North Korea
- Six ministers & N.Korea nuclear issue RIA Novosti 24 Jul 2008
- Rice Urges N. Korea to Accept Full Verification VOA 24 Jul 2008 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging North Korea to accept the proposed terms of the verification process on its nuclear activities.
- N Korea Signs on to Southeast Asia 'Amity' Pact VOA 24 Jul 2008 -- North Korea has signed what amounts to a nonaggression treaty with 24 nations
- Rice & Meeting with N. Korean Counterpart VOA 23 Jul 2008 -- Sec State Rice says parties to the six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program have "a sense of urgency" about moving the process forward.
- Six-nation ministers to meet on N.Korea July 23 RIA Novosti 18 Jul 2008
- N. Korea Stonewalls S. Korean Tourist Shooting Probe VOA 16 Jul 2008
- S. Korea's Ruling Party Urges Talks About Tourist Killing VOA 14 Jul 2008 -- The leader of S Korea's ruling party proposed dialogue with N Korea to reduce tensions over the shooting death of a S Korean tourist
- ROK: Tourist Shooting by North 'Wrong, Unimaginable' VOA 13 Jul 2008
- N.Korea to scrap reactor by end of October RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2008
- N Korea Pledges to Disable Nuclear Plant by October VOA 12 Jul 2008
- N Korea Grants UNICEF Access to Isolated Provinces VOA 12 Jul 2008
- S Korean Tourist Shot Dead In N Korean Resort Zone VOA 11 Jul 2008 -- S Korea has suspended a high profile tourist program to N Korea after a N Korean soldier shot and killed a S Korean woman at the tourism enclave
- Russia upbeat over N. Korea nuclear talks RIA Novosti 11 Jul 2008
- Envoys & Talks on N Korea's Nuclear Programs VOA 11 Jul 2008 -- Envoys to the Six-Party talks say they are making progress in negotiating a plan to verify Pyongyang's nuclear declaration.
- ROK President Calls for Resumption of Talks with North VOA 11 Jul 2008
- North Korea Nuclear Talks to Focus on Verification VOA 09 Jul 2008
- Russian envoy: Disagreements & t N.Korea talks RIA Novosti 09 Jul 2008 -- Six-nation talks on N Korea's nuclear program may run into disagreements over key issues, Russia's chief nuclear negotiator has said.
- North Korea nuclear talks to resume on July 10 RIA Novosti 08 Jul 2008
- Bush, Japan & N Korea Abductions VOA 06 Jul 2008
- DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Implementation of Agreement Adopted by Six-Party Talks KCNA 05 Jul 2008
- UN Chief Says No North Korea Trip, for Now VOA 04 Jul 2008 -- U Ban Ki-moon is downplaying speculation he may be headed to No Korea
- Rice: Next DPRK round of talks expected soon RIA Novosti 30 Jun 2008
- Analysis: Pyongyang's Deal cfr.org 27 Jun 2008
Iran
- Iran denies Azerbaijan seized cargo for Bushehr RIA Novosti 24 Jul 2008 -- Iran denied new reports that customs officials in Azerbaijan had seized Russian equipment destined for Iran's first nuclear plant in Bushehr.
- Iran Vows to Pursue Nuclear Technology VOA 23 Jul 2008
- Iranians give no value to US threats: President IRNA 23 Jul 2008
- Will Deal With Iran Be Worked Out? cfr.org 21 Jul 2008
- West Steps Up Iran Pressure On Nuclear Incentives RFE/RL 21 Jul 2008
- UK PM Brown warns Iran RIA Novosti 21 Jul 2008
- Britain's Brown Warns Iran It Faces Isolation VOA 21 Jul 2008
- Rice& Iranian Response to Nuclear Incentives Offer VOA 21 Jul 2008
- Iran's Air Force to test new armaments RIA Novosti 20 Jul 2008
- Ahmadinejad: Nuclear talks a step forward RIA Novosti 20 Jul 2008
- US: Iran has to choose between talks & isolation RIA Novosti 20 Jul 2008
- Iran's Ahmadinejad Says Nuclear Talks a 'Step Forward' VOA 20 Jul 2008
- Iran Nuclear Talks Wrap Up In Geneva RFE/RL 19 Jul 2008
- Solana: No Answer from Iran on Incentives Package VOA 19 Jul 2008 -- The EU's top diplomat says Iran has given no clear answers to an incentives package offered to Tehran in exchange for suspending its nuclear program.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Optimistic About Key Talks VOA 18 Jul 2008
- Iran hopes for constructive nuclear talks RIA Novosti 18 Jul 2008
- Mottaki optimistic with G5+1-Iran talks IRNA 18 Jul 2008
- Rice: US Presence at Iran Nuclear Talks Shows Unity VOA 17 Jul 2008
- Iran Sends Mixed Signals On Eve Of Nuclear Talks RFE/RL 17 Jul 2008
- Backgrounder: Iran's Nuclear Program cfr.org 17 Jul 2008
- US to establish diplomatic presence in Iran, Guardian IRNA 17 Jul 2008
- Uzbek man & WMD goods to Iran RIA Novosti 17 Jul 2008 -- A court in the Astrakhan Region, S Russia, will consider a criminal case against an Uzbek man accused of trying to smuggle items into Iran
- US Envoy Will Join in Iran Nuclear Meeting VOA 16 Jul 2008 -- Senior U.S. diplomat Burns will join in a critical meeting with Iran's nuclear negotiator
- Top US Diplomat to Attend Talks With Iran VOA 16 Jul 2008 -- A senior U.S. official says the US will send a top diplomat to participate in talks with Iran about Tehran's nuclear program at a meeting in Geneva.
