nuclear popularity and nuclear trends

The real-life war game that almost led to nuclear armageddon.

In the wake of reports that the Justice Department used the "potential criminal liability" of a Fox News reporter to get a search warrant for his e-mail, the White House said Tuesday that President Barack Obama would not support prosecutions of journalists over their work. "If you're asking me whether the president believes that journalists should be prosecuted for doing...

Matt Novak hits some highlights from Joanne Brown's 1988 Journal of American History paper A is for Atom, B is for Bomb (paywalled link), which discusses the weird, grim stuff that America contemplated at the height of the cold war, and worried about how it would identify the charred corpses of children after a nuclear [...]    

List of eight candidates allowed to run in race to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad excludes two leading figuresAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the leading opposition-backed candidate in Iran's presidential election, was disqualified on Tuesday from standing in a blow to those hoping for significant change when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad leaves office.Iranian state-run television broadcast...

Study shows a severe accident at a British plant would not require evacuation    

UN nuclear agency report expected to show Iran further increasing capacity to produce materials, continued instillation of centrifuges.

VIENNA (Reuters) - A U.N. nuclear agency report due this week is expected to show Iran further increasing its capacity to produce material that its adversaries fear could eventually be put to developing atomic bombs, Western diplomats said on Tuesday.

Tensions rising between nations over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme    

El científico ha puesto a punto la técnica de transferencia nuclear que dio origen a 'Dolly', pero en humanos

The Federal Bureau of Investigation was granted a search warrant in 2010 for a reporter's Gmail account without his knowledge in relation to a leak investigation, it was revealed Sunday. The warrant shows how investigators compel Google and similar companies to provide access to user data. The Washington Post first broke the news that Fox News reporter James Rosen...

Attorney General Eric Holder's rejection last week of the idea of prosecuting journalists for publishing classified information sounded categorical and absolute. But was it? Under questioning by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Holder dismissed the notion of prosecuting reporters as, basically, nuts. "You've got a long way to go to try to prosecute people--the press for the...

El Gobierno ha subrayado hoy que no es partidario de infrautilizar tecnologías de energía instaladas, incluida la nuclear, en alusión a la petición de la central de Garoña de pedir un nuevo plazo para poder alargar su vida útil, que acaba en julio. En declaraciones a la prensa antes de comparecer en la Comisión de Industria del Senado, Soria ha reiterado que el...

Thousands of Taiwanese marched through the capital Taipei Sunday urging the government to halt construction of a nearly completed nuclear power plant, citing the Japanese atomic crisis.    

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's short-range missile launch, calling on Pyongyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers.    

El énfasis en el éxito económico de Asia opaca el hecho de que esa región alberga las principales amenazas a la estabilidad mundial

By Katharine Houreld ISLAMABAD, May 19 (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan on Saturday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign and one that set off a war of words between two major opposition parties. Around 150 people were killed in the run-up to national elections...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers.

A beloved childrens' film, transplanted to a nuclear wasteland, bewitches Rupert Christiansen.    

Los cohetes aumentan la tensión en la península, que se había ido desvaneciendo tras la escalada de amenazas del mes pasado

The best of the rest from the Physics arXiv preprint serverPerformance of a Remotely Located Muon Radiography System to Identify the Inner Structure of a Nuclear Plant

The Ahmadinejad era plunged the country into self-isolation, poverty and paranoia. In four weeks, Iran will decide on its next president, and the results could affect the fate of the world

Move could reignite tensions that flared up after Pyongyang's nuclear test earlier this year, which led to tighter UN sanctionsNorth Korea has fired three short-range Scud missiles from its east coast, amid diplomatic efforts to ease tensions over the state's nuclear programme.Two missiles were launched on Saturday morning and another in the afternoon according to the...

Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.

Iranian stalling tactics at IAEA talks, deadlock on UN investigation into suspected nuclear bomb program justify increased pressure by US, Europe, according to French defense minister.

