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A newly released statement by former top Pakistani nuclear scientist and proliferator Abdul Qadeer Khan indicates that China in 1982 supplied his nation with a basic nuclear-weapon design and enough weapon-grade uranium to power two nuclear bombs, the
The National Iranian American Council (NIAC), a Ploughshares Fund grantee, announced the appointment of NIAC advisory board member Ambassador John Limbert as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the U.S.
Iran’s rejection of international community’s proposal to fuel the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR) indicates that the Supreme Leader feels no urgency to rebuild confidence with the international community, writes Deepti Choubey of the
With Hamid Karzai confirmed as Afghan president for another five years, the pressure is on Barack Obama to declare his plans for winning a war which commanders say is in danger of being lost. With U.S.
The nuclear posture and strategic decisions of nuclear-armed nations have a significant, often immediate impact on the nuclear acquisition decisions of other nations. A decision by a state to acquire nuclear weapons can trigger a similar decision in a rival state.
The Department of Defense is designing non-nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles, which could be operational in less than two years. Packed with conventional explosives, they would be able to strike anywhere on the planet within one hour.