http://www.mail.com/subjects/1514-weapons-administration.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1514-weapons-administration.html http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2076332-nkorea-nuke-arsenal-matter-when.html 2013-05-10T15:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073680-turkey-testing-syrians-chemical-weapon-wounds.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey is testing injured Syrians seeking treatment across the border for chemical weapon wounds, the foreign minister said Thursday. Ahmet Davutoglu also said more substantial tests were being conducted on a dozen injured Syrians and that the results of those tests would be made public as soon as they are available. The move follows... Thu, 09 May 2013 16:10:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073680-turkey-testing-syrians-chemical-weapon-wounds.html 2013-05-09T16:10:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073334-general-orders-extra-review-nuke-crew-failings.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The general who commands the nation's nuclear forces said Thursday he has ordered further review of failings discovered among Air Force officers who operate nuclear missiles. But he told Congress he was not alarmed by their shortcomings. Gen. Robert Kehler, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, told a House Armed Services panel that the A... Thu, 09 May 2013 14:52:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073334-general-orders-extra-review-nuke-crew-failings.html 2013-05-09T14:52:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070570-ap-exclusive-commander-cites-rot-nuke-force.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel demanded more information Wednesday after the Air Force removed 17 launch officers from duty at a nuclear missile base in North Dakota over what a commander called "rot" in the force. The Air Force struggled to explain, acknowledging concern about an "attitude problem" but telling Congress the weapons were secure. ... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:41:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070570-ap-exclusive-commander-cites-rot-nuke-force.html 2013-05-08T21:41:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066956-chicago-case-alleges-ties-to-north-korea.html CHICAGO (AP) — A Taiwanese businessman long suspected of ties to North Korea and his Illinois-based son have been charged in Chicago with seeking to bypass a U.S. ban on the export of weapons machinery to the hard-line communist nation, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Hsien Tai Tsai, 67, and his 36-year-old son, Yueh-Hsun Tsai, are charged with one ... Tue, 07 May 2013 00:12:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066956-chicago-case-alleges-ties-to-north-korea.html 2013-05-07T00:12:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2066842-nuclear-protester-trial-underway-this-week.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An octogenarian nun and two codefendants used bolt cutters to cut through fences and spent about two hours inside a Tennessee national security plant that has had a hand in making, maintaining or dismantling parts of every nuclear weapon in the country's arsenal, federal authorities allege. In July, the trio splashed human blood on... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:58:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2066842-nuclear-protester-trial-underway-this-week.html 2013-05-06T19:58:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062934-readying-syria-push-us-feels-russia.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is trying to leverage new evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons, and make a fresh diplomatic and possible military push with allies to end the country's civil war. This renewed effort starts with Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Moscow this coming week for talks wit... Sat, 04 May 2013 15:45:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062934-readying-syria-push-us-feels-russia.html 2013-05-04T15:45:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2057298-navy-charges-2-deaths-2-divers-md-pond.html HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Two members of a Virginia-based Navy dive unit face military criminal charges of involuntary manslaughter and dereliction of duty in the February drowning deaths of two divers at an Army facility test pond near Baltimore, officials said Wednesday. Navy officials said the two defendants, whom they haven't identified, are a chief warr... Thu, 02 May 2013 01:13:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2057298-navy-charges-2-deaths-2-divers-md-pond.html 2013-05-02T01:13:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2043544-north-koreas-military-capabilities.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's military, founded 81 years ago Thursday, is older than the country itself. It began as an anti-Japanese militia and is now the heart of the nation's "military first" policy. Late leader Kim Jong Il elevated the military's role during his 17-year rule; South Korea estimates he boosted troop levels to 1.2 million sold... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:21:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2043544-north-koreas-military-capabilities.html 2013-04-26T03:21:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044046-kurdish-rebels-to-retreat-turkey-to-iraq.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Kurdish rebels will start withdrawing thousands of guerrilla fighters from Turkey on May 8 and retreat across the border to northern Iraq, a rebel commander said Thursday, in an important milestone toward ending a nearly three-decade old insurgency that has cost tens of thousands of lives. In a news conference held in northern Iraq's... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:55:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044046-kurdish-rebels-to-retreat-turkey-to-iraq.html 2013-04-25T17:55:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2042692-us-skorea-extend-nuclear-agreement.