Islamabad, Dec.30 (ANI) : Pakistan has denied reports suggesting that it had transferred nuclear know-how’s to North Korea .
Referring to an article published in The Washington Post on December 28 titled,”Pakistani scientist depicts [...]
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Hillary Clinton urges world to condemn Iran’s nuke programs with one voice
Washington, Dec. 12 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton believes that the “time has come” for “the international community to speak with one voice” to condemn Iran’s nuclear program.
In a taped interview with Al Jazeera, Clinton told the network the Obama administration hoped to “work with others” to tackle issues such as nuclear proliferation [...]
Politicians squeamish in response to terror: Manish Tewari
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari Tuesday said that the response of Indian politicians to terror attacks has been very ’squeamish’ and a change needs to be brought in their mindset on security issues.
Tewari was speaking at a seminar organised by the National Maritime Foundation on ‘India’s coastal and internal security post [...]
Tehran threatens to enrich uranium locally if IAEA deal fails
Tehran, Nov 24 (DPA) Tehran has warned that if a uranium exchange deal proposed by the international community failed, Iran would enrich uranium by itself, the official news agency IRNA reported.
‘If the uranium for the Tehran reactor is not provided via the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), then we will perform the enrichment process at [...]
IAEA inspects Syrian reactor for second time
Vienna, Nov 18 (DPA) The world’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), conducted a second inspection of a Syrian reactor Tuesday – a day after the agency made clear it was not satisfied with Syria’s explanation about uranium particles found there.
The IAEA is trying to find out whether the country has a covert [...]
Iran may have more secret nuclear facilities, warns IAEA
London, Nov. 17 (ANI): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that Iran may have more secret nuclear sites apart from the recently revealed construction site at Qom.
The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog raised suspicions after inspectors were given access to the uranium enrichment plant under construction in a mountain near the city of Qom.
An [...]
US committed to full implementation of India-US n-deal
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s state visit next week, the United States has assured India that it is firmly committed to full implementation of their landmark civil nuclear deal as quickly as possible.
Noting that the nuclear deal signed during the Bush administration had transformed a ’significant bilateral irritant into a [...]
New Iran site raises question about other secret locations: IAEA
Vienna, Nov 16 (DPA) Iran’s late declaration of a new nuclear site raises the question whether there are other still secret facilities, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Monday in its latest report on the Islamic state.
Iran informed the Vienna-based IAEA in September that it has been constructing an additional uranium enrichment plant in [...]
Australian PM to meet Manmohan Singh
New Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister (PM) Kevin Rudd will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh this evening and will discuss issues of bilateral and international importance.
Rudd, who arrived here last night on a two-day visit, is expected to hold talks on maritime security.
Both leaders will sign agreements on maritime security and counter- terrorism [...]
New Delhi to persuade Australian PM for uranium sale to India
New Delhi, Nov.11 (ANI): Energy starved India, which is pressing hard to ensure sufficient nuclear fuel supply for its drying nuclear reactors, is likely to persuade the visiting Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to open up the uranium sale to India.
” India is more than willing [...]
More nuclear talks needed with Iran: IAEA
Vienna, Oct 29 (DPA) Iran has provided an ‘initial response’ to a planned international nuclear fuel deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed Thursday, adding that more consultations were needed.
Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA, said his country had a positive approach to the deal but that it asked for ‘important technical [...]
IAEA team inspects Iran’s new nuclear plant
Tehran, Oct 25 (IANS) A team of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Sunday inspected Iran’s new uranium enrichment plant near the city of Qom Sunday, media reports said.
The inspectors of the Vienna-based organistion will stay in the country till Tuesday, Xinhua reported.
Last month, Iran confirmed that it is building a new nuclear fuel enrichment [...]
Nuclear talks held up by Iran’s rejection of France
Vienna, Oct 20 (DPA) Multilateral talks on processing Iran’s uranium abroad were held up Tuesday by Tehran’s refusal to accept France as a direct partner in a deal, according to a source close to the talks.
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in Tehran that Tuesday his country does not want France at the Vienna talks, [...]
Iran to increase uranium enrichment if Vienna talks fail
Tehran/Vienna, Oct 19 (DPA) Iran will independently enrich uranium to levels beyond what is needed for basic power generation if talks in Vienna on a plan to process the country’s nuclear fuel abroad fail, the spokesman of the Iranian Atomic Organisation stressed Monday.
Ali Shirzadian spoke in Tehran ahead of Monday’s multilateral meeting at the International [...]
US prepared to move with sanctions on Iran
Washington, Oct 7 (DPA) The US is preparing to push forward with international sanctions if negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme fail, US officials said Tuesday.
Deputy Secretary of States James Steinberg told a Senate committee that the United States will be ready to quickly seek UN Security Council sanctions if the ongoing talks with [...]
Iran has sufficient data to produce an atom bomb: IAEA report
New York, Oct 4 (ANI): Iran has acquired sufficient information to be able to design and produce a workable atom bomb, according to a confidential analysis by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The report, titled “Possible Military Dimensions of Iran’s Nuclear Program,” was produced in consultation with a range of nuclear weapons experts inside and [...]
Manmohan Singh inaugurates international meet on peaceful uses of atomic energy
New Delhi, Sep 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today inaugurated the three-day international conference on ‘Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy.’
Organised by the Department of Atomic Energy in association with the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Indian Nuclear Society, the conference will discuss various options to contribute towards a road map for the [...]
Israel thinks revelation of Iran’s secret N-site would block its nuclear bomb ambitions
Jerusalem, Sep. 27 (ANI): Israel thinks that the revelation of a clandestine uranium enrichment site in Iran will trigger the international community to act more forcefully to prevent the Islamic republic from developing nuclear weapons.
“The free world has reached the last opportunity for [...]
Pakistan elected to Board of Governors of IAEA
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Pakistan was elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Friday under the reserved seat for the Middle East and South Asia (MESA), the Online news agency reported.
The decision was taken at the ongoing IAEA General Conference in Vienna Sep 14-18. Pakistan will now start its [...]
Despite IAEA findings, Iran sings its old nuke-for-peaceful-purposes tune
Tehran, Sep. 18 (ANI): Even as a secret IAEA report revealed that Iran is capable of making a nuclear bomb and is developing a missile system to carry an atomic warhead, Iranian officials have reiterated claims that the Islamic nation’s nuclear program is intended for peaceful purposes. [...]
IAEA members agree on call for nuclear free Mideast
Vienna, Sep 18 (DPA) Member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) agreed Thursday to call for a Middle East free of nuclear arms, with more countries supporting the resolution than last year.
At the IAEA’s annual general conference, 103 countries voted in favour, none against. Only four abstained – including the US and Israel. [...]
US prepared for direct talks with North Korea
Washington, Sep 16 (DPA) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested the US is prepared to engage in direct talks with North Korea to encourage the communist country to rejoin negotiations over its nuclear programme.
But Clinton said there had been no formal decision on whether to accept a North Korean invitation for the US special [...]
Iran has enough fuel to make a nuclear bomb: NYT
Washington, Sep 10 (ANI): Iran has created enough nuclear fuel to make a rapid, but a risky sprint for a nuclear weapon, according to American intelligence agencies.
The new intelligence reports delivered to the White House say that the country has deliberately stopped short of the critical last steps to make a bomb, The New York [...]
