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Iran Nuclear Talks: Comprehensive Deal Inches Closer
July 13, 2015
European and Chinese officials are pushing for a deal on Iran's nuclear programme to be signed on Monday, but Washington and Tehran - the two main protagonists at the negotiations in Vienna - will not be rushed.
The Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, told reporters that his team "believes that no agreement could be perfect, and conditions are already in place for us to reach a good agreement," as he joined his counterparts for the endgame of the negotiations. "We believe that there cannot, and should not, be further delay."
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White House: Genuine Progress Reached,
but Iran Talks Will Continue
Barak Ravid, Haaretz
July 13, 2015
Iran and world powers will not announce a deal over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program by the deadline set for midnight, both Iran and the United States said Monday.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest confirmed this to reporters in his daily briefing, adding that the interim agreement would be extended and that the talks would continue as long as necessary. Genuine progress has been made, he said, but added that sticking points remain.
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Oil Dips as U.S. Keeps Alive Hopes of Iran Nuclear Deal
Barani Krishnan, Reuters
July 13, 2015
Oil fell more than 1 percent on Monday after the United States kept alive hopes of reaching a nuclear deal with Tehran that could bring hundreds of millions of additional barrels of crude into an oversupplied market.
A nearly 4 percent drop in gasoline prices also weighed on crude, as the fuel continued to lend direction to the broader oil market due to the ongoing peak U.S. summer driving season.
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Debating the Deal: Understanding Five Core Issues at Stake in an Iran Nuclear Accord
Suzanne Maloney, Brookings
July 8, 2015
With the process now in the equivalent of triple-overtime, it seems an opportune moment to step back and examine the issues at stake. Should negotiators succeed in finalizing an accord, it will only sharpen the divisions within Washington and around the world.
At its core, the contention over the Iran nuclear deal converges around five broad themes. These issues will frame an ongoing conversation among Brookings scholars and affiliates throughout these final days of talks and through any congressional deliberations.
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Shutting Down Iran's Nuclear Smugglers
Colum Lynch, Foreign Policy
For 30 years, Iran scoured the international black market for raw materials for an atomic program built almost entirely with foreign supplies. International sanctions have made it more difficult over the last decade for Tehran to acquire nuclear components. But they have also had an unintended consequence: Iran now has one of the world's most sophisticated systems for smuggling nuclear technology.
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Small Country, Big Challenge: Switzerland's Upcoming Transition to Sustainable Energy
Dominic A. Notter, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
June 17, 2015
Switzerland has long met a good portion of its energy needs by using nuclear power. But in the wake of the accident at Fukushima, the country will have to turn elsewhere-while still remaining true to its history of self-sufficiency and energy independence. This effort is made more complicated by fears that one of its traditional energy sources, hydropower, may no longer be as reliable as in the past.
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Nuclear Plant Closing Reflects Overhaul of German Energy Production
Melissa Eddy, New York Times
July 12, 2015
Last month, the Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant, responsible for meeting the energy needs of industry-heavy Bavaria since 1981, came to a symbolic end. The plant became the first active reactor to be decommissioned since 2011, following Chancellor Angela Merkel's about-face on nuclear power after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant catastrophe in Japan.
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The Fading U.S. Nuclear Deterrent
Robert R. Monroe, Wall Street Journal
July 12, 2015
None of the presidential candidates is talking about it, but one of the most important issues in the 2016 election should be the precarious decline of America's Nuclear Forces.
The next President must restore America's aging arsenal to face a world of new atomic threats.
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