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ElBaradei urges Iran "full disclosure" on bomb issue

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said onMonday Iran seemed to be holding back information needed toclarify intelligence reports that it researched nuclear bombsin secret and he demanded "full disclosure" by Tehran.
06 3 2008 1:32AM (...more)

US documents point to secret Japan nuclear pact

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Despite decades of denials by Washington and Tokyo , US officials believe they enjoyed a secret pact to transport nuclear weapons through Japan , newly declassified
10 15 2009 11:40AM (...more)

Obama-backed nuclear fuel bank plan stalls at IAEA

VIENNA8 (Reuters) – A uranium fuel supply plan hailed by U.S. President Barack Obama as a way to stem the spread of nuclear arms stalled in talks at the U.N. atomic watchdog on Thursday after resistance from
06 22 2009 9:25PM (...more)

India says nuclear suppliers' approval "momentous"

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India hailed as "momentous" a global atomic cartel's decision on Saturday to lift a 34-year-old ban on nuclear trade with New Delhi , a crucial step to sealing a controversial U.S.-India civilian nuclear accord.
09 7 2008 8:03PM (...more)

U.S.'s Rice praises India nuclear trade waiver

ALGIERS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hailed a decision to lift a global ban on nuclear trade with India but said time was short to get a U.S.-India nuclear accord approved by Congress.
09 7 2008 8:02PM (...more)

Iran rules out nuclear halt after powers offer deal

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Top EU diplomat Javier Solana handed Iran an offer by six major powers of trade and other benefitson Saturday to try to coax it into halting sensitive nuclearwork, but Tehran again ruled out any such suspension.
06 16 2008 5:55PM (...more)

Iran again rules out nuclear halt

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran again ruled out suspendingsensitive nuclear work on Saturday, despite an offer by sixworld powers of trade and other benefits to try to coax it intostopping activities the West fears are aimed at making bombs.
06 16 2008 1:28PM (...more)

Iran says answered bomb allegations, "matter over"

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran said on Thursday it had given U.N.investigators more than 200 pages of answers to questions aboutintelligence reports that it secretly researched how to make atom bombs and declared "the matter is over."
06 6 2008 12:56AM (...more)

U.S.: Iran nearing atom bomb ability, must negotiate

VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday Iran was nearing the ability to make atom bombs by stockpiling enriched uranium and, with EU allies, prodded Tehran to engage in talks now on its nuclear ambitions. Western
09 11 2009 7:49AM (...more)

ElBaradei prods Syria on atom probe, cites pictures

VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief prodded Syria on Thursday to open up military sites to investigators and said he would soon show Damascus satellite images
12 7 2008 9:22PM (...more)