 Financial Times | Panel calls for steep cuts in US nukes BusinessWeek By DESMOND BUTLER An influential panel is calling for an 80 percent reduction of US nuclear weapons and an elimination of all nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missiles. In a report for the advocacy group Global Zero, retired Gen. Former Commander of US Nuclear Forces Calls for Large Cut in Warheads James Cartwright Calls For Deep Cuts In Nuclear Arms |
 Worldmeets.us | US Should Keep its Nuclear Weapons Away from Koreas Worldmeets.us Would a decision by Washington to redeploy nuclear weapons to South Korea make matters there go from bad to worse? This editorial from China's state-run Huanqiu warns of the unintended consequences of pointing nuclear weapons in North Korea's general ... North Korea resumes work on nuclear reactor: report US Should Keep its Nuclear Weapons Away from Koreas (Huanqiu, People's ... North Korea Resumes Work on Nuclear Reactor, Group Says |
 Digitaltrends.com | Kodak confirms it had weapons-grade uranium in underground lab CNN The amount of fuel was about 3½ pounds, which experts say is less than one-tenth of the amount necessary to make a crude nuclear device. The alloyed material "could not be readily converted to make a nuclear weapon," said Eastman Kodak spokesman ... For Kodak, nuclear reactor and weapons-grade uranium proved useful Until 2006, Kodak had a nuclear reactor, weapons-grade uranium, in its basement Kodak's Rochester HQ housed underground nuclear reactor: report |
Spending on nuclear weapons continues despite calls to cut stockpile The Seattle Times WASHINGTON -- The United States is mulling a drastic reduction of its nuclear arsenal -- but Congress continues to push spending on the weapons. An influential retired general on Wednesday added his name to a growing call to dramatically reduce the ... |
 CTV.ca | Drawing shows Iran has nuclear-arms test chamber San Francisco Chronicle Vienna -- A drawing based on information from inside an Iranian military site shows an explosives containment chamber of the type needed for nuclear arms-related tests that UN inspectors suspect Tehran has conducted there. Iran denies such testing. Drawing adds to new nuclear weapons concerns about Iran IAEA begins new nuke talks with Iran focusing on suspected weapons work Exiles: Iran advancing active nuclear arms program |
 The Guardian | NATO, Russia and Tactical Nuclear Arms New York Times At the 2010 Lisbon summit, NATO committed itself to the goal of creating conditions for a world without nuclear weapons. NATO should honor this commitment and seize the opportunity of the upcoming Chicago summit to look at its nuclear policy — and ... A Sceptic's Guide to the Nato Summit 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago: NATO in Need of American Leadership The Chicago Summit: a relevant NATO in a post-western world ? |
 AirForceTimes.com | Schwartz stands behind US nuclear deterrent AirForceTimes.com James Cartwright, who oversaw the military's nuclear weapons during his military career and stepped down last year as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It called for cutting the strategic nuclear stockpile to 900 warheads. |
 Moneycontrol.com | Iran nuclear output seen steady before Baghdad talks Reuters Progress in Iran's controversial nuclear program is closely watched by the West and Israel as it could determine the time the Islamic Republic would need to build nuclear bombs, should it decide to do so. Getting Iran to stop the higher-level ... UN atomic talks with Iran may show progress: diplomats Iran concessions on nuclear program would test unity of big powers Progress at Iran talks in Vienna |
Influential panel calls for steep cuts in US nuclear arsenal, elimination of ICBMs - Washington Post
Influential panel calls for steep cuts in US nuclear arsenal, elimination of ICBMs Washington Post WASHINGTON — An influential panel is calling for an 80 percent reduction of US nuclear weapons and an elimination of all nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missiles. In a report for the advocacy group Global Zero, retired Gen. |
 Spiegel Online | Experts Report Massive Cost Increase Spiegel Online By Markus Becker The cost of modernizing US nuclear weapons, including those stationed in Germany, has risen sharply, according to estimates. Several independent experts told SPIEGEL ONLINE that the bill for renewing the B61 atomic bomb will rise to $6 ... |
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