Iran's admission that it is building a second uranium enrichment plant and the West's blunt condemnation of the project will probably place the Islamic republic in a diplomatic corner, analysts say.
The U.S. intelligence community believes that North Korea tested a nuclear device last month with an explosive yield of several kilotons, considerably more powerful than its first test nearly three years ago.
Iran has assembled hundreds of advanced machines reflecting a possible intention to speed up uranium enrichment, diplomats have told The Associated Press
International Atomic Energy Agency head Mohammed ElBaradei said Friday he was calling for a timeout regarding the Iranian nuclear issue, hoping that talks on the matter can resume.
Commercial satellite photos indicate Iran has begun to expand its nuclear fuel plants and has buried one beneath dozens of feet of earth and concrete, a U.S.-based nuclear watchdog group reports.
The North Korean nuclear weapons standoff has just escalated -- with reports the communist regime may be on the verge of testing a nuclear bomb. The fallout from that could be enormous.
The U.S. intelligence community is monitoring what appears to be preparations by North Korea to conduct a nuclear test, a Defense Department official told CNN Friday. But the official strongly emphasized that it is unclear whether the activity is real or deceptive.
Police in Florida are investigating the discovery of three packets of radioactive material in the chair cushion of a Naples medical clinic administrator.
Iran's admission that it is building a second uranium enrichment plant and the West's blunt condemnation of the project will probably place the Islamic republic in a diplomatic corner, analysts say.
The U.S. intelligence community believes that North Korea tested a nuclear device last month with an explosive yield of several kilotons, considerably more powerful than its first test nearly three years ago.
Iran has assembled hundreds of advanced machines reflecting a possible intention to speed up uranium enrichment, diplomats have told The Associated Press
International Atomic Energy Agency head Mohammed ElBaradei said Friday he was calling for a timeout regarding the Iranian nuclear issue, hoping that talks on the matter can resume.
Commercial satellite photos indicate Iran has begun to expand its nuclear fuel plants and has buried one beneath dozens of feet of earth and concrete, a U.S.-based nuclear watchdog group reports.
The North Korean nuclear weapons standoff has just escalated -- with reports the communist regime may be on the verge of testing a nuclear bomb. The fallout from that could be enormous.
The U.S. intelligence community is monitoring what appears to be preparations by North Korea to conduct a nuclear test, a Defense Department official told CNN Friday. But the official strongly emphasized that it is unclear whether the activity is real or deceptive.
Police in Florida are investigating the discovery of three packets of radioactive material in the chair cushion of a Naples medical clinic administrator.
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