Nuclear Policy

Obama administration to tighten pressure on Iran, aide says

2013-05-15 16:22:00

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Wednesday that it would add more sanctions on Iran in an effort to dissuade Tehran from continuing its nuclear program, but stopped short of backing tough new penalties that lawmakers are considering....

U.S. agency sees boost in North Korea nuclear ability

2013-04-11 18:21:00

WASHINGTON — A U.S. intelligence agency has concluded that North Korea has the capability to develop nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a ballistic missile, a congressman disclosed Thursday. Although U.S. experts believe North Korea cannot...

Iran nuclear talks unproductive

2013-04-06 16:28:00

WASHINGTON — The latest round of international negotiations over Iran's disputed nuclear program concluded Saturday with no sign of progress and the future of the fitful diplomatic effort uncertain. Officials from Iran and the six world powers had...

Martyl Langsdorf dies at 96; artist created Doomsday Clock image

2013-04-16 10:10:00

Martyl Langsdorf, the artist who created the widely known Doomsday Clock for the first cover of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, died March 26 at a rehabilitation facility near her home in suburban Chicago of complications from a lung infection. She was...

Iran nuclear talks end without a breakthrough

2013-04-06 07:40:00

WASHINGTON -- International negotiations over Iran’s disputed nuclear program broke up Saturday still far from an agreement and with the future of the fitful diplomatic effort uncertain. Officials from Iran and the six world powers had “long...

Iran nuclear talks hit early snag

2013-04-05 08:16:00

WASHINGTON -- The latest negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program appeared to hit a snag in their opening hours Friday amid arguments over whether Tehran has properly responded to a proposal to work out acceptable curbs on its efforts. At a...

North Korea plays a weak hand to advantage

2013-04-04 18:55:00

BEIJING — North Korea is sometimes mocked as the mouse that roared, one of the poorest countries in the world threatening two economic and military giants, the United States and South Korea. But under Kim Jong Il and now his 30-year-old son, Kim...

North Korea belligerence looms ominously over Iran nuclear talks

2013-04-05 02:00:00

More carrot, less stick. That’s the advice of some nonproliferation experts for the United States and its five partners in negotiations that resume Friday aimed at dissuading Iran from building a nuclear bomb. But with threats of nuclear...

The North Korea conundrum

2013-04-05 00:00:00

The Obama administration is reacting responsibly to a series of provocations from North Korea, shoring up defenses while seeking a diplomatic solution to the crisis. But even if North Korea is deterred from attacking South Korea or U.S. forces for the...

Could Iran's presidential politicking open door to nuclear deal?

2013-04-24 04:00:00

�Thirty years of punishing sanctions have failed to curb Iran’s rogue behavior. Perhaps, a growing chorus of diplomats and security experts suggest, it is time for the United States to change tactics. With a presidential election in the Islamic...

North Korea moves missile with 'considerable range' to east coast

2013-04-04 03:58:00

North Korea has moved a missile with “considerable range” to its east coast, South Korea's defense minister said Thursday, but he added that there are no signs that Pyongyang is preparing for a full-scale conflict. The report came hours...

North Korea claims to have 'smaller, lighter' nuclear weapons

2013-04-03 17:12:00

SEOUL -- In what is becoming a daily ritual, North Korea has threatened the United States, saying it is prepared to strike with “smaller, lighter and diversified” nuclear weapons. The statement from the North Korean military, relayed early...

Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, attends agency meeting Friday at the agency's headquarters in Vienna. A day earlier, the IAEA rebuked Iran for what appears to be its pursuit of nuclear weapons.

2012-09-14 00:00:00

Iranian envoy Ali Asghar Soltanieh attends a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. Diverging U.S. and Israeli perspectives on Iran's nuclear program have brought reports of friction between the Obama administration and the Israeli government.

2012-09-10 00:00:00

The Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran . A report by the IAEA , the United Nations ' nuclear watchdog agency, says there is evidence that Iran is working to develop a nuclear weapon.

2010-08-21 00:00:00