”nuclear materials” News

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)

NKorea nuke declaration will not include weapons: US official

BEIJING (AFP) - North Korea 's long-awaited nuclear declaration will outline the communist nation's nuclear programme but not its atomic weapons, a top US negotiator said Tuesday.
06 25 2008 7:52AM (...more)

Report: Lab not tracking all plutonium

WASHINGTON - A stockpile of plutonium and other nuclear weapons materials stored at Los Alamos National Laboratory hasn't been fully accounted for in 13 years or more, a government audit has found.
09 13 2007 10:03AM (...more)

Study: New radiation detectors not worth the cost

WASHINGTON – The government shouldn't buy more of the new radiation detection machines it's been developing to look for smuggled nuclear materials at ports, a report from the 06 25 2009 4:41PM (...more)

IAEA meeting on Iran sets stage for more sanctions

VIENNA — Going against international will, Iran insisted here Thursday that it would not cease or suspend uranium enrichment, increasing the probability of a United Nations Security Council showdown over harsher sanctions against the Islamic nation.
11 23 2007 9:58AM (...more)

Gates orders inventory of US nukes

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a full inventory of all nuclear weapons and related materials after the mistaken delivery of ballistic missile fuses to Taiwan , the Pentagon said Thursday.
04 7 2008 1:40PM (...more)

Gates orders inventory of US nukes

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a full inventory of all nuclear weapons and related materials after the mistaken delivery of ballistic missile fuses to Taiwan , the Pentagon said Thursday.
03 28 2008 3:56PM (...more)

New detector not much better catching nuke matter

WASHINGTON – Federal investigators say the government's next generation radiation detectors are only marginally better at detecting hidden nuclear material than monitors already at U.S. ports, but would cost more than twice
06 23 2009 1:49PM (...more)

Pentagon admits mistake in arms shipment

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military 's mistaken delivery to Taiwan of electrical fuses for an intercontinental ballistic missile raised concerns Tuesday over U.S.-China relations and triggered a broad investigation into the security of Pentagon weapons.
04 8 2008 11:27AM (...more)

Final Warning on India Nukes Deal

Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher last week visited New Delhi with a sharp reminder: it's now or never for the Indo-U.S. Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement , which has been stalled since India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh failed to garner the votes from within his own coalition to pass the deal.
03 9 2008 12:52PM (...more)