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Federal study: U.S. Nuke Labs Unprepared for Catastrophe
Patrick Malone, The New Mexican
September 13, 2014
The nation's nuclear weapons laboratories are woefully unprepared to respond to emergencies, from small radiation leaks to large-scale disasters like the 2011 Fukushima meltdown in Japan, according to a sweeping new federal study.
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Rouhani and the Potential Failure of Nuclear Talks
Farideh Farhi, Wilson Center
September 2014
In the quick move to resolve the nuclear issue, Rouhani's calculation was that navigating Iran's highly contentious domestic environment will become easier with the resolution of Iran's external issues first. Without a nuclear agreement in hand, his platform of "moderation and prudence" will become more difficult to pursue and implement, but not impossible.
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Group Files Petition to Idle Coastal Nuke Plant
Why NATO Should Eliminate its Tactical Nukes, Despite Russian Belligerence
Hans M. Kristensen and Adam Mount, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Leaders attending the upcoming NATO summit at Cardiff, Wales, will face, once again, the question of what to do about the US nuclear weapons stationed at NATO bases throughout Europe. A holdover from the Cold War, when it was thought that the deployment could mute European nuclear ambitions and strengthen the threatened alliance, nearly 200 of these tactical bombs have remained in hangars in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Turkey.
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Update on Iran's Nuclear Program: September 2014
Blaise Misztal, Bipartisan Policy Center
September 9, 2014
The latest report on Iran's nuclear program by the IAEA suggests that Tehran is resorting to a preferred tactic: divisive diplomacy
Summary
- Iran has complied with interim deal requirements to halt significant portions of its nuclear program, including ceasing production of 20 percent enriched uranium and turning part of its 3.5 percent enriched uranium stockpile into uranium oxide.
- In a separate negotiating track with the IAEA, Iran has failed to provide timely information in three areas related to its alleged past research into military nuclear technology.
- The combination of Iranian compliance with the interim deal and stymieing of IAEA investigations suggests that Iran is attempting to hide its revelations of its attempts to build a nuclear weapon lest they derail negotiations that it believes are leading to a deal favorable for itself.
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2015 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference
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March 23 and 24, 2015
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Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC
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The 2015 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference will bring together over 800 experts and officials from more than 45 countries and international organizations. Participants will discuss emerging trends in deterrence, international security, disarmament, nonproliferation, and nuclear energy in the context of the overall viability of the prevailing nuclear order.
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The conference will feature keynote addresses on contemporary nuclear policy challenges such as Iran and requirements for reassuring allies. There will be sessions highlighting alternative perspectives on ongoing crises and past policy game-changers such as the U.S.-India nuclear deal, and debates on major issues likely to emerge at the 2015 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.
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