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Obama treaty push hinges on global 'listening' net

VIENNA – In high-rise offices along the Danube, scientists riveted to computer screens "listen" to sounds no one can hear, "feel" every rumble in the Earth, "sniff" global skies for exotic gases — on alert for signs of a newborn atomic bomb. Governments over the past decade
05 24 2009 1:37PM (...more)

Weather data to help monitoring for nuclear tests

GENEVA (Reuters) - Weather data will help scan for nuclear tests and explosions under a tracking system unveiled on Monday by the U.N. weather agency and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO).
09 2 2008 6:44PM (...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)

U.S. wants to boost Japan nuclear umbrella: paper

TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States plans discuss with Japan how to boost the nuclear deterrent it provides for its Asian ally, a senior U.S. official was quoted as saying on
07 18 2009 4:10AM (...more)

NKorea 'probably' conducted nuclear test in May: US intel

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US intelligence chief said Monday that a scientific analysis has concluded that North Korea "probably" carried out a second nuclear test
06 21 2009 5:35AM (...more)

US blasts NKorea for reactivating nuclear program

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States on Saturday blasted North Korea's decision to reactivate its nuclear program and called for the reclusive nation to return to international denuclearization talks. "We will not accept 05 22 2009 12:36PM (...more)

Japan A-bomb survivors hopeful for Obama

TOKYO (AFP) – Survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings have high hopes for US president-elect Barack
01 15 2009 2:48AM (...more)

Burundi ratifies global ban on nuclear test blasts

VIENNA, Austria - Burundi has ratified a global ban on nuclear test explosions and has become the 145th nation to fully endorse the accord.
09 27 2008 8:48PM (...more)

Bahamas ratifies nuclear test ban treaty

VIENNA (Reuters) - The Bahamas has ratified theComprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty , raising to 141 thenumber of full member states, the Vienna-based agency thatadministers the pact said on Tuesday.
11 28 2007 5:11AM (...more)

Bush administration dogged by NKorea-Syria nuclear links

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Divisions have appeared again in US President George W. Bush's administration over a North Korean nuclear disarmament deal amid leaked US intelligence citing alleged atomic links between the Stalinist state and Syria .
09 16 2007 11:10AM (...more)