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North Korea has been easing sky-high tensions over its nuclear program, but experts warn it will be a tough road ahead before there is any diplomatic breakthrough with the United States. With leader Kim Jong-Il in uncertain health, many analysts believe his ultimate goal is winning US recognition of impoverished Pyongyang as a nuclear power -- an idea adamantly rejected by US policymakers ... read more
Geneva (AFP) Aug 20, 2009Pakistan came under severe pressure from the major nuclear powers on Thursday to end its defiance of 64 other countries in blocking international disarmament talks. Despite warnings that the blockage could discredit the world's principal disarmament forum, Pakistan's ambassador Zamir Akram held firm against an unusual joint offensive by Britain, China, Russia and the United States. ... more
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Ankara (AFP) Aug 19, 2009Turkey's energy minister highlighted Wednesday problems in a tender won by a Russian company to build the country's first nuclear power plant amid media reports that Ankara could cancel the project. A consortium led by Atomstroyexport, Russia's state nuclear giant, was the only bidder in the tender last year and the government -- unhappy with the financial terms -- is yet to decide whether ... more 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 20, 2009A small radioactive leak was detected at a Japanese nuclear power plant after a strong earthquake struck the region last week, the operator said Thursday. Chubu Electric Power Co. said it detected "a slightly higher level" of the radioactive element iodine 131 in an exhaust filter, but added that the amount was so small that "it would not harm human health". A magnitude 6.4 quake ... more 
Quito (AFP) Aug 20, 2009Ecuador's energy minister on Thursday announced that Quito has signed an agreement with Moscow to develop nuclear energy "with solely peaceful purposes." The agreement with Russia's state-run Atomic Energy Corporation is to work jointly to find "technology and nuclear applications that can be viable" in Ecuador, the ministry said in a statement. Russia will provide support and advice to ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) Aug 10, 2009Pakistan on Monday held up the resumption of nuclear arms control negotiations at the UN Conference on Disarmament as it asked to reopen a work plan already agreed on by the main nuclear powers. The Pakistan delegation, which on Friday asked for more time to consult with Islamabad, on Monday said it wanted fresh discussions on procedural questions in a draft text detailing the various heads ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 11, 2009A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 struck central Japan early Tuesday, reportedly injuring more than 40 people and triggering fires while also shutting down a nuclear power plant and bullet trains. The quake hit at 5:07 am (2007 GMT Monday) in the Pacific Ocean about 170 kilometres (105 miles) southwest of Tokyo at a depth of 26.8 kilometres (16.7 miles), according to the US Geological Survey ... more 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 9, 2009Nagasaki's mayor, marking the 64th anniversary of his city's atomic bombing by the United States, called Sunday on the leaders of nuclear-armed powers to visit the site and build a nuclear-free world. Tomihisa Tanoue urged world leaders from both declared nuclear powers and others such as Iran, Israel and North Korea to visit the city in southwestern Japan. "I am sure anyone who visits h ... more |
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