New report says sanctions have ‘choked off significant funding’ for weapons programs

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has told top advisers that he is prepared to take action if Senate Republicans block three upcoming nominations, the Washington Post reported on Friday.Reid is reportedly focusing on the month of July to approach filibuster reform and possibly execute the "nuclear option," which would change the Senate rules and no longer require...

Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.

Guido Westerwelle meets with Netanyahu, Peres in J'lem; expresses support for US initiative to restart peace process, stresses it is important not just to talk, but also act; Peres: There should be no compromise on Iran.

MISOV, Czech Republic (Reuters) - A former secret Soviet nuclear warhead shelter in the Czech Republic is being turned into a museum inviting visitors to learn about the Cold War atomic race.

Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.

One poster warns of a possible nuclear disaster, asking commuters, 'How will you evacuate?' A similar poster warns of a gas test by the New York Police Department. 'The NYPD will release small amounts of harmless, colorless gas in 5 boroughs and 21 subway lines,' the message reads, alongside a creepy image of gas mask.

A new material could potentially be used to extract uranium from seawater more efficiently, new research suggests. The world’s oceans contain nearly a thousand times as much uranium as conventional reserves, and researchers have spent decades trying to develop an efficient way to extract it. Experts say it is important to develop such technology because it could serve...

Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.

Iranian negotiation says he would continue resisting int'l community demands on nuclear program if elected president.

Physicists may have created the smallest drops of liquid ever made in the lab. That possibility has been raised by the results of a recent experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and most powerful particle collider located at the European Laboratory for Nuclear and Particle Physics (CERN) in Switzerland. Evidence of the minuscule droplets was extracted...

Even non-soccer fans know how hooliganism can quickly turn a harmless match into a veritable war zone, full of riots, stabbings, even death. To help keep the peace at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, FIFA has decided to go high-tech by enlisting military robots for security. SEE ALSO: First-Ever Drone Launched From Aircraft Carrier iRobot recently announced...

In what can be seen as a green signal to the upcoming 2,800 MW atomic power project in Gorakhpur village of Fatehabad district in Haryana, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday dismissed a bunch of petitions filed by farmers against the plant.    

Why America's nuclear missileers are going soft.

Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.

I am pleased that today, by a unanimous vote, the Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz as our next Energy Secretary. Dr. Moniz is a world-class scientist with expertise in a range of energy sources and a leader with a proven record of bringing prominent thinkers and innovators together to advance new energy solutions. He also shares my conviction that the United States must lead...

Over 10 days in November 1983, the U.S. and the Soviet Union nearly started a nuclear war. Now newly declassified documents reveal just how close we reached a mutual destruction -- because of an exercise.

Allegations against former defence minister and his son emerge in papers obtained by GuardianTwo prominent Saudi princes are involved in a London-registered company that supposedly facilitated "money laundering" for Hezbollah in Lebanon and helped smuggle precious stones out of Congo, according to contested allegations in court documents obtained by the Guardian.The claims...

Pro-regime figures call for Rafsanjani's disqualification amid growing support for ex-president's candidacy from Green movementHashemi Rafsanjani, the dark horse heavyweight candidate in Iran's presidential election, has hit back at hardline pro-regime figures who are alarmed by his growing popularity to insist that he has a "religious and national duty" to run – and...

La Unión Europea es una respuesta adecuada a la globalización para afrontar los riesgos y está en mejor situación que nunca de defender los intereses nacionales de lo que jamás estarían las naciones por sí solas

El Senado de Estados Unidos confirmó hoy por unanimidad al físico nuclear Ernest Moniz como nuevo secretario de Energía en sustitución de Steven Chu y allanó el camino para la confirmación definitiva de la candidata a dirigir la Agencia para la Protección Ambiental (EPA). El profesor de Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts (MIT) superó la aprobación del Senado...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz's nomination to lead the Energy Department.

