U.S., Russia Close In on Nuclear Treaty. U.S. and Russian arms-control negotiators have reached an "agreement in principle" on the first nuclear-arms-reduction treaty in nearly two decades, administration and arms-control officials said Tuesday. By Jonathan Weisman, The Wall Street Journal, 4 Feb 2010
Soft Targets. Add Yemen to America`s long list of easy enemies. If the last few decades prove anything about America`s strategy in fighting Islamic terrorism, it`s that no matter what the other side throws our way, America will respond in the most counterintuitive and self-destructive manner imaginable. By Mark Ames, The American Conservative, USA, 28 Jan 2010
Six powers to unite over Iran nuclear ambitions. Six international powers are counting on unity to check Iran`s nuclear ambitions, according to a European diplomat who expects China to drop its opposition to new sanctions for fear of isolation. By Christophe Schmidt, Agence France-Presse, 24 Jan 2010
Iran spurns nuclear fuel deal in writing: diplomats. Iran has notified the U.N. nuclear watchdog it rejects key parts of a draft deal to send abroad most of its enriched uranium, designed to ease fears the material could be used to make nuclear weapons, diplomats said on Tuesday. By Arshad Mohammed, John O`Callaghan, Reuters, 20 Jan 2010
Iran`s offer on nuclear deal: genuine or diplomatic wedge? Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran`s enriched uranium could be processed outside the country, a deal Iran once rejected. The US and other countries are wary of the offer as they consider new sanctions. By Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb 2010
Chernobyl: Leaking radiation and sucking up Canadian money. Thirteen years after Canada and other nations pledged $768-million to render the destroyed nuclear reactor safe, the cost has ballooned to $2-billion and the job still isn`t done. By Doug Saunders, Globe and Mail, 4 Feb 2010
The Doomsday Clock keeps ticking. Governments must change nuclear policy, but they won`t find the political will unless the public demands it. By Lawrence M. Krauss, The Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan 2010
U.S. beefing up missile defenses in Persian Gulf. As the Obama administration edges toward imposing tougher sanctions on Iran, it has begun upgrading its approach to defending its Persian Gulf allies against potential Iranian missile strikes, officials said Saturday. By Robert Burns, The Associated Press & The Washington Post, 1 Feb 2010
