”nuclear” News

UN panel OKs resolution on nuclear alert

UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. General Assembly's disarmament committee approved a resolution Thursday calling for all nuclear weapons to be taken off high alert, despite objections from the United States, Britain and France .
11 2 2007 1:13PM (...more)

Suspected Syrian nuclear site seen razed

WASHINGTON - New commercial satellite images show a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor site has been wiped clean since it was bombed Sept. 6 by Israeli aircraft.
10 26 2007 8:23AM (...more)

Richardson courts UA in Vegas

LAS VEGAS - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson told a building trades union on Tuesday that he would be an activist president on behalf of labor unions if elected.
10 24 2007 8:25AM (...more)

UN atomic agency approves text on nuclear-weapons-free Mideast

VIENNA (AFP) - The UN atomic agency passed a non-binding resolution Thursday calling for a nuclear-weapons-free zone in the Middle East , with Israel and the United States voting against and EU members abstaining.
09 21 2007 3:18AM (...more)

U.S., China urged to stop hindering atom test ban pact

VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States and China should showleadership and ratify the decade-old Comprehensive Nuclear TestBan Treaty so it can take effect, the president of a CTBTreview conference said on Tuesday.
09 18 2007 11:19PM (...more)

Experts and Organizations from 23 Countries Call on States to 'Fix the Proposal for Nuclear Cooperation with India'

To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Daryl Kimball of the Arms Control Association, +1-202-463-8270, ext. 107 WASHINGTON and TOKYO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter sent to more than four-dozen governments this week, a prestigious and broad array
01 10 2008 4:59AM (...more)

New UN resolution aims at nuclear-free world

UNITED NATIONS – With President Barack Obama presiding over a historic session, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a U.S.-sponsored resolution
09 25 2009 4:32AM (...more)

Senate gives final OK to US-India nuclear deal

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday voted to overturn a three-decade ban on atomic trade with India , giving final congressional approval to a landmark U.S.-India nuclear cooperation accord and handing President Bush a rare foreign policy victory in his final months in office.
10 7 2008 1:54PM (...more)

The New Hot Job: Nuclear Engineering

"Nuclear Help Desperately Wanted" could be the sign in front of dozens of engineering colleges across the country. With worldwide interest in nuclear energy and technology skyrocketing, engineers with a nuclear background are
08 15 2008 5:47PM (...more)

McCain, Bush largely similar on nuclear policies

WASHINGTON - John McCain 's nuclear proposals are largely in line with those of the unpopular President Bush , and even where the two disagree, the Republican presidential candidate has waffled.
05 29 2008 7:27AM (...more)