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and South Korea are extending for two years their current civilian nuclear agreement and postponing a contentious decision on whether Seoul will be allowed to reprocess spent fuel as it seeks to expand its atomic energy industry. Wednesday's announcement is a setback to South Korea's new leader, Park Geun-hye, who had made revis... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:15:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2042692-us-skorea-extend-nuclear-agreement.html 2013-04-24T21:15:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2034052-hagel-trip-to-mideast-pentagon-chief.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Saturday began a weeklong trip to the Middle East to consult with Israeli leaders on Syria's civil war and Iran's nuclear program and to discuss a set of U.S. arms deals with Israel and two Arab countries. On his first Mideast visit as Pentagon chief, Hagel planned stops in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, E... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:12:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2034052-hagel-trip-to-mideast-pentagon-chief.html 2013-04-20T22:12:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033698-iran-will-remain-loyal-to-nuclear-treaty.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's foreign ministry says the country is a committed signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and will continue cooperating with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency. Five major powers on Friday labeled Iran and North Korea as "serious challenges" to the world's nuclear security, saying they have defied U.N. sanctions. They cit... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:35:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033698-iran-will-remain-loyal-to-nuclear-treaty.html 2013-04-20T17:35:21Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2027890-gorbachev-sees-global-failure-to-address-eco-risks.html GENEVA (AP) — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Thursday painted a dim picture of the world's environmental progress, two decades after he founded the environmental group Green Cross International. Laying much of the blame on a lack of leadership and vision, he railed against governments for falling short on nuclear disarmament, waste, development... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:48:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2027890-gorbachev-sees-global-failure-to-address-eco-risks.html 2013-04-18T14:48:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2022202-nkorea-lashes-anew-protest-seoul.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea said it was open to talks, but not as long as the United States is "brandishing a nuclear stick," while Washington insisted that the burden for renewed negotiations now rests with Pyongyang. North Korea also warned that it will intensify unspecified "military countermeasures" unless the U.S. stops conducting milit... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2022202-nkorea-lashes-anew-protest-seoul.html 2013-04-17T03:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2018676-nkorea-marking-leaders-birthday-ire.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After a day of festivities to mark the 101st birthday of its first leader, North Korea on Tuesday offered new prickly rhetoric against the United States and South Korea, which are watching closely for signs whether it will conduct a medium-range missile test in defiance of international concerns. State media said the Supreme ... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:23:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2018676-nkorea-marking-leaders-birthday-ire.html 2013-04-16T05:23:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020660-sen-lugar-to-knighted-british.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Sen. Richard Lugar is being knighted on orders from the Queen of England, joining a select list of Americans to receive the distinction. The Indiana Republican, who this year left the Senate after serving 36 years, will receive the rank of honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire during a ceremon... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:16:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020660-sen-lugar-to-knighted-british.html 2013-04-15T16:16:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018436-us-talks-up-diplomacy-nkorea-takes-hard.html TOKYO (AP) — The United States and Japan opened the door Sunday to new nuclear talks with North Korea if the saber-rattling country lowered tensions and honored past agreements, even as it rejected South Korea's latest offer of dialogue as a "crafty trick." U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters in Tokyo that North Korea would find "ready partn... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:29:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018436-us-talks-up-diplomacy-nkorea-takes-hard.html 2013-04-15T05:29:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017274-goal-nuclear-free-nkorea-tests-us-china-ties.html BEIJING (AP) — Bound by threats from North Korea, the U.S. and China agreed Saturday to rid the bellicose nation of nuclear weapons in a test of whether the world powers can shelve years of rivalry and discord, and unite in fostering global stability. Beyond this latest attempt to restrain North Korea, the burgeoning nuclear crisis has so frustrated the U... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:59:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017274-goal-nuclear-free-nkorea-tests-us-china-ties.html 2013-04-13T21:59:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2016756-north-korea-crisis.html As the world waits and watches for an expected North Korean ballistic missile test, the U.S. and its allies are prepared to respond. U.S. officials are conceding that North Korea may be increasing its nuclear capabilities, but they don't expect a nuclear strike. They suggest that other military moves by Pyongyang involving artillery attacks or shelling of nearby South Korean... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:01:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2016756-north-korea-crisis.html 2013-04-13T21:01:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2017520-kerry-us-china-pledge-to-work-together-nkorea.html BEIJING (AP) — U.S. and Chinese leaders said Saturday that their countries are committed to finding a peaceful way to ensure a nuclear-free Korean peninsula. "We are determined to make that goal a reality," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said after talks with Chinese officials and before having dinner with China's foreign policy chief, Yang Jiechi. "C... