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Nuclear Weapons

Overview

A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Nuclear weapons are considered weapons of mass destruction, and their use and control has been a major focus of international relations policy since their debut.

Headlines Around the Web

McCain, Japan press China to rein in North Korea

Apr 15 - MarketWatch

The price of deterrence

Jan 10 - Financial Times

Douglas portraying Reagan in film

Nov 05 - Politico

Hill flummoxed over anti-nuke nun

Sep 14 - Politico

US, Israel made Flame virus to thwart Iran: report

Jun 20 - France24

Panel seeks steep cuts in U.S. nukes

May 16, 2012 - Politico

Hatoyama speaks against nuclear weapons during Iran visit

Apr 09, 2012 - The Japan Times

Iran Dismisses Inspector Concerns While Tripling Uranium

Feb 25, 2012 - Business Week

Panetta: All Iran options on table

Feb 04, 2012 - Politico

Timing for Potential Iran Military Strike Divides U.S., Israel

Feb 04, 2012 - Business Week

China Rejects Iranian Development of Nuclear Weapons, Wen Says

Jan 19, 2012 - Business Week

U.S. Envoy Says Japan Agrees on Need to Raise Pressure on Iran

Jan 18, 2012 - Business Week

Banker Who Fled Kim Jong Il Says New Leader to Open N. Korea

Dec 29, 2011 - Business Week

Banker Who Fled Kim Jong Il Says New Leader May Open North Korea

Dec 29, 2011 - Business Week

Kim Jong Un Walks Weeping by Father’s Hearse Through Pyongyang

Dec 28, 2011 - Business Week

North Korea May Fete ‘Touching Drama’ for Kim Jong Il Funeral

Dec 28, 2011 - Business Week

Untested New North Korean Leader Seen Extending ‘Kim Brand’

Dec 21, 2011 - Business Week

Kim Jong Il, North Korea’s ‘Dear Leader’ Dictator, Dead

Dec 19, 2011 - Business Week

Iran Nuclear Drive May End Arming Terrorists, Barak Tells CNN

Nov 20, 2011 - Business Week

Iran Bomb Report Shows Need for Sanctions With More Teeth: View

Nov 11, 2011 - Business Week

Articles About Nuclear Weapons

Obama to set new goals to cut nuclear weapons - senior official

By Reuters UK

President Barack Obama will announce on Tuesday he will pursue a new reduction in deployed nuclear weapons, aiming to cut them by up to one third below the level achieved in the last "New START" treaty with Russia, a senior administration official said. (3:56 pm)

What Crime Lies Behind Booz Allen Hamilton

By The Daily Reckoning Australia

'Behind every great fortune is a great crime,' said French novelist Honoré de Balzac. What crime lies behind Booz Allen Hamilton? (Jun 17)

MORE TOPICS: AL-QAEDA, BEN BERNANKE, AUSTRALIA, THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEW YORK

A-List Celebrities Matt Damon, Robert de Niro, Michael Douglas Call on Obama for Zero Nuclear Weapons (Video)

By IBTimes AU

Matt Damon, Robert de Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Naomi Watts, Christoph Waltz, Alec Baldwin, John Cusack and Whoopi Goldberg appeared in a video calling for the Obama Government to stop using nuclear weapons. (Jun 17)

North Korea says South's 'sinister' moves caused talks collapse

By Reuters UK

North Korea blamed the South on Thursday for scuttling fresh dialogue that aimed to ease tensions between the rival Koreas, saying Seoul deliberately torpedoed reconciliation talks planned for this week. (Jun 13)

US Tests Iran Nuclear 'Bunker Buster'

By IBTimes UK

13-ton weapon capable of penetrating 200 feet of concrete, Israel told. (Jun 09)

MORE TOPICS: ISRAEL, ELECTIONS, CONGRESS

U.S. loosens sanctions on Iran for mobile phones, gadgets

By Reuters UK

The United States relaxed sanctions on Iran on Thursday to allow American companies to sell mobile phones, software and other technology used for personal communications to Iranians. (May 31)

U.S. to loosen sanctions on Iran for mobile phones, gadgets

By Reuters

The United States was set to relax sanctions on Iran on Thursday to allow American companies to sell mobile phones, software and other technology used for personal communications to Iranians, two U.S. officials said. (May 31)

Black Hawk Down - Chinese Hackers Steal Designs for Advanced US Weapons and Aircraft

By IBTimes UK

Designs for the Black Hawk helicopter and dozens of other top-secret US weapons systems have been stolen by Chinese hackers. (May 28)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, ISRAEL, AUSTRALIA, THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEW YORK, AIDS

European banks stop sending money to North Korea - aid groups

By Reuters UK

European aid groups said their banks in Europe had stopped sending money to North Korea in the wake of U.S. sanctions on Pyongyang's main foreign exchange bank, leaving them scrambling for a solution short of hand-carrying cash into the country. (May 23)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, DISASTERS

Obama to meet with China's Xi in California June 7-8

By Reuters UK

President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting since Xi became president in March when they sit down for a June 7-8 summit in Rancho Mirage, California, the White House announced on Monday. (May 21)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, BARACK OBAMA, CALIFORNIA, WHITE HOUSE, MEXICO, MANAGEMENT