http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/1510-nuclear-weapons.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/1510-nuclear-weapons.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2161058-obama-to-renew-calls-nuclear-reductions.html BERLIN (AP) — President Barack Obama will renew his call Wednesday to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in U.S. and Russian arsenals, the White House said. Obama will make his case during a speech at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate. His address comes nearly 50 years after John F. Kennedy's famous Cold War spe... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:12:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2161058-obama-to-renew-calls-nuclear-reductions.html 2013-06-19T10:12:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159920-israeli-premier-pressure-iran-continue.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister says the international community must not ease pressure on Iran because of the election of a reformist president. Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he believed Iran's president-elect Hasan Rowhani spoke moderately but backs enriching uranium for nuclear weapons. The comments came after Russia's foreign minister ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:05:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159920-israeli-premier-pressure-iran-continue.html 2013-06-18T18:05:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156682-rowhanis-path-moderation-limits.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's newly elected president showcased his reform-leaning image Monday by promising a "path of moderation" that includes greater openness on Tehran's nuclear program and overtures to Washington. He also made clear where he draws the line: No halt to uranium enrichment and no direct U.S. dialogue without a pledge to stay out of Iranian affairs. ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:02:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156682-rowhanis-path-moderation-limits.html 2013-06-17T20:02:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2154820-north-korea-changes-tack-tells-us-lets-talk.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's talk. But the invitation from North Korea's National Defense Commission, the powerful governing body led by leader Kim Jong Un, comes with caveats: No precondition... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:02:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2154820-north-korea-changes-tack-tells-us-lets-talk.html 2013-06-17T19:02:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2146290-israeli-pm-warns-holocaust-iran.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his two-day visit to Poland, which Germany's Nazis occupied during World War II and where they committed the worst crimes ever against the Jewish people, with a stern warning about a potential Holocaust from Iran. Netanyahu said Wednesday the upcoming "so-called" Iranian presidential el... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:23:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2146290-israeli-pm-warns-holocaust-iran.html 2013-06-12T20:23:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2147298-iran-nuke-policy-unchangeable-matter-who-wins.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Just hours after Iran's presidential candidates bickered over nuclear policies during a televised debate, the country's foreign minister stepped in with a comment of his own: Nothing will change regardless of the winner. It's a political fact of life in Iran, where the president is squarely on the world stage but holds little power to ... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:14:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2147298-iran-nuke-policy-unchangeable-matter-who-wins.html 2013-06-12T18:14:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2136020-2-koreas-to-hold-senior-level-meeting-seoul.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea agreed Monday to hold senior-level talks this week in Seoul, a breakthrough of sorts to ease tensions after Pyongyang's recent threats of nuclear war and Seoul's vows of counterstrikes. The two-day meeting starting Wednesday will focus on stalled cooperation projects, including the resumption of operations a... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:02:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2136020-2-koreas-to-hold-senior-level-meeting-seoul.html 2013-06-10T04:02:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2136956-iranian-candidates-quarrel-nuclear-talks.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's eight presidential candidates quarreled about talks with world powers over the country's disputed nuclear program Friday as they held their final televised debate ahead of next week's election. Iran's president does not have control of central issues like nuclear development policy but does generally enjoy a close relationship w... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:25:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2136956-iranian-candidates-quarrel-nuclear-talks.html 2013-06-07T20:25:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2132934-nkorea-proposes-working-level-talks-with-skorea.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday proposed holding low-level government talks with South Korea this weekend as the rivals look to mend ties that have plunged during recent years amid hardline stances by both countries. Pyongyang, which wants to meet Sunday in its border city of Kaesong, also said it would reopen a Red Cross communication lin... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:44:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2132934-nkorea-proposes-working-level-talks-with-skorea.html 2013-06-07T06:44:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2133120-china-frustration-with-nkorea-offers-hope-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — China's growing frustration with longtime ally North Korea offers the United States a glimmer of hope about a once unthinkable prospect: holding discussions between Washington and Beijing about what to do if the government in Pyongyang collapses. There is no sign that the North Korean regime is in danger or that U.S. President Barack Oba... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:03:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2133120-china-frustration-with-nkorea-offers-hope-us.html 2013-06-06T11:03:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2130536-west-accuses-iran-nuclear-defiance-deception.html VIENNA (AP) — The U.S. accused Iran of deception and defiance Wednesday, asserting that over the past decade it has stonewalled international demands to halt nuclear programs it could use for weapons and blocked a U.N. probe of allegations it worked on such arms. The European Union was also critical of Iran, as the 35-nation board of the International Ato... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:13:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2130536-west-accuses-iran-nuclear-defiance-deception.html 2013-06-05T18:13:14Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2125532-un-nuke-chief-urges-iran-cooperation-atom-probe.html VIENNA (AP) — Talks between the U.N. atomic agency and Iran "have been going around in circles," the organization's head said Monday, acknowledging that attempts to probe alleged secret nuclear weapons work by Tehran have failed and suggesting Iran was to blame. Yukiya Amano's unusually blunt language in comments to delegates at the opening session of a 3... