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Tracking Nuclear Proliferation
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October 27, 2009
Iran Seeks Big Changes in Uranium Deal

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iran vowed Tuesday to seek "important changes" in a United Nations plan that would require it to ship its enriched uranium out of the country for processing abroad, raising alarm among Western governments involved in nuclear talks with the country.

Iranian officials said that even if the country agreed to a U.N.-sponsored proposal, it would likely not ship its supply en masse.

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IAEA Expresses Concern on Iran's Nuclear Ability India to Expand Nuclear Power Capabilities Map Plots Weapons Proliferation

After the International Atomic Energy Agency released a report saying Iran's suspected research into nuclear weapons remained "a matter of serious concern," analysts examined what actions the international community should take.

With India's demand for electricity expected to more than double by the year 2015, the country is attempting to increase its reliance on nuclear energy. The NewsHour reports from India on the country's growing nuclear industry.

Since 1945 when the United States detonated the world's first atomic bomb, eight other nations have built nuclear weapons and nearly two dozen others are suspected of seeking nuclear technology. (Requires Flash)

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