World May 03 Iran Calls for World Without Nuclear Arms; U.S. Touts ‘Practical Solutions’ Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaking Monday at a U.N. conference on the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, called for a world free of nuclear weapons. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who spoke several hours later, urged nations to focus on practical… By Larisa Epatko
Nation May 27 Watch Obama Administration Faces Instability in Key Nuclear Nations Nuclear tests in North Korea, violence in Pakistan and a diplomatic stalemate with Iran has complicated nuclear diplomacy for the U.S. Former Carter official Zbigniew Brzezinski and Philip Zelikow, foreign adviser under President Bush, consider the new world.
Nation May 27 Watch Nature of Pakistani, North Korean Nuclear Threats Shift As North Korea intensifies its rhetoric and nuclear tests and Pakistan confronts an increasingly extremist insurrection, two Independent Television News correspondents report on the shifting nature of the nuclear threats from those two countries.
Politics Apr 06 U.S. Calls for Strong Response to North Korean Rocket Launch North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket on Sunday has brought new urgency to President Barack Obama's stated nonproliferation and arms control goals. By PBS News Hour
Mar 27 IAEA Members Hit Stalemate on New Leadership By PBS News Hour Member nations of the International Atomic Energy Agency failed Friday to elect a new leader after multiple rounds of voting split largely along economic lines. Continue reading
Feb 03 Iran Launches First ‘Homegrown’ Satellite Into Space By PBS News Hour Iran said Tuesday that it had launched its first domestically-produced satellite as part of Tehran's ongoing efforts to build a space program. The launch was timed to coincide with observances of the 30th anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution. Continue reading
Sep 26 Nations Agree to Draft Resolution on Iran Nuclear Program By Admin, PBS News Hour Six nations have agreed on a draft U.N. resolution on Iran's nuclear program, but it does not include new sanctions, per Russia's preference, European officials said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 06 Nations to Mull New Sanctions Against Iran for Nuclear Program By PBS News Hour Six world powers agreed Wednesday to start considering a fourth U.N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on Iran because of its refusal to end its nuclear program. Continue reading
Jun 02 Nuclear Inspectors Head to Syria to Look at Site Bombed by Israel By PBS News Hour International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei announced Monday that an inspection team was heading to Syria June 22 to clear up the lingering mystery about a Syrian military site bombed in an Israeli raid in September. Continue reading