- Iran's leader vows to continue nuclear program RIA Novosti 16 Jul 2008
- PM: India strategic program & IAEA agreement IRNA 15 Jul 2008
In the News
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WMD News
- Bribery Allegations Mar Indian Nuclear Deal Vote VOA 23 Jul 2008
- China & nuclear plant in quake-hit province RIA Novosti 23 Jul 2008
- Pakistan Bans AQ Khan from Discussing Nuclear Proliferation VOA 21 Jul 2008 -- A Pakistani court upheld the detention of Abdul Qadeer Khan and barred him from ever speaking about nuclear proliferation
- Analysis: An Uncertain Deal with India cfr.org 18 Jul 2008 -- The U.S.-India agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation, touted as a significant step in strategic ties, has so far proved a difficult ride for both governments
- French Water Table Tests After Nuclear Leak VOA 18 Jul 2008 -- The French govt wants all the water tables around its 58 nuclear power plants examined after officials discovered a second nuclear leak in just two weeks
- Pakistan scientist, Afghanistan & nuclear waste IRNA 18 Jul 2008 -- A top Pakistani scientist dismissed claims by Afghanistan that Pakistan had dumped nuclear waste in southern Afghanistan during Taliban rule.
- Indian Foreign Secretary delegation to brief IAEA IRNA 17 Jul 2008 -- India will brief the IAEA board of Governors on the safeguards agreement and other aspects of Indo-US nuclear deal in Vienna.
- India decides to scale down briefing for IAEA IRNA 16 Jul 2008
- IAEA: Nuclear accident drill in Mexico a ‘success’ UN News Centre 11 Jul 2008 -- The IAEA has successfully carried out a simulated accident at Mexico’s Laguna Verde nuclear power plant, intended to test national and int'l emergency response systems should an actual incident occur.
- US Pledges to Uphold Its End of India Nuclear Deal VOA 10 Jul 2008
- India approaches IAEA on safeguards agreement IRNA 10 Jul 2008
- India releases draft IAEA nonproliferation pact RIA Novosti 10 Jul 2008 -- India made public a draft IAEA agreement on nuclear nonproliferation guarantees, pressing it to create a strategic reserve of nuclear fuel.
- Indian Muslim bodies condemn Indo-US Nuclear deal IRNA 09 Jul 2008
- Simulated nuclear accident to be staged in Mexico UN News Centre 08 Jul 2008 -- The IAEA is to stage a simulated accident at a nuclear power plant in Mexico tomorrow to test emergency response systems.
- India's PM Set to Push Ahead With Nuclear Deal VOA 07 Jul 2008
- Russia & new strategic arms deal with US RIA Novosti 07 Jul 2008 -- Russia expects to reach a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with the US
- AQ Khan: Bugging devices installed at his home IRNA 05 Jul 2008
- Pakistani court & AQ Khan detention case IRNA 04 Jul 2008 -- A court directed the govt to explain why AQ Khan has been detained for four years.
- US Warns Time Running Out for India-US Nuclear Deal VOA 03 Jul 2008
- Ban Ki-moon & nuclear-free world UN News Centre 01 Jul 2008
- Statement by the President on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons The White House 01 Jul 2008
- India likely to clinch IAEA pact by mid-July IRNA 01 Jul 2008
- CND: UK opposing start of nuclear disarmament talks IRNA 01 Jul 2008
- UK's nukes may go off accidentally, MoD admits IRNA 26 Jun 2008
- France asks India to expedite Indo-US nuclear deal IRNA 26 Jun 2008
- Russia & nuclear fuel shipments to Indian NPP RIA Novosti 26 Jun 2008
- Russia nuclear sector & foreign investment RIA Novosti 25 Jun 2008
- Indian scientists & IAEA pact, N-deal IRNA 24 Jun 2008 -- Top nuclear scientists asked the government not to go ahead with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) agreement before more debate on it.
- UN team & Syrian nuclear reactor claim UN News Centre 23 Jun 2008 -- An IAEA team has arrived in Syria to probe allegations that an installation destroyed by Israel last September was a nuclear reactor.
