http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Nuclear_WeaponsFind stories, videos, and photos about Nuclear Weapons from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:55:22 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Nuclear_Weapons14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Nuclear Weapons from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/22/iran.military.exercise/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/22/iran.military.exercise/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran plans to launch a large aerial military exercise Sunday to prepare for any possible attack, state media said.Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/20/iran.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/20/iran.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepresentatives of six world powers and the European Union met in Brussels on Friday to discuss Iran's apparent rejection of a key part of a nuclear deal.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/19/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/19/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations nuclear inspectors Thursday visited an Iranian nuclear plant that was secret until September, the International Atomic Energy Agency told CNN.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/18/iran.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/18/iran.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran will not send its partially enriched uranium abroad to be turned into material for medical research, its foreign minister said Wednesday, rejecting a key plank of a deal designed to ease international fears that Tehran aims to build nuclear weapons.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/16/iran.iaea.nuclear.facility/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/16/iran.iaea.nuclear.facility/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a report published Monday, the United Nations nuclear watchdog group says Iran's disclosure of a previously secret nuclear facility near Qom raises questions about the existence of other such facilities.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/15/obama.medvedev/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/15/obama.medvedev/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia and the United States are well on their way to reducing their nuclear stockpiles, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/11/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/11/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran can't convince the world it doesn't want nuclear weapons as long as it is producing nuclear fuel on an industrial scale, former U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix said Wednesday.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/08/pakistan.nuclear.arsenal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/08/pakistan.nuclear.arsenal/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan angrily defended the security of its nuclear arsenal Sunday after a U.S. magazine reported that the Obama administration wants Pakistan to let Washington help secure its weapons in a crisis.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/29/iran.nuclear.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/29/iran.nuclear.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran has sent an "initial response" to a proposal designed to break the deadlock over its nuclear program, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/28/australia.israel.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/28/australia.israel.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former Australian foreign minister said Wednesday he was encouraged by exchanges "across the room" between Israeli and Iranian representatives during a meeting both attended last month.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/25/iran.nuclear.inspection/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/25/iran.nuclear.inspection/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations-backed nuclear inspectors on Sunday visited a newly disclosed Iranian nuclear facility near the city of Qom, Iranian media has reported.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/24/iran.nuclear.inspection/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/24/iran.nuclear.inspection/index.html#cnnSTCTextInternational officials arrived in Iran on Sunday to inspect a newly disclosed nuclear facility near the city of Qom, state media reported.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/23/iran.nuclear.offer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/23/iran.nuclear.offer/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran said Friday it needs more time to decide whether to sign onto a deal that could help end the international showdown over its nuclear activities.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/21/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/21/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran has accepted a draft agreement that calls for some uranium produced in Iran to be sent abroad for further enrichment, an Iranian diplomat said Wednesday.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/20/clinton.arms.control/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/20/clinton.arms.control/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Hillary Clinton will deliver an address on arms control and international security at the U.S. Institute of Peace Wednesday.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/20/iran.nuclear.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/20/iran.nuclear.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe chief of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency sounded less optimistic after Tuesday's meeting on Iran's nuclear program than he had after Monday's meetings.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/20/us.iran.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/20/us.iran.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly nine in 10 Americans say they think Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons, according to a new national poll.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/19/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/19/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first day of meetings on the future of Iran's nuclear program ended Monday on a note of optimism from the director-general of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/nkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/nkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Il has again indicated willingness to participate in bilateral talks with the United States and return to six-party talks over its nuclear program, China's Xinhua news agency reported.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/04/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/04/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations inspectors will visit Iran's recently disclosed nuclear power plant on October 25, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency announced Sunday from Tehran, Iran.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/03/iran.talks.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/03/iran.talks.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States and its partners in the P5+1 -- Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China -- left Thursday's talks with Iran in Geneva, Switzerland, rightfully claiming progress.Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/03/iran.nuclear.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/03/iran.nuclear.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTextDays after Iran revealed the existence of a second uranium enrichment facility, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency paid the country a visit.Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/01/iran.geneva.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/01/iran.geneva.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama called on Iran to provide the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency with "unfettered" access to the newly disclosed Qom uranium enrichment site, and Tehran's nuclear negotiator said the country would cooperate with inspectors.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/30/iran.iaea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/30/iran.iaea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran broke international law by not disclosing sooner its recently revealed uranium enrichment site, the head of the United Nation's nuclear watchdog agency said.