http://www.mail.com/subjects/1512-weapons-mass-destruction.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1512-weapons-mass-destruction.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763144-nkorea-years-credible-missiles.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — They don't call it rocket science for nothing. North Korea's first successful launch of a three-stage, long-range rocket has outraged world leaders who consider it similar to a missile capable of attacking the United States, Europe and other far-away targets. But experts say Pyongyang is years away from even having a shot at deve... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763144-nkorea-years-credible-missiles.html 2012-12-13T12:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1763234-un-nuke-inspectors-renew-efforts-to-engage-iran.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Envoys from the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency opened talks with Iranian officials on Thursday, seeking ways to restart negotiations with world powers and gain access to a site with suspected links to past atomic tests. The mission by the International Atomic Energy Agency underscores the stalemate atmosphere over Tehran's nuclear progra... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1763234-un-nuke-inspectors-renew-efforts-to-engage-iran.html 2012-12-13T11:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763102-nkorea-policy-seoul-to-soften-despite-rocket.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It is not too early to predict one sure winner of South Korea's presidential election next week: North Korea. President Lee Myung-bak's hardline approach to Pyongyang is going away, no matter who replaces him. The question is: Just how soft will Seoul go? Not even Pyongyang's successful launch of a long-range rocket Wednesday has... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763102-nkorea-policy-seoul-to-soften-despite-rocket.html 2012-12-13T04:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760524-us-hesitant-condemning-north-korean-launch.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is drawing no "red line" for North Korea after a successful long-range rocket test, tempering the public condemnation to avoid raising tensions or possibly rewarding the reclusive communist nation with too much time in the global spotlight. The U.S. has told the world that it won't tolerate Iran's acquisition of ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760524-us-hesitant-condemning-north-korean-launch.html 2012-12-13T01:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761444-un-security-council-condemns-nkorea-rocket-launch.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea's successful rocket launch on Wednesday and said it will urgently consider "an appropriate response." Whether that response includes new sanctions against the North, which the United States and its European allies are seeking, depends first and foremost on China, the North's closest all... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761444-un-security-council-condemns-nkorea-rocket-launch.html 2012-12-13T00:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760880-un-international-efforts-to-engage-iran.html VIENNA (AP) — International officials pursued a two-pronged effort Wednesday to engage Iran over concerns the country may have worked on nuclear weapons, with a U.N. team seeking access to a site linked to such suspected activity and European Union negotiators looking to restart talks with Tehran meant to ease such fears. Preparing to depart Vienna for Te... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760880-un-international-efforts-to-engage-iran.html 2012-12-12T20:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761244-blast-syrian-regime-building-capital-kills-5.html BEIRUT (AP) — Three bombs collapsed walls in the Syrian Interior Ministry building Wednesday in Damascus, killing at least five people, as rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar Assad edged closer to the capital, the symbol of his power. The blast came as more than 100 countries recognized the opposition umbrella group as the legitimate representat... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761244-blast-syrian-regime-building-capital-kills-5.html 2012-12-12T19:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760798-north-koreas-missile-arsenal.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's missile program is a point of national pride, with state TV regularly broadcasting past liftoffs set to rousing military anthems. But Pyongyang provides precious few details about its program's inner workings, leaving outside analysts to squeeze details from satellite photos and comparisons with other countries' missiles. Here's a look... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760798-north-koreas-missile-arsenal.html 2012-12-12T11:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1757614-obama-us-recognizes-syrias-main-rebel-group.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Syria's main opposition group the sole "legitimate representative" of its country's people Tuesday, deeming the move "a big step" in the international diplomatic efforts to end Syrian President Bashar Assad's embattled regime. Obama said the newly formed Syrian Opposition Council "is now inclusive enough" ... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1757614-obama-us-recognizes-syrias-main-rebel-group.html 2012-12-11T22:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1757688-extremists-syrian-rebels-who-seized-base.