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The latest report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed what many knew: Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. The open question is whether America has the will to help stop this illegal and dangerous activity. The report, released Tuesday, has the most detailed unclassified information to date on the Islamic Republic's pursuit of nuclear capability. It describes activities related to nuclear-weapons development, including Tehran's efforts to "procure nuclear-related and dual-use equipment and materials by military-related individuals and entities," to "develop undeclared pathways for the production of nuclear material," the "acquisition of nuclear-weapons development information and documentation from a clandestine nuclear supply network," and "work on the deve...
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Atomic-bomb father's help in selecting secret lab's location changed Northern New Mexico forever In the midst of World War II, the U.S. government searched for a place where scientists could design a nuclear weapon in secret.
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... AND PROTECTION OF UNCLASSIFIED CONTROLLED NUCLEAR INFORMATION. Subpart A: General Overview. 1017.4 ..., using, transporting, or retiring nuclear weapons or components of nuclear weapons; or. (2) Producin..., or research-related part, subsection, design, or material used in the manufacture or utilizatio...
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President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan said Monday that he believes that A.Q. Khan, the Pakistani nuclear expert who ran the world's largest proliferation ring, exported "probably a dozen" centrifuges to North Korea to produce nuclear weapons fuel. The Pakistani leader also said that after two years of interrogations of Khan there was still no evidence about whether he also gave North Korea a Chinese-origin design to build a nuclear weapon. Musharraf's comments in an interview, which echo statements he made last month to Japanese reporters, came a day before the United States reopens talks with North Korea about its nuclear program in Beijing. The Pakistani leader's comments about the results of the interrogations of Khan, a national hero who is under a loose form of house arrest in Isl...
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WASHINGTON - Four Democratic senators demanded on Saturday that the Bush administration explain its decision to post documents from Saddam Hussein's covert nuclear program on a now-shuttered federal Web site. The lawmakers told President Bush's director of national intelligence, John Negroponte, that it was "shocking that sensitive documents directly related to the design of a nuclear weapon were made public by the executive branch.
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An Oct. 21 Department of State fact sheet hailed the protocols as providing "the first international treaty framework for combating and prosecuting individuals who use a ship as a weapon or means of committing a terrorist attack, or transport by ship terrorists or cargo intended for use in connection with weapons of mass destruction programs." In addition to prohibiting shipments of unconventional weapons, the first protocol outlaws the transport of "any equipment, materials or software or related technology that significantly contributes to the design, manufacture or delivery of a [biological, chemical, or nuclear weapon], with the intention that it will be used for such purpose.
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MORE ON IRAQ FOUR DEMOCRATIC SENATORS demanded Saturday that the Bush administration explain its decision to post documents from Saddam Hussein's covert nuclear program on a now-shuttered federal Web site. The lawmakers told President Bush's director of national intelligence, John Negroponte, that it was "shocking that sensitive documents directly related to the design of a nuclear weapon were made public by the executive branch." Sens. Harry Reid of Nevada, Carl Levin of Michigan, Joe Biden of Delaware and Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia questioned whether political pressure from congressional Republicans played a role.
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Advanced Warhead Design Among Documents A June 16 report by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) alleged that the documents the Swiss destroyed included designs for a Pakistani nuclear weapon.
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Bee discusses the four fearful and separate yet overlapping nuclear races, which describe the world's experience with nuclear weapons since World War II. The first, involving the US, Britain and Nazi Germany, began during World War II and ended with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The second, between the US and the Soviet Union, began at the end of World War II and resulted in the building of enormous nuclear arsenals by both superpowers and the creation of smaller stockpiles by Britain, France and China. The third race involved--and still involves--preventing the spread or "proliferation" of nuclear weapons to other nations and has seen some successes.
...By design, the Soviets tested a more or less copy of the U.S...
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