”nuclear materials” News

North Korea denies nuclear links with Syria

SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea on Tuesday denied reports that it was helping Syria to develop nuclear weapons and insisted it was keeping an earlier pledge not to allow the transfer of nuclear materials.
09 18 2007 9:20PM (...more)

US, SKorea push for swift start to NKorea nuclear talks: report

SEOUL (AFP) - The United States and South Korea will push for an early resumption of North Korea disarmament talks, Yonhap news agency said, as US envoy Christopher Hill Tuesday urged Pyongyang to provide a complete account of its nuclear programmes.
01 9 2008 6:52AM (...more)

U.S. and Kyrgzstan sign pact to combat nuclear smuggling

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States and Kyrgyzstansigned an agreement on Sunday to prevent nuclear material frombeing smuggled through the Central Asian nation.
10 1 2007 4:22PM (...more)

The Obama-Lugar 'Coalition'

Politics: Barack Obama has a curious way of trying to hoodwink voters into believing he is more hawkish than they think -- by showing them how pally he is with a leading Republican dove.
07 18 2008 2:08PM (...more)

US envoy urges NKorea to hand over list

WASHINGTON - The chief U.S. envoy at North Korean nuclear talks urged leader Kim Jong Il to hand over a promised list of his country's nuclear efforts, saying Wednesday that nuclear negotiators are working to make sure "Pyongyang lives up to its word."
02 7 2008 4:36AM (...more)

With its ship Kang Nam, North Korea tests UN's resolve

Washington – The North Korean ship the US is monitoring in the Pacific Ocean offers a vexing first test of how far the international community can go to prevent the North from shipping 06 22 2009 4:13PM (...more)

US secretly helps Musharraf guard nukes

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States is implementing a top secret program designed to help the beleaguered Pakistani government of President Pervez Musharraf guard its nuclear weapons as unrest spreads across the country, The New York Times reported on its website Saturday.
11 19 2007 9:07PM (...more)

Bush hails atomic deal for 'nuclear free' Korean peninsula

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush Wednesday hailed a six-nation deal under which North Korea is committed to declaring and disabling its nuclear program, saying it would help establish a Korean Peninsula free of atomic weapons.
10 4 2007 7:32AM (...more)

If US Navy confronts North Korean ships on high seas, what next?

Washington – The US Navy will lead an international effort to confront North Korea's ships on the high seas in an attempt to block shipment of nuclear materials . But
06 23 2009 1:02PM (...more)

Obama wants test ban treaty: White House

PRAGUE, (AFP) – US President Barack Obama will seek Senate ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and call for a global summit on nuclear
04 5 2009 10:22PM (...more)