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:08:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2017520-kerry-us-china-pledge-to-work-together-nkorea.html 2013-04-13T13:08:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017246-logic-north-koreas-threats.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — To the outside world, the talk often appears to border on the lunatic, with the poor, hungry and electricity-starved nation threatening to lay waste to America's cities in an atomic firestorm, or to overrun South Korea in a lightning attack. Enemy capitals, North Korea said, will be turned "into a sea of fire." North Korea's firs... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:45:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017246-logic-north-koreas-threats.html 2013-04-13T08:45:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2016626-us-stresses-limits-nkoreas-nuclear-firepower.html WASHINGTON (AP) — On the brink of an expected North Korean missile test, U.S. officials focused on the limits of Pyongyang's nuclear firepower Friday, trying to shift attention from the disclosure that the North Koreans might be able to launch a nuclear strike. They insisted that while the unpredictable government might have rudimentary nuclear capabilities, it has not prove... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:54:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2016626-us-stresses-limits-nkoreas-nuclear-firepower.html 2013-04-13T06:54:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2015020-kerry-tamps-anxiety-nkorea-missile-power.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a stark warning to North Korea on Friday not to test-fire a mid-range missile, while tamping down anxiety caused by a new U.S. intelligence report suggesting significant progress in the communist regime's nuclear weapons program. Kicking off four days of talks in an East Asia beset by ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:59:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2015020-kerry-tamps-anxiety-nkorea-missile-power.html 2013-04-12T19:59:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2009192-despite-tensions-nkorea-readies-festivities.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — As the world watches to see what North Korea's next move will be in a high-stakes game of brinksmanship with the United States, residents of its capital aren't hunkering down in bunkers and preparing for the worst. Instead, they are out on the streets en masse getting ready for the birthday of national founder Kim Il Sung — the biggest holiday o... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:54:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2009192-despite-tensions-nkorea-readies-festivities.html 2013-04-12T13:54:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013746-kerry-heads-to-east-asia-seeks-help-nkorea.html LONDON (AP) — John Kerry had been secretary of state for little more than a week when North Korea tested a nuclear bomb. He gathered top aides together for a morning meeting and asked for ideas, prompting a conversation about how to get China to join the United States in putting pressure on Pyongyang, according to a senior administration official who was ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:59:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013746-kerry-heads-to-east-asia-seeks-help-nkorea.html 2013-04-11T17:59:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012536-nkorea-fury-joint-war-games-decades.html OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AP) — The names of U.S.-South Korean war games staged over the years don't sound all that threatening: Team Spirit, Ulchi Focus Lens, Key Resolve ... Foal Eagle. But whatever they're called, the annual show of force is guaranteed to get a rise out of North Korea. Two decades ago, Kim Il Sung, the late founder of the still-rulin... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:43:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012536-nkorea-fury-joint-war-games-decades.html 2013-04-11T10:43:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2004860-japan-increasingly-nervous-north-korea-nukes.html TOKYO (AP) — It's easy to write off North Korea's threats to strike the United States with a nuclear-tipped missile as bluster: It has never demonstrated the capability to deploy a missile that could reach the Pacific island of Guam, let alone the mainland U.S. But what about Japan? Though it remains a highly unlikely scenario, Japanese officials have lon... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:50:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2004860-japan-increasingly-nervous-north-korea-nukes.html 2013-04-09T02:50:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2004824-suicide-blast-syrian-capital-kills-15.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A suicide car bomber struck Monday in the financial heart of Syria's capital, killing at least 15 people, damaging the nearby central bank and incinerating cars and trees in the neighborhood. The attack was the latest in a recent series of bombings to hit Damascus in the civil war, slowly closing in on President Bashar Assad's base ... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2004824-suicide-blast-syrian-capital-kills-15.html 2013-04-08T20:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2005330-lawmaker-iran-quit-nuclear-treaty.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will keep the option of withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on the table and will seriously consider it if the West intensifies sanctions or refers the case to the U.N. Security Council, a leading lawmaker warned Monday. Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Iran cannot remain an NPT member while it is punished for exercising ... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:34:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2005330-lawmaker-iran-quit-nuclear-treaty.html 2013-04-08T14:34:20Z