Nuclear

America Starts Production

2021-12-20

The B61-12 that she was talking about is the latest modification of the Family of B61 nuclear weapons that have been the mainstay ...

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Latest Incidents Raise Questions About America’s Submarine Fleet

2021-11-18

The last few weeks have once again raised questions about the quality of America’s navy and nuclear submarine fleet. There was the incident of an American submarine hitting a sea mount (a mountain totally underwater) in the South China Sea.

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The Vital but Delicate Task of Reviving the JCPOA

2020-12-15

Where maximum pressure was meant to further limit Irans nuclear work, instead it led to its expansion.

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Assassination of Iranian Nuclear Chief Raises Many Obstacles for Biden

2020-12-06

The assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh poses many short terms and long-term questions. First, how was the killing done and who is responsible? How will the US and Iran react?..

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Trump Bruited Strike on Iran Civilian Nuclear Facilities, Which May Kill as Many as Did Nuclear Bombing of Hiroshima

2020-11-25

They say that vice president Mike Pence, secretary of state Mike Pompeo and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen...

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Is China Helping Saudi Arabia to Build a Nuclear Bomb?

2020-08-08

Until Journal reporters asked the Saudis for comment, Riyadh had not acknowledged the existence of the plant. In terms of international protocols, that’s sort of OK but it suggests a lack of openness inconsistent with peaceful intent.

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Is Iran Negotiating Its Way to Negotiations?

2019-09-05

While Tehrans internal debate about engagement with Washington intensifies, its words and actions already seem to be shaping even unintentionally the terms of any future talks.

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U.S. Senate Targets Saudi Nuclear Technology

2019-08-01

The bipartisan bill follows the revelation that a longtime Trump advisor was pushing for lucrative nuclear deals with Riyadh.

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Taking on Tehran

2019-06-21

Forty years after the revolution that ousted the Shah, Irans unique political-religious system and government appears strong enough to withstand US pressure and to ride out the countrys current economic difficulties.

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What Happened at the Trump-Kim Summit in Hanoi?

2019-03-05

The mood of the meeting went from optimistic on Wednesday to collapse on Thursday

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Trapping Trump?

2018-05-23

The hardliners on the nuclear deal with Iran are leaving the U.S. president with one option, namely war.

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How Iran Will Respond to New Sanctions

2018-05-04

Even before US President Donald Trump began threatening to re-impose sanctions on Iran, foreign investors looking to do business there were wary. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani failed to get his pro-market agenda off the ground

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Iran Nuclear Deal: What Merkel Fears Might Happen if Trump Walks Away

2018-04-27

Trump decision to revisit the deal and to pressure the allies to help fix it

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Saudi Arabia wants to dump nuclear waste on the Qatari border to make its archenemy an island

2018-04-10

The two nations have been locked in a crisis since the imposition of a Saudi led diplomatic blockade on Qatar

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How a Saudi nuclear reactor could accelerate an arms race

2018-02-10

The kingdoms nuclear ambitions make little economic sense

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Iraq seeks other nations’ help to build a nuclear reactor

2017-09-24

Iraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs AlJafari speaks during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly

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US moves against Iran raise spectre of wider regional conflict

2017-07-23

Arguments that Iran has failed to comply with the agreement that lifted crippling international sanctions and opened the door to the return of Iran to the international fold

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How America Could Stumble Into War With Iran

2017-02-11

A major conflagration, whether intentional or not, is perhaps likelier now than ever.

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Tackling Iran: Trump fuels the fire

2017-02-04

Iran moved into President Donald J. Trump’s firing line when his national security advisor put the Islamic republic on notice

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Iran warns of retaliation if U.S. breaches nuclear deal

2016-11-23

Tehran would retaliate if the sanctions are approved

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