http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Nuclear_WeaponsFind stories, videos, and photos about Nuclear Weapons from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 22 May 2013 01:51:31 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/111108050038-iran-enrichment-wall-4-tease.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Nuclear_Weapons14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Nuclear Weapons from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/30/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/30/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlIran has stepped up its production of high-grade enriched uranium and has re-landscaped one of its military bases in an apparent effort to hamper a United Nations inquiry into the country's nuclear program, a U.N. report said Thursday.Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/01/world/meast/israel-panetta-visit/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/01/world/meast/israel-panetta-visit/index.htmlThe United States won't let Iran obtain a nuclear weapon, "period," but sanctions remain the best tool to keep Tehran off the nuclear path, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday in Israel.Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/19/world/europe/russia-iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/19/world/europe/russia-iran-nuclear/index.htmlIran's senior nuclear negotiator and representatives of international powers emerged Tuesday from two days of talks on Tehran's nuclear program without having reached an agreement.Wed, 20 Jun 2012 05:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/18/world/meast/iran-nuclear-talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/18/world/meast/iran-nuclear-talks/index.htmlNegotiators for Iran and six world powers completed the first day of discussions on Iran's nuclear program Monday in Moscow.Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/08/world/europe/iran-nuclear-talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/08/world/europe/iran-nuclear-talks/index.htmlChina's President Hu Jintao urged Iran to take a "flexible and pragmatic" approach as it enters talks on its nuclear program Friday with the U.N. nuclear watchdog in Vienna, China's foreign ministry said.Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/03/world/europe/russia-iran/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/03/world/europe/russia-iran/index.htmlRussian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in China next week before international talks are held on Iran's nuclear program in Moscow, Russia's state-run RIA-Novosti news agency reported Sunday.Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/31/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-constitution/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/31/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-constitution/index.htmlNorth Korea proclaimed itself a "nuclear state" this week following a revision of its constitution earlier this year.Thu, 31 May 2012 11:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/25/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/25/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlInspectors found a high level of enriched uranium in Iran, a U.N. report said Friday, as world powers attempt to work to stop the country from developing the capacity for nuclear weapons.Fri, 25 May 2012 19:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/23/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/23/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlWestern nations and Iran broached solutions over Tehran's controversial nuclear program Wednesday, the latest push to end the saber-rattling over the Islamic republic's atomic aspirations.Thu, 24 May 2012 01:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/21/opinion/keynoush-iran-nuclear-talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/21/opinion/keynoush-iran-nuclear-talks/index.htmlWhen Iranian officials arrive at the next round of nuclear talks in Baghdad on May 23, they will seek to advance several of their own goals, while only making modest changes to their nuclear program.Wed, 23 May 2012 13:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/23/world/europe/russia-missile/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/23/world/europe/russia-missile/index.htmlRussia test-fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, a move that comes amid tensions about a recent NATO announcement that it placed an interim missile defense shield in Europe.Wed, 23 May 2012 13:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/22/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/22/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlThe head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says he will sign an agreement soon with Iran over its nuclear program, a sign that Iran may have agreed to broader inspections.Tue, 22 May 2012 12:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/21/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/21/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlIran's talks Monday with the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency helped lay the groundwork for progress in upcoming negotiations, the Iranian regime said.Mon, 21 May 2012 20:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/20/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/20/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlIran's finance minister believes oil prices could rise as high as $160 a barrel thanks to sanctions over its nuclear program, a prediction that comes just as the chief of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency headed to Tehran on Sunday for high-level talks.Sun, 20 May 2012 08:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/18/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/18/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlThe head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency plans to fly to Iran on Sunday to discuss nuclear issues with high-level officials in Tehran.Fri, 18 May 2012 16:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/14/world/meast/iran-iaea-meeting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/14/world/meast/iran-iaea-meeting/index.htmlAn Iranian delegation met with officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria, on Monday as diplomatic wrangling continues over Tehran's controversial nuclear program.Mon, 14 May 2012 09:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/11/opinion/dhanapala-helfand-nuclear-famine/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/11/opinion/dhanapala-helfand-nuclear-famine/index.htmlRecent ballistic missile tests by India, Pakistan and North Korea -- which has ominously threatened to "reduce to ashes" the South Korean military "in minutes" -- are once again focusing the world's attention on the dangers of nuclear war.Fri, 11 May 2012 11:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/25/world/meast/israel-iran/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/25/world/meast/israel-iran/index.htmlIsrael's top general said Iran is led by "very rational people" and doesn't appear poised to build a nuclear bomb that would threaten his nation.Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/25/world/asia/pakistan-missile-test/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/25/world/asia/pakistan-missile-test/index.htmlPakistan said Wednesday that it had conducted a test launch of a medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, just days after its arch-rival India tested a longer-range missile.Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/16/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/16/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlPresident Obama has firmly rejected a complaint by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Iran was given a "freebie" on its nuclear program.Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/15/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/15/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlIsrael on Sunday slammed a decision by key world powers to place no new restrictions on Iran before the next meeting about its nuclear program in late May.Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/14/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/14/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlAfter months of tension and frustration, key world powers and Iran sounded more optimistic Saturday after "constructive and useful" talks about Tehran's intentions for its nuclear program.Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/13/opinion/ghitis-north-korea/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/13/opinion/ghitis-north-korea/index.htmlOnce again, North Korea has violated an important international agreement by launching a long-range missile. And like many times before, there is not much Washington or anyone else can do about it.Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/13/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/13/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlIranian nuclear negotiators arrived Friday and began consultations with Chinese and Russian counterparts on the eve of international talks on the country's nuclear program, state media reported.Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/13/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-test/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/13/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-test/index.htmlIt was meant to be a show-stopping display of military might, a rocket poised to enter orbit to celebrate 100 years since the birth of the man who founded North Korea.Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/11/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/11/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlIran said Wednesday it plans to present new proposals at upcoming talks on its controversial nuclear program.Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/09/world/meast/iran-nuclear-talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/09/world/meast/iran-nuclear-talks/index.htmlNuclear talks will resume this week in Turkey between Iran and six world powers, the European Union reported Monday.Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/09/world/asia/north-korea-launch/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/09/world/asia/north-korea-launch/index.htmlNorth Korea is planning a new nuclear test in the area where it staged previous atomic blasts, according to a report from South Korean intelligence officials obtained by CNN.Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/28/world/asia/iran-nuclear-talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/28/world/asia/iran-nuclear-talks/index.htmlStalled talks between Iran and world leaders over its nuclear ambitions will resume April 13 at a yet-undetermined venue, the country's state-run media reported Wednesday.Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/26/opinion/chasdi-nuclear-terrorism-risk/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/26/opinion/chasdi-nuclear-terrorism-risk/index.htmlWorld leaders are meeting in Seoul this week to discuss how to deal with the threat of nuclear terrorism.Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/22/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/22/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear/index.htmlNorth Korea has more uranium enrichment facilities than it has admitted to previously, a U.S. scientist charged Thursday.Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/20/world/asia/china-north-korea-talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/20/world/asia/china-north-korea-talks/index.htmlChina says it has had "a frank, in-depth talk" with North Korea about the situation on the Korean Peninsula after Pyongyang's announcement of a planned satellite launch provoked an international outcry.Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/19/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/19/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear/index.htmlNorth Korea has invited the International Atomic Energy Agency to return, nearly three years after it kicked U.N. nuclear inspectors out of the country, the IAEA said Monday.Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/06/world/meast/iran-timeline/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/06/world/meast/iran-timeline/index.htmlIran's controversial nuclear program began more than 50 years ago with aid from the West. Now, despite Iran's assurances that its program is purely peaceful, some Western countries, the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency say they're concerned that Iran wants to use the program to create a nuclear weapon. Here's a look at Iran's nuclear program over the years:Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/15/world/meast/iran-nuclear-larijani/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/15/world/meast/iran-nuclear-larijani/index.htmlIran says it wants more clarity from the IAEA before it allows inspectors into the Parchin military complex south of Tehran, one of Iran's most influential officials said Wednesday.Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/09/world/north-korea-us/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/09/world/north-korea-us/index.htmlNorth Korea's agreement to halt portions of its nuclear and missile programs and accept the return of nuclear inspectors is a "modest step in the right direction," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday.Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/09/world/meast/israel-attack-risk-benefits/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/09/world/meast/israel-attack-risk-benefits/index.htmlA threatened Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear program carries enormous risks for the Jewish state, including international isolation, retaliation at home and abroad, and steep economic costs.Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/08/world/europe/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/08/world/europe/iran-nuclear/index.htmlFaced with mounting pressure from world powers over its controversial nuclear program, Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency reiterated Thursday that his country "is ready to re-engage with (the) IAEA."Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:44:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/08/opinion/ghitis-iran-conflict/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/08/opinion/ghitis-iran-conflict/index.htmlIt's been almost a decade since the United States accused Iran of actively working on a secret program to develop nuclear weapons. Since then, Iran has steadfastly proclaimed to a skeptical world that it only seeks to produce nuclear energy, while American presidents have repeatedly warned that the United States will not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran. Over the years, the international community has demanded, to no avail, that Tehran end its uranium enrichment program.Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/08/world/meast/iran-nuclear-progam-analysis/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/08/world/meast/iran-nuclear-progam-analysis/index.htmlThere are "red lines," a "window of opportunity," the risk of a "zone of immunity," and plenty of other cryptic terms about Iran's nuclear program. What does it involve? Where is it leading? How and when should it be stopped or restrained?Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/07/world/europe/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/07/world/europe/iran-nuclear/index.htmlIran is not open about its nuclear program, but it should be, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Wednesday.Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/06/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/06/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlThe United States and other countries agreed Tuesday to resume negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program.Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/05/world/meast/obama-netanyahu-iran-amanpour/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/05/world/meast/obama-netanyahu-iran-amanpour/index.htmlWhat is at stake in the meeting between the leaders of the United States and Israel?Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/05/us/obama-netanyahu/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/05/us/obama-netanyahu/index.htmlPresident Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday they stand together in their efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, but Netanyahu warned that time for diplomacy was running short.