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels including Islamic extremists took full control of a sprawling military base Tuesday after a bloody two-day battle that killed 35 soldiers, activists said. It was the latest gain by opposition forces bolstered by an al-Qaida-linked group that has provided skilled fighters but raised concerns in the West. The Sheik Suleiman milit... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1757688-extremists-syrian-rebels-who-seized-base.html 2012-12-11T19:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1757850-panetta-syria-chemical-threat-slowed.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — The Syrian government seems to have slowed preparations for the possible use of chemical weapons against rebel targets, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday. Last week, U.S. officials said there was evidence that Syrian forces had begun preparing sarin, a nerve agent, for possible use in bombs. Speaking to reporters flying w... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1757850-panetta-syria-chemical-threat-slowed.html 2012-12-11T12:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755624-sanctions-hit-iranian-manufacturing-hard.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A conservative Iranian news website says the number of manufacturing companies in the country facing financial crisis has increased four-fold over the past four years to nearly 1,600. The Monday report by tasnimnews.com reflects the impact of Western sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear program. The website says the report ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755624-sanctions-hit-iranian-manufacturing-hard.html 2012-12-10T12:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1754262-ap-exclusive-georgia-details-nuke-investigations.html BATUMI, Georgia (AP) — On the gritty side of this casino resort town near the Turkish border, three men in a hotel suite gathered in secret to talk about a deal for radioactive material. The Georgian seller offered cesium, a byproduct of nuclear reactors that terrorists can use to arm a dirty bomb with the power to kill. But one of the Turkish men, wearin... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1754262-ap-exclusive-georgia-details-nuke-investigations.html 2012-12-10T04:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752702-syrian-rebels-leadership-bid-to-unite.html BEIRUT (AP) — Rebel commanders from across Syria have joined forces under a united command they hope will increase coordination between diverse fighting groups and streamline the pathway for arms essential to their struggle against President Bashar Assad. While many of the brigades involved in the fighting are decidedly Islamist in outlook and some have b... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752702-syrian-rebels-leadership-bid-to-unite.html 2012-12-08T19:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1751696-chemical-weapons-risk-syrian-missiles-shells.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Growing fear that civil war in Syria could unleash the world's first use of chemical weapons in nearly three decades is based on two grim scenarios — neither considered likely but both carrying risks of civilian massacre and a major escalation of violence. The first is that President Bashar Assad, in a last-ditch effort to save his regim... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1751696-chemical-weapons-risk-syrian-missiles-shells.html 2012-12-07T20:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747608-with-war-shifting-us-russia-talk-syrias-future.html DUBLIN (AP) — Diplomatic efforts to end Syria's civil war moved forward Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joining Russia's foreign minister and the U.N. peace envoy to the Arab country for extraordinary three-way talks that suggested Washington and Moscow might finally unite behind a strategy as the Assad regime weakens. In Wash... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747608-with-war-shifting-us-russia-talk-syrias-future.html 2012-12-06T20:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747478-nato-moves-toward-deployment-syria-border.html BEIRUT (AP) — As fears grow in the West that Syrian President Bashar Assad will unleash chemical weapons as an act of desperation, NATO moved forward Thursday with its plan to place Patriot missiles and troops along Syria's border with Turkey to protect against potential attacks. Assad's regime blasted the move as "psychological warfare," saying the new d... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747478-nato-moves-toward-deployment-syria-border.html 2012-12-06T18:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741586-fighting-surges-syrian-capital-damascus.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's civil war is closing in on President Bashar Assad's seat of power in Damascus with clashes between government forces and rebels flaring around the city Tuesday, raising fears the capital will become the next major battlefield in the 20-month-old conflict. Numerous reports emerged of at least a dozen people killed near the ancient cit... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741586-fighting-surges-syrian-capital-damascus.html 2012-12-04T19:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741504-nato-backs-patriot-anti-missile-system-turkey.html BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO announced Tuesday that it will deploy Patriot anti-missile systems near Turkey's southern border, shoring up defenses against the threat of cross-border attacks from Syria and bringing the United States and its allies closer to Syria's civil war. The alliance's 28 members decided to limit use of Patriots solely for the defensive purpo... