Tag: Nuclear

Iran summit stumbles on nuclear, Syria criticism

A showpiece summit hosted by Iran stumbled as soon as it opened on Thursday when the head of the UN pressed Tehran on its...

Iran seeks NAM support in nuclear showdown

Non-Aligned Movement leaders should take a stand against Western sanctions at a Tehran summit at the end of the month, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali...

India’s nuclear safety report warns of Fukushima-like disaster

Indian national auditor’s report on India’s nuclear safety has raised concerns over a weak regulatory body, Indian media reported on Thursday. In its report...

US confident of Pakistan nuclear security

The United States said Thursday it was confident of the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal after heavily armed militants stormed an air force base...

‘Pakistan swelling nuclear arsenal to counter India’

Primarily aimed at India, Pakistan is making qualitative and quantitative improvements to its nuclear arsenal and “could increase the number of circumstances under which...

Nagasaki marks bomb with nuclear-free Japan call

The mayor of Nagasaki called Thursday for a Japan free of nuclear fears as the city marked the 67th anniversary of its World War...

Iranians ‘confess’ to nuclear scientist murders

Iranian state television on Monday showed several Iranians alleged to be part of a group of 13 who “confessed” to killing four Iranian nuclear...

Hiroshima marks 67th anniversary of atomic bombing

Tens of thousands of people marked the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Monday, as a rising tide of anti-nuclear sentiment swells...

Thousands in Japan stage anti-nuclear rally

Thousands of people staged a rally in front of the Japanese prime minister’s office Friday, maintaining anti-nuclear sentiment triggered by last year’s atomic crisis...

Australia inks UAE nuclear deal

Australia has signed a nuclear supply treaty with the United Arab Emirates in a deal Foreign Minister Bob Carr said would see the...

Anti-nuclear demo to surround Japan parliament

Thousands of demonstrators, some wearing gas masks, marched on Japan’s parliament Sunday where they will form a human chain to protest the use of...

Defiant Iran ups uranium enrichment

Iran is defiantly forging on with its controversial nuclear activities by activating hundreds more uranium enrichment centrifuges, according to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "There are currently...

40 India nuclear plant workers contaminated: firm

More than 40 workers at a nuclear power station in northern India have been exposed to tritium radiation in two separate leaks in the...

Japan, TEPCO ignored nuclear accident risks: report

Japanese and Tokyo Electric Power officials ignored the risks of an atomic accident because they believed in the "myth of nuclear safety", a government...

Iran atomic chief pours cold water on nuclear ship idea

Iran’s atomic chief on Sunday undercut an idea put forward by some lawmakers to make nuclear-powered submarines and ships, even though he claimed Tehran...

North Korea to ‘completely review’ nuclear issue

North Korea said Friday it had no choice but to “completely review” the nuclear issue after accusing the United States and South Korea over...

Massive anti-nuclear rally staged in Tokyo

Tens of thousands of people rallied in Tokyo on Monday demanding an end to nuclear power, the latest in a series of anti-atomic gatherings...