nuclear proliferation

Oh, there they are. https://in.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles/north-korea-unveils-monster-new-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-at-parade-idUSKBN26V01K Gigantic new ICBMs got shown off at a parade... going by size, the kind that the USA, UK, France, USSR/Russia, and China have has...

So what is the big problem again? We have an NPT signatory allowing inspectors access to their civilian nuclear programme as per their rights under the NPT - yet for some reason we need to bomb them? :confused...

I am losing patience with the triumvirate in our National Security Council. Fer the love of all that is cheeseburgers, Pakistan, a loser nation, a failed state, a basket case nation filled with fail, has nukes. Pakistan is a shabbily manufactured "nation state" that is at best the fecal...

Prepare for the next war, because, face it folks, it's only a matter of time before Iran develops a nuclear weapon. We couldn't stop the Russians, the CHinese, Or any one else, what makes them think that Iran will voluntarily stop? We can (maybe) slow the process down, but it's foolish to...

That was back in 2007. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IL08Ak01.html We are nearly 2011. Are the Iranians any closer?

Before anyone goes on a rant about failed American foreign policy in Iraq or Afghanistan, I'd like to know what the sane people here feel about a tactical preemptive strike by either Israel or the US on Iran's nuclear infrastructure. Considering the fact that Iran funds much of the global...

What's the point of even having the NNPT if non-member states can be aided in their quest to proliferate while member states are constantly threatened with violence for exercising their rights under the treaty? We may as well rip it up and just have an all out free-for-all at this rate :mad...

World politics? Science? Current events? Feel free to move.... Yahoo news reports this morning that high levels of radiation in the form of Xenon gas have been detected near the North Korean border: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100621/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_nuclear The Koreans are claiming a...

Obama calls for the Nuclear Option while basically ignoring the one nuclear "option" that he should be focusing on: http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/ottolenghi/250346 And we'll probably pay just as steep a price in both cases.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/world/middleeast/27iran.html?ref=world

I just heard this. WTF????

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1087518.html The Kingdom of Jordan is reportedly going to move ahead with Russian-supplied nuclear technology. Conspicuously absent is even a peep of complaint by neighboring Israel.

Just like that, after years of rhetoric, one new president with a new attitude, and suddenly, Iran wants to talk. Jesus is truly risen!

Story ANyone suprised that the Israelis really wanted to do this or that Bush denied their request? I'm a little suprised and concerned about the loose lips on this supposedly "secret" request. Israelis will have have to think twice about what they tell the US president in the future, because...

Iran, in a bold and defiant act of arrogance and saber rattling, tested several missiles today, saying to the world that if they dare to attack it over a nuclear program that has no evidence to be producing nothing but low level enriched uranium, they will retaliate with force. Top...

Gasp! A Real Issue! Obama and McCain have been sparring recently over what to do about Iran. One of my favorite writers, Thomas P.M. Barnett, the author of The Pentagon's New Map and a Democrat, weighs in: Barnett might drive you crazy because he doesn't care if Iran gets the bomb. Scratch...

So, I'm listening to NPR's Fresh Air on the way home from work today and catch the second half of the following story Aside from just being fascinating, this also struck me as a specific issue that everyone that partakes in this sub-forum can contribute to discussing (perhaps even work...

Just wondering why Ahmadinejad` s speech at Columbia University is reported in none of the sites in the internet. I have browsed Google news for 1 hour, and could not find one site which reported the full speech of Ahmadinejad, with questions and answers. Only few quoted passages, few words...

So much fuss about the Iranian nuclear program, but there are other countries that are getting nuclear capabilities. Jordan, U.S. Sign Nuclear Agreement AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The United States has signed an accord with Jordan aimed at supporting the peaceful development of the kingdom's...

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/13/nkorea.talks/index.html One more step in the right direction. I think I can predict NK will try to stall for time again, but it's facing up to the inevitable, I think.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/iranian-leader-faces-rebellion/2007/01/16/1168709752991.html If it's true, it's a good sign that a peaceful resolution could be possible. Also, that it's worth trying the peaceful route first.

So there's a new idea floating around, that the US will attack Iran and knock out the nuclear facilities just before the election. Legitimate possibility, or just left-wing disasterbation?

Suspend Uranium Enrichment, or we shall demand you suspend it a second time... Maybe...just maybe it will work this time! :rolleyes:

http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/08/11/wiran11.xml I know, let's try diplomacy!

What did Donald Rumsfeld know about ABB's deal to build nuclear reactors there? And why won't he talk about it? FORTUNE Monday, April 28, 2003 By Richard Behar Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld rarely keeps his opinions to himself. He tends not to compromise with his enemies. And he clearly...