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 Seoul (AFP) Sept 4, 2009 
North Korea said Friday it had reached the final stage of enriching uranium, a second way of making nuclear bombs, in a defiant response to tougher United Nations sanctions. The hardline communist state also announced it was building more plutonium-based atomic weapons. "Experimental uranium enrichment has successfully been conducted to enter into completion phase," the official Korean ... read more 
Moscow (UPI) Sep 4, 2009 Russia has begun deliveries of Pantsir S1 air-defense missiles to Syria, some of which are expected to be passed on to Iran, Syria's strategic ally that has largely bankrolled the deal, according to the Interfax-AVN military news agency. Interfax quoted Yuriy Savenkov, deputy director general of the Instrument Design Bureau, or KBP, as saying that deliveries started several weeks ago. ... more
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North Korea says Japan's nuclear ambitions must be stopped 'at any cost'
India's parliament passes bill to open nuclear power to private firms Russian nuclear-capable missile Oreshnik deployed in Belarus Mossad chief says Israel must 'ensure' Iran won't restart nuclear programme Zelensky says Donetsk among key disagreements in peace talks Press Release from Business Wire: Helical Fusion Co., Ltd. IAEA calls for repair work on Chernobyl sarcophagus France probes mystery drone flight over nuclear sub base France takes anti-drone measures after flight over nuclear sub base Pentagon endorses Australia submarine pact 
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Amman (AFP) Sept 7, 2009The world now has the best chance in a long time to achieve nuclear disarmament after the US-Russian deal in July to cut their arsenals, Jordan's Queen Noor, widow of the late King Hussein, told AFP. "The world faces an unprecedented opportunity for nuclear disarmament after the historic commitment of the United States and Russia" to reduce the number of atomic arms, she said in an interview ... more  
Mumbai (AFP) Sept 7, 2009One in three hand grenades used by Indian soldiers is a dud, while their rifles are no match for those of extremists, a newspaper report said Monday. The Times of India said 30 percent of grenades fail to blow up after being thrown by troops in combat situations, while those that do work take four seconds to explode -- 1.5 seconds longer than those used by militants. ... more  
Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 7, 2009A US missile Monday targeting militants in Pakistan's tribal belt on the Afghan border killed at least five people and wounded five others, mostly Taliban, security officials said. "The strike targeted a madrassa (Islamic school) and an adjoining house in Machikhel village in North Waziristan," a Pakistani security official told AFP. "At least five people were killed and five others ... more |
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Vienna (AFP) Sept 7, 2009UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei complained Monday of an impasse with Iran over its controversial nuclear drive as Tehran insisted it had a non-negotiable right to pursue its programme. While fending off accusations he had withheld evidence against Iran, ElBaradei told the International Atomic Energy Agency's board that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government was not cooperating ... more 
Tehran (AFP) Sept 7, 2009A top Iranian military commander has said that the Islamic republic has developed an anti-cruise missile system, the state owned English language television station Press TV reported late Sunday. "Despite thirty years of military sanctions by the enemy, the armed forces have taken appropriate steps toward self-sufficiency," Brigadier General Ahmad Miqani, who heads Iranian army's air defence ... more  
Bamako (AFP) Sept 6, 2009Military leaders from four countries in Africa's Sahel belt bordering the Sahara desert have worked out a plan for jointly tackling terrorism and cross-border crime, sources in Mali said Sunday. Representatives from the armies of Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger wrapped up their talks in Algeria on Sunday, the sources said. "We have just wrapped up the details of a 'technical' plan ... more |
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