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/29/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/29/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran will soon tell the International Atomic Energy Agency when it can inspect the Islamic republic's recently revealed nuclear facility, the country's state-run Press TV reported.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/28/iran.missile.tests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/28/iran.missile.tests/index.html#cnnSTCTextDays before a key meeting with Western leaders, Iran test-fired two types of long-range missiles Monday in part of what the Islamic republic called routine military exercises, its state-run media reported.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/27/us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/27/us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States wants Iran to provide international inspectors with full access to a newly disclosed underground uranium enrichment plant that Obama administration officials say is both illegal and probably intended for developing weapons.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/26/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/26/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said Saturday that U.N. nuclear experts can inspect a uranium enrichment plant, according to a report from Iran-funded Press TV.Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/25/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/25/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama's accusations that Iran's nuclear program runs afoul of international agreements are "baseless," the Islamic republic's president told CNN's Larry King on Friday.Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/25/analysis.iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/25/analysis.iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's admission that it is building a second uranium enrichment plant and the West's blunt condemnation of the project will probably place the Islamic republic in a diplomatic corner, analysts say.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/24/obama.un.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/24/obama.un.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextA rare meeting of U.N. Security Council heads of state, led for the first time by a U.S. president, adopted a resolution focused on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons Thursday.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/23/us.russia.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/23/us.russia.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian President Dmitry Medvedev met Wednesday with U.S. President Barack Obama, then signaled he could support sanctions against Iran over its efforts to develop a nuclear weapon.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/23/britain.trident.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/23/britain.trident.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain is examining the possibility of scaling back its Trident nuclear deterrent program by cutting the number of missile-carrying submarines from four to three, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn online news organization has published what it said is a copy of Iran's proposals to the United Nations which were supposed to address international concerns about its nuclear program.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/09/iran.nuclear.proposals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/09/iran.nuclear.proposals/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran on Wednesday submitted its latest package of proposals to the United Nations Security Council's five permanent members, plus Germany, according to Iran's government-funded Press TV.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's state-run news agency said Thursday that the country has sent a letter to the United Nations announcing that "reprocessing of spent fuel rods is at its final phase and extracted plutonium is being weaponized."Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/02/germany.iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/02/germany.iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextInternational officials on Wednesday explored Iran's willingness to enter into negotiations over its nuclear program, and a top-level German negotiator expects the Islamic republic to re-enter talks soon.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/01/iran.nuclear.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/01/iran.nuclear.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran has "prepared an updated nuclear package" and is ready to hold talks with world powers, the country's state-run Press TV reported Tuesday.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/27/germany.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/27/germany.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran has limited time to return to international talks on its nuclear program before it faces stiffer sanctions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/20/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/20/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextInternational inspectors have made new visits to two of Iran's nuclear facilities, including a research reactor that the U.N.'s watchdog agency has been kept out of for a year, a source familiar with Iran's International Atomic Energy Agency file said Thursday.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/19/israel.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/19/israel.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael makes no secret that it sees Iran is its biggest threat but the scale of the threat is less clear cut.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/nkorea.timeline/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/nkorea.timeline/index.html#cnnSTCTextBelow is a chronology of the development of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea launched a scathing personal attack on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday after she likened the leadership in Pyongyang to "small children and unruly teenagers and people who are demanding attention."Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/07/obama.israel.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/07/obama.israel.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is "absolutely not" giving Israel a green light to attack Iran, U.S. President Barack Obama told CNN Tuesday.Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/04/opinion.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/04/opinion.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe test of a nuclear device on May 25 and the subsequent test missile-launches by North Korea have jolted the international community into universal condemnation of such flagrant violations of the relevant United Nations resolutions. Even China, North Korea's traditional ally, has expressed unprecedented firm opposition to such violations and has joined the United Nations Security Council in its resolution condemning such violations.Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/nuclear.watchdog.head.amano/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/nuclear.watchdog.head.amano/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations nuclear watchdog agency elected Yukiya Amano as its new director general Thursday, it announced.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.nuclear.weapon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/iran.nuclear.weapon/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency says it's his "gut feeling that Iran definitely would like to have the technology" enabling it to possess nuclear weapons.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/south.korea.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/south.korea.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAllowing North Korea to develop nuclear weapons would destabilize Asia and threaten the world, President Obama said Tuesday after meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/U.S.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/U.S.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. intelligence community believes that North Korea tested a nuclear device last month with an explosive yield of several kilotons, considerably more powerful than its first test nearly three years ago.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/13/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/13/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea said Saturday it would strengthen its nuclear capabilities, a defiant protest against the U.N. Security Council's move to tighten sanctions against it.Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/12/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/12/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to expand and tighten sanctions on North Korea after that nation's recent nuclear test.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/11/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/11/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea may be preparing for a new atomic bomb test a month after its last test, a U.S. official said Thursday.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/11/gerges.iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/11/gerges.iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextRegardless of who wins the Iranian election, continuity will be the hallmark of Iran's foreign affairs and nuclear program.Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/zakaria.northkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/zakaria.northkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea has test-fired a short-range missile off the country's east coast, a South Korean military source said Friday.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/gates.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/gates.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear-armed state, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday at an international conference.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/nkorea.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/nkorea.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. satellite imagery has spotted "vehicle activity" at a North Korean ballistic missile site, two Defense Department officials said Friday.Fri, 29 May 2009 22:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/north.korea.alert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/north.korea.alert/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korean and U.S. forces have been placed on a higher surveillance alert level, after North Korea threatened military action following its nuclear test earlier this week, the joint forces announced on Thursday.Fri, 29 May 2009 00:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/nkorea.test/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/nkorea.test/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea has fired another short-range missile, the South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday.Wed, 27 May 2009 07:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/nkorea.nuclear.test.outrage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/nkorea.nuclear.test.outrage/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea formally announced Tuesday that it would join a U.S.-led effort to crack down on trafficking in weapons of mass destruction in response to North Korea's new nuclear test.Tue, 26 May 2009 15:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/south.korea.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/south.korea.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea's government on Monday reacted harshly to Pyongyang's latest nuclear test.Mon, 25 May 2009 17:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/25/us.north.korea.react/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/25/us.north.korea.react/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama castigated the North Korean government Monday for conducting a second nuclear bomb test in defiance of multiple international warnings.Mon, 25 May 2009 15:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/21/uae.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/21/uae.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Thursday sent a civil nuclear agreement with the United Arab Emirates to the Senate for ratification, but its passage remains uncertain, thanks to a recently disclosed video.Fri, 22 May 2009 06:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/19/us.russia.nuclear.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/19/us.russia.nuclear.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian and U.S officials are meeting Wednesday and Thursday in Moscow to discuss a replacement pact for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty I, which is expiring in December.Tue, 19 May 2009 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/19/mideast.netanyahu.dc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/19/mideast.netanyahu.dc/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his concern over the potential of a nuclear-armed Iran during meetings with top congressional leaders Tuesday.Tue, 19 May 2009 18:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/18/mideast.obama.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/18/mideast.obama.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday held their first face-to-face meeting since each took power, confronting a range of potentially divisive issues.Tue, 19 May 2009 00:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/07/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/07/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. Senate report released Thursday says some experts predict Iran could have enough material for a nuclear bomb in six months.Fri, 08 May 2009 01:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/29/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/29/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea threatened to conduct a nuclear test and more ballistic missile tests if the U.N. Security Council doesn't withdraw its condemnation of Pyongyang's rocket launch earlier this month, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/nuclear.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/nuclear.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaliban militants made their deepest incursion into Pakistan this week, seizing control of areas that are a short drive from the capital city.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/nkorea.nuclear.inspectors.out/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/nkorea.nuclear.inspectors.out/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs U.S. nuclear experts prepared to leave North Korea, the United States vowed consequences on Pyongyang for expelling them, along with U.N. nuclear inspectors. This is after the United Nations condemned North Korea's recent missile launch.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/15/obama.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/15/obama.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of the main stumbling blocks to talk with Iran has been the condition that Iran suspends its uranium enrichment. Now, the Obama administration may take that option off the table, at least for now.Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/09/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/09/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country could be proud of two major nuclear accomplishments.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/08/us.iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/08/us.iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a dramatic break from previous policy, the United States will join direct talks between U.N. and European powers and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program, the State Department announced Wednesday.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/amanpour.north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/amanpour.north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter a three-hour emergency session Sunday, the United Nations Security Council failed to come to any agreement on how to deal with North Korea's rocket launch over the weekend.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/05/cirincione.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/05/cirincione.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's thinly disguised missile test violates U.N. resolutions and should be condemned. But it is not a serious threat to the United States, nor does it justify a crash program to deploy an expensive, unproven anti-missile system.Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/05/czech.republic.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/05/czech.republic.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama urged nations Sunday to get rid of nuclear weapons, saying that the U.S. is committed to reducing nuclear stocks within the next four years.Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/03/n.korea.military/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/03/n.korea.military/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States, Japan and South Korea can only wait and see what North Korea has up its sleeve.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea says it will attack the Japanese military and "major targets," if Japan shoots down a rocket Pyongyang plans to launch in the coming days, North Korea's state-run news service, KCNA, reported Thursday.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/20/obama.iran.video/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/20/obama.iran.video/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Barack Obama reached out to Iran on Friday -- the start of the Iranian New Year -- in a video message offering "the promise of a new beginning" that is "grounded in mutual respect."Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/10/un.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/10/un.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextFindings in a recent U.N. report that Iran's nuclear program "has military dimensions" are "troubling," the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday.Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/russia.letter.nuclear.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/russia.letter.nuclear.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama said Tuesday that reports of a U.S. offer to kill a proposed missile defense system in exchange for Russian assistance in preventing Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons were inaccurate.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/01/us.iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/01/us.iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran likely has enough material to make a nuclear weapon, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen told CNN's John King on Sunday.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/26/us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/26/us.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration will work to stop any "illicit" nuclear aspirations by Iran, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/25/iran.nuclear.plant/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/25/iran.nuclear.plant/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran tested its first nuclear power plant Wednesday, a stride that prompted one Iranian technician to declare it was "independence day" for the Islamic republic.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/24/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/24/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's first nuclear power plant will undergo comprehensive testing Wednesday in front of Russian and Iranian officials, Iranian Students' News Agency reported, quoting a nuclear expert.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/21/iran.nuclear.documentary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/21/iran.nuclear.documentary/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran offered to stop attacking coalition troops in Iraq nearly four years ago in an attempt to get the West to accept Tehran's nuclear program, a British diplomat told the BBC in an interview aired Saturday.Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/20/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/20/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian scientists have reached "nuclear weapons breakout capability," according to a new report based on findings of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency.Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenior North Korean officials say the communist regime has "weaponized" its stockpile of plutonium, according to a U.S. scholar, in a move suggesting that North Korea may have significantly hardened its stance on nuclear negotiations.Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/15/us.uae/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/15/us.uae/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States signed an agreement Thursday on civil nuclear cooperation with the United Arab Emirates.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/05/bergen.wmd/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/05/bergen.wmd/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe congressionally authorized Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism issued a report this week that concluded: "It is more likely than not that a weapon of mass destruction will be used in a terrorist attack somewhere in the world by the end of 2013."Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/02/terror.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/02/terror.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextTerrorists are likely to use a weapon of mass destruction somewhere in the world in the next five years, a blue-ribbon panel assembled by Congress has concluded.Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/26/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/26/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran has 5,000 "running centrifuges" in its main nuclear site at Natanz, according to Iranian news reports quoting a top official.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States will urge allies next month to finalize a protocol that would allow them to check whether North Korea has revealed all its nuclear secrets, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/17/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/17/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea has stepped up disablement of its nuclear reactor and allowed surveillance at its nuclear facility to resume, the U.S. State Department said Friday.Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/14/koreas.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/14/koreas.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea will resume the process of dismantling its nuclear reactor on Tuesday, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced.Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849912,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849912,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNorth Korea declared Monday that it will resume shutting down its nuclear program and allow U.N. experts to monitor the processTue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/koreas.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/koreas.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea said Sunday it will immediately resume work to disable its nuclear plants after the United States removed it from a list of states that sponsor terrorism.Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1848316,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1848316,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Bush on Wednesday signed legislation that reverses three decades of U.S. policy and allows American businesses to enter India's multibillion-dollar nuclear marketWed, 08 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1846689,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1846689,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel Friday to India to commemorate approval of a landmark U.S.-India nuclear cooperation accord, a foreign affairs victory for President Bush during his final months in officeThu, 02 Oct 2008 19:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/25/nuclear.mistake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/25/nuclear.mistake/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Air Force disciplined 15 senior officers, including six generals and nine colonels, for their roles in the mistaken shipment of nuclear weapons components to Taiwan, Air Force officials announced Thursday.Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/nkorea.nuclear.plant/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/nkorea.nuclear.plant/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea has made another move toward possibly restarting its suspended nuclear program, the U.N. nuclear agency reports.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:17:00 EDT