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:15:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2125532-un-nuke-chief-urges-iran-cooperation-atom-probe.html 2013-06-03T16:15:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2124938-think-tank-china-boosts-nuclear-arms-arsenal.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — China, India and Pakistan have increased their nuclear weapons by about 10 warheads each in the past year, and other nuclear states appear set on maintaining their arsenals, a Swedish think tank said Monday. At the start of the year, China had raised its number of nuclear warheads to 250 from 240 in 2012 as part of a process to modernize ... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 22:01:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2124938-think-tank-china-boosts-nuclear-arms-arsenal.html 2013-06-02T22:01:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2115906-nkorea-sanctions-squeeze-cash-aid-groups.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — New international sanctions aimed at thwarting North Korea's nuclear weapons program are having unintended consequences: halting money transfers by foreign humanitarian groups working to help those most in need and forcing some agencies to carry suitcases of cash in from outside. At the same time, some restrictions are meant ... Thu, 30 May 2013 04:41:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2115906-nkorea-sanctions-squeeze-cash-aid-groups.html 2013-05-30T04:41:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2113704-iranian-candidate-current-nuke-talks-fruitless.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard hoping to become the country's next president said Tuesday that nuclear talks with world powers are "fruitless" because of the tightening Western sanctions against Tehran. The candidate, Mohsen Rezaei, said that if elected, he would seek to change the course of the current dialogue betwe... Tue, 28 May 2013 14:55:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2113704-iranian-candidate-current-nuke-talks-fruitless.html 2013-05-28T14:55:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107450-nkorean-envoy-delivers-letter-to-chinas-president.html BEIJING (AP) — A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions. North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae's three-day visit w... Sat, 25 May 2013 02:16:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107450-nkorean-envoy-delivers-letter-to-chinas-president.html 2013-05-25T02:16:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107744-un-nuke-agencys-iran-probe-driven-us-led-intel.html VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear agency responsible for probing whether Iran has worked on a nuclear bomb depends on the United States and its allies for most of its intelligence, complicating the agency's efforts to produce findings that can be widely accepted by the international community. Much of the world looks at U.S. intelligence on weapons developme... Fri, 24 May 2013 12:29:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107744-un-nuke-agencys-iran-probe-driven-us-led-intel.html 2013-05-24T12:29:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2105974-israel-iran-unaffected-world-pressure.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister says a new report by the U.N. atomic agency shows that international pressure is having no effect on halting Iran's suspect nuclear program. In a confidential report, the International Atomic Energy Agency said this week that Iran has upgraded its uranium enrichment facilities and advanced in building a plutonium-p... Thu, 23 May 2013 17:54:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2105974-israel-iran-unaffected-world-pressure.html 2013-05-23T17:54:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2102332-iaea-report-iran-expands-nuclear-technology.html VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons, saying Tehran has upgraded its uranium enrichment facilities and advanced in building a plutonium-producing reactor. In a confidential report obtained by The Associated Press, the International Ato... Wed, 22 May 2013 21:24:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2102332-iaea-report-iran-expands-nuclear-technology.html 2013-05-22T21:24:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2101656-north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday as Beijing faces pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers' Party official and a vice marshal tasked with supervising the North Korean military, departed on a chartered Air Koryo fligh... Wed, 22 May 2013 05:53:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2101656-north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china.html 2013-05-22T05:53:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2097446-seoul-day-3-nkorea-tests-short-range-weapon.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called "rocket launching tests" intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack. South Korean officials were investigating exactly what it was that the North was testing. North Korea regularly conducts short-range mi... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:28:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2097446-seoul-day-3-nkorea-tests-short-range-weapon.html 2013-05-20T16:28:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2094780-skorea-nkorea-fires-3-short-range-missiles.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. The North fired two missiles Saturday morning and another in the afternoon, South Ko... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:38:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2094780-skorea-nkorea-fires-3-short-range-missiles.html 2013-05-18T18:38:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2087986-un-fails-to-reach-nuke-probe-deal-with-iran.html VIENNA (AP) — U.N. nuclear agency officials on Wednesday again failed to reach a deal with Iranian counterparts that would allow the agency to relaunch its probe of suspicions that Tehran might have worked on atomic arms. It was the 10th inconclusive meeting between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran on the issue over the past year and a half... Wed, 15 May 2013 19:37:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2087986-un-fails-to-reach-nuke-probe-deal-with-iran.html 2013-05-15T19:37:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2083110-us-envoy-wont-attend-arms-talks-led-iran.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States said Monday it will refuse to send its ambassador to any meeting of the U.N. forum where nuclear disarmament is negotiated when it's chaired by Iran because countries under U.N. sanctions shouldn't be allowed to hold such positions. Erin Pelton, spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, said in a stat... Tue, 14 May 2013 01:14:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2083110-us-envoy-wont-attend-arms-talks-led-iran.html 2013-05-14T01:14:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076332-nkorea-nuke-arsenal-matter-when.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For 20 years, fears about North Korea's headlong pursuit of nuclear bombs have been deflected by admonishments not to overestimate an impoverished dictatorship prone to bragging and tantrums. Not anymore. After three nuclear tests of apparently increasing power and a long-range rocket launch that puts it a big step closer to havi... Fri, 10 May 2013 15:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076332-nkorea-nuke-arsenal-matter-when.html 2013-05-10T15:04:00Z