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/05/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/05/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlEvidence of ongoing activities at an Iranian military base suspected of being involved in testing related to nuclear weapons makes inspectors eager to get there as soon as possible, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday.Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/04/politics/obama-aipac/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/04/politics/obama-aipac/index.htmlPreventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon is a national security interest of both Israel and the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday in calling for continued diplomatic efforts but also pledging that all options -- including a military effort -- remain viable.Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/02/politics/obama-iran-israel/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/02/politics/obama-iran-israel/index.htmlPresident Barack Obama says he isn't bluffing when he says Iran shouldn't have a nuclear weapon, but he cautions against an Israeli strike against the Islamic republic.Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/01/opinion/analysis-north-korea-promise/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/01/opinion/analysis-north-korea-promise/index.htmlNever a regime to do something for nothing, North Korea took what Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called a "modest first step" in agreeing to halt its nuclear and missile program in exchange for food aid.Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/29/world/asia/north-korea-timeline/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/29/world/asia/north-korea-timeline/index.htmlIn return for food aid from the United States, North Korea has agreed to stop nuclear activity at its main facility in Yongbyon, both countries said Wednesday.Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/25/business/iran-oil/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/25/business/iran-oil/index.htmlOil prices surged on Friday as the UN's nuclear watchdog said Iran had significantly increased its production of higher-grade uranium over the past six months and had failed to dispel concerns that it was pursuing atomic weapons.Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/24/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/24/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlIran has stepped up efforts to produce enriched uranium in violation of international resolutions to stop, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday in a report posted online by a nonproliferation group.Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/22/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/22/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlTwo days of talks in Iran went nowhere and the frustration of the global nuclear watchdog agency was palpable in the terse statement it issued afterward.Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/21/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/21/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlTwo days of talks with Iran have failed to produce agreement on how to verify that Iran's nuclear program remains peaceful, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced Tuesday.Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/21/world/meast/iran-warning/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/21/world/meast/iran-warning/index.htmlIran warned Tuesday it would strike against an "enemy" threatening it if needed to protect its national interests -- even if the enemy didn't attack first.Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/20/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/20/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlOfficials with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency begin a second round of talks Monday with Iranian officials over the country's nuclear program, a day after Tehran cut off crude exports to British and French companies in retaliation for a new round of sanctions imposed on the regime.Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/17/world/meast/iran-un-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/17/world/meast/iran-un-nuclear/index.htmlWestern nations welcomed Friday a letter from Iran offering a resumption of stalled nuclear talks, though they were still determining the Islamic republic's sincerity.Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/16/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/16/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlIran is offering to resume talks over the country's nuclear program as soon as possible, according to a letter that the nation's nuclear negotiator sent to the European Union.Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/07/opinion/cordesman-iran-israel/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/07/opinion/cordesman-iran-israel/index.htmlThere is nothing new about the tension between the United States and Iran. Relations have swung from crisis to crisis ever since the fall of the Shah in 1979. But recently, this tension is turning into outright confrontation and the threat of war.Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/03/world/meast/iran-warning/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/03/world/meast/iran-warning/index.htmlThe supreme leader of Iran issued a blunt warning Friday that war would be detrimental to the United States -- and that Iran is ready to help anyone who confronts "cancerous" Israel.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/01/world/meast/iran-nuclear-iaea/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/01/world/meast/iran-nuclear-iaea/index.htmlThe United Nations nuclear monitors plan to return to Iran at the end of the month after a positive assessment from both sides of the latest visit.Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/29/world/meast/iran-nuclear-iaea/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/29/world/meast/iran-nuclear-iaea/index.htmlTop International Atomic Energy Agency officials arrived in Iran Sunday, state media reported, after the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog expressed fresh concerns that the Islamic republic was trying to develop nuclear weapons.Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/27/world/meast/iran-nuclear-iaea/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/27/world/meast/iran-nuclear-iaea/index.htmlIran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday he is hopeful that the recent planned visit by representatives of the nuclear watchdog will "resolve any ambiguity and show (our) transparency and cooperation with the agency."Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/12/world/meast/iran-scientist-killed/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/12/world/meast/iran-scientist-killed/index.htmlIran has issued an impassioned letter to the United Nations Secretary General charging that the killings of Iranian nuclear scientists were terror attacks that followed a clear pattern -- an assertion the country's ambassador to the United Nations repeated to CNN in an interview Wednesday night.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/11/world/asia/iran-scientist-killed/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/11/world/asia/iran-scientist-killed/index.htmlA nuclear scientist was killed in a blast in Tehran on Wednesday morning, an Iranian news agency reported, in the latest in a string of attacks that Iran has blamed on Israel.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/09/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/09/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlThe United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency confirmed Monday that uranium enrichment has begun at a nuclear facility in northern Iran.Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/07/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/07/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlIran's Bushehr nuclear power plant is just weeks from operating at full capacity, the country's top nuclear official said Saturday.Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/05/opinion/cheney-nuclear-weapons-treaty/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/05/opinