington 03 October 2006 The top U.S. intelligence official says Iran could have a nuclear weapon within four to nine years, but that it still has time to turn away from that path. National Intelligence Director John Negroponte (fil...
By David Gollust Washington 27 September 2006 Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she supports European Union chief diplomat Javier Solana in his nuclear talks with Iran, though asserting that the process is not open-ended. Sol...
By Richard Green Washington 02 September 2006 There is a debate under way in the United States about the benefits of nuclear power, as the country looks for alternatives to its dependence on foreign oil. Advocates say nuclear power will provide a cl...
By Gary Thomas Tehran 20 July 2006 Iran says it is still studying a package of incentives offered by the West to get Tehran to halt uranium enrichment. The country's National Security Council has also accused the United States of attempting to block...
By Gary Thomas Tehran 11 July 2006 The European Union deadline for an answer on new proposals to end the Iranian nuclear controversy went almost unnoticed in Iran. The July 11 deadline passed with almost no mention of the issue by official Iran. Pre...