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NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 15, 2015
Obama gambles on foreign policy legacy with historic Iran deal
The sealing of a nuclear pact with Iran marks the biggest foreign policy gamble of Barack Obama's presidency — a legacy-defining achievement that could backfire if Tehran exploits any loopholes or escalates tensions in the Middle East.
WORLD
Jul 15, 2015
Nobel Prize for Iran? Many doubts, but date fits Hiroshima anniversary
A nuclear deal clinched between Iran and six major world powers that caps more than a decade of negotiations has stoked talk of a joint Nobel Peace Prize for Tehran and Washington this year, despite the likelihood of strong objections from some quarters.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 14, 2015
Nuclear deal seen boosting Iran's economy, not regional aggression
An expected influx of cash from an easing of sanctions after a nuclear deal between Iran and major powers looks likely to be directed mainly at reviving a moribund economy rather than increasing Iranian assertiveness.
WORLD
Jul 14, 2015
Russian nuclear bomber crash is second in two months
A Russian nuclear bomber aircraft crashed Tuesday near the eastern city of Khabarovsk, a Russian report said, the second loss of a Tu-95 plane in the area in two months.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2015
Draft Iran deal calls for U.N. access to all sites: source
A draft nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers calls for United Nations inspectors to have access to all suspect Iranian sites, including military locations, based on consultations between the powers and Tehran, a diplomatic source said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2015
Iran, powers give themselves until Monday for nuclear deal
Iran and major powers gave themselves until Monday to reach a nuclear agreement, their third extension in two weeks, as Tehran accused the West of throwing up new stumbling blocks to a deal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2015
Iranian nuclear deal set to make hard-line Revolutionary Guards richer
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard have done very well despite international sanctions — and if a nuclear deal is done in Vienna this week under which those sanctions are lifted, they are likely to do better still.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 2, 2015
Nuclear deal could sharpen political tensions in Iran
A final deal to resolve the Iranian nuclear dispute could heighten domestic political tensions with two major elections looming in the Islamic Republic, analysts and officials said.
WORLD
Jul 2, 2015
IAEA says Iran has reduced its uranium stockpile, but questions remain
Iran's stockpile of low-enriched uranium (LEU) gas dropped below the maximum level required under a 2013 interim nuclear agreement with world powers, a U.N. report showed Wednesday, but a U.S. think tank suggested Tehran had not entirely met its obligations.
WORLD
Jun 11, 2015
Hackers targeted Iran nuclear talks: Kaspersky Lab
A computer virus was used to hack into venues linked to international talks on Iran's nuclear program, the Russian computer security company Kaspersky Lab said on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 9, 2015
Russia grounds Bear bomber fleet after deadly accident in Far East
One crew member was killed and another seriously injured after a nuclear-capable bomber aircraft skidded off a runway and caught fire at a military air base in Russia's Far East on Monday, the Interfax news agency reported.
WORLD
May 28, 2015
Iran, North Korea forging ballistic, nuclear ties: dissidents
An exiled Iranian opposition group said on Thursday that a delegation of North Korean experts in nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles had visited a military site near Tehran in April amid talks between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program.
EDITORIALS
May 26, 2015
Disappointing NPT conference
Japan must seriously consider how it can fulfill its special responsibility as the sole victim of atomic bombings in the global efforts to reduce and eventually eliminate the dangers posed by nuclear weapons.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2015
NPT shows signs of fraying
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty shows signs of no longer being capable of coping with contemporary challenges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2015
Why Beijing now puts up with Pyongyang's nuclear nuttiness
In the current 'cool war' environment, China sees North Korea's belligerence as a useful tool to be used against the U.S.
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2015
China's Cold War nostalgia
China's MIRV warhead deployment is meant to emphasize that it intends to become a genuine global power alongside the U.S.
WORLD
May 18, 2015
Britain investigates sailor's disaster warning over nuclear subs
Britain's Royal Navy said Monday it has launched an inquiry after a sailor who served on its submarines armed with nuclear weapons said the vessels had major security flaws and were a "disaster waiting to happen."

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