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741504-nato-backs-patriot-anti-missile-system-turkey.html 2012-12-04T18:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1741680-history-chemical-weapons.html Several international agreements have sought to limit the use of chemical weapons in warfare, beginning with the 1675 Strasbourg Agreement that banned the use of poison bullets in conflict. More recently, a United Nations initiative led to the signing of the Chemical Weapons Convention in 1993. The convention, which has been signed by 182 states, enforces a comprehensive ba... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1741680-history-chemical-weapons.html 2012-12-04T12:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741436-un-calls-israel-to-open-nuclear-facilities.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on Israel to quickly open its nuclear program for inspection and backing a high-level conference to ban nuclear weapons from the Middle East which was just canceled. All the Arab nations and Iran had planned to attend the conference in mid-December in Helsinki... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741436-un-calls-israel-to-open-nuclear-facilities.html 2012-12-04T05:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739124-us-weighing-military-options-syria-uses-wmd.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and its allies are weighing military options to secure Syria's chemical and biological weapons, after U.S. intelligence reports show the Syrian regime may be readying those weapons and may be desperate enough to use them, U.S. officials said Monday. President Barack Obama, in a speech at the National Defense University on... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739124-us-weighing-military-options-syria-uses-wmd.html 2012-12-04T01:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739016-un-pulling-staff-syria-violence-capital.html BEIRUT (AP) — Fighting between rebels and government forces raged near the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday, forcing an inbound commercial jet to turn back while the U.N. said it was withdrawing staff because of deteriorating security conditions. Lebanese security officials said Jihad Makdissi, a polished Foreign Ministry spokesman known for defending th... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739016-un-pulling-staff-syria-violence-capital.html 2012-12-04T01:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1740952-obama-hails-nunn-lugar-efforts-to-secure-nukes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Hailing two decades of efforts to help the former Soviet Union secure nuclear weapons stockpiles, President Barack Obama said Monday that the world must continue to stand guard against nuclear threats — including terrorists who seek to gain control of nuclear weapons. "We cannot let our guard down," Obama said, calling efforts to combat ... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1740952-obama-hails-nunn-lugar-efforts-to-secure-nukes.html 2012-12-03T21:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736098-north-korea-gears-up-to-launch-long-range-rocket.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is gearing up to fire a long-range rocket this month in a defiant move expected to raise the stakes of a global standoff over its missile and nuclear programs. The North's announcement Saturday that it would launch the rocket between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22 came as President Barack Obama prepares for his second term and a... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 10:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736098-north-korea-gears-up-to-launch-long-range-rocket.html 2012-12-02T10:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1737074-family-defends-brothers-charged-fla-plot.html OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida brothers charged with plotting to support terrorists are caring family men who enjoyed living in the U.S. and would never hurt anyone, their family said Saturday. Authorities swarmed a quiet, lakefront condominium near Fort Lauderdale earlier this week and arrested Sheheryar Alam Qazi, 30, and 20-year-old Raees Alam Q... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 20:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1737074-family-defends-brothers-charged-fla-plot.html 2012-12-01T20:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736334-hero-worship-kazakhstan-leaders-hits-height.html ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Kazakhstan on Saturday observed a new holiday lauding President Nursultan Nazarbayev, part of a growing cult of personality around the leader of the sprawling, resource-rich former Soviet republic. The highlight of First President's Day, which marks the anniversary of Nazarbayev's first election in 1991, was a carefully choreogra... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 12:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736334-hero-worship-kazakhstan-leaders-hits-height.html 2012-12-01T12:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1733474-senate-votes-to-tighten-sanctions-iran.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate endorsed stringent new sanctions on Iran's energy and shipping sectors in a fresh attempt to hobble the Islamic Republic's economy and hamper its nuclear ambitions. Ignoring White House opposition spelled out just hours before the vote, the Senate voted 94-0 on Friday for a package of punitive measures that would end sales and... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1733474-senate-votes-to-tighten-sanctions-iran.html 2012-11-30T17:50:00Z