The piece was published today in Turkish by Turkish Daily “Sabah” and can be found here. The full English text of the op-ed by President Obama is printed below. A Partnership That Delivers By President Barack Obama Turkey and the United States have been partners since shortly after the birth of the modern Turkish Republic.  As NATO allies,...

Maker of Trident warheads pleads guilty to breaching safety law over Aldermaston fire which left one employee with burnsThe Atomic Weapons Establishment, which makes and maintains warheads for the UK's Trident nuclear deterrent, has admitted putting employees at risk.Failings in safety procedures led to one member of staff being injured in a fire at AWE's complex in Aldermaston,...

Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran is prepared to pursue nuclear diplomacy with world powers before or after next month's presidential election in the Islamic Republic, its chief negotiator said on Thursday.

Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.

  VIENNA: Nuclear talks betweenIranand the UN atomic agency failed yet again Wednesday, as a topUSdiplomat said she expected the IAEA to reportTehranto the UN Security Council soon. The IAEA announcement came just as EU foreign policy chief was due to meetIran’s chief nuclear negotiator inIstanbulfor the first time since failed six-party talks in April. “We...

A flurry of letters that went back and forth between Southern California Edison and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries late last year reveal the serious hurdles that stand in the way of the San Onofre nuclear power plant's long-term future.

Increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have significantly delayed expansion of Pyongyang's illicit nuclear arms program, according to a confidential report by a U.N. panel of experts seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.

Scientists have successfully reprogrammed human skin cells to become embryonic stem cells capable of transforming into any other cell type in the body. It is believed that stem cell therapies hold the promise of replacing cells damaged through injury or illness. Diseases or conditions that might be treated through stem cell therapy include Parkinson's disease, multiple...

What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

UN nuclear agency officials have again failed to reach a deal with Iranian counterparts that would allow the agency to relaunch its probe of suspicions that Tehran might have worked on atomic arms.    

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - More than 100 gallons of water containing radioactive tritium has leaked from a discharge pipe at the Catawba Nuclear Station near Lake Wylie, South Carolina, and could reach groundwater, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said on Wednesday.

El ministro iraní de Asuntos Exteriores Alí Akbar Salehi habla sobre la guerra civil en Siria, sobre el programa nuclear de Teherán y las inminentes elecciones presidenciales

El trabajo es el primer éxito en humanos de la técnica que dio origen a la oveja 'Dolly'

Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.

Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Experts judged on Wednesday that a reactor on Japan's west coast is located on ground at high risk of an earthquake, setting in motion a process that will likely lead to the first permanent shutdown of a nuclear plant since the 2011 Fukushima crisis.

Experts say international sanctions are working to delay nuclear development, but luxury goods still getting inInternational sanctions have curtailed North Korea's ability to push ahead with its nuclear weapons programme, according to a UN report, but doubts remain about how far China will go in implementing UN resolutions passed in response to Pyongyang's nuclear and...

Leaked UN report says sanctions have delayed, but not halted, development of nuclear and ballistic missile programme.

For a rare afternoon at U.N. headquarters, the U.S. and Iranian governments took a break from bashing one another. Instead, they were getting ready to go to the mat. The U.N. cafeteria provided the stage for a bout of international sports diplomacy, as American, Iranian, and Russian wrestlers gathered for lunch as well as an opportunity to rally behind a common cause:...

The head of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday that the agency will not make a decision on whether to restart the troubled San Onofre nuclear plant until late June at the earliest.

Increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have significantly delayed expansion of Pyongyang's illicit nuclear arms program.    

La Fuerza Naval estadounidense lanzó hoy por primera vez con éxito desde un portaaviones un avión no tripulado o "drone", que regresó luego a tierra sin problemas, indicó el ejército estadounidense. La prueba se llevó a cabo sobre el portaaviones George H.W. Bush, frente a las costas de Virginia, desde el que despegó un avión no tripulado modelo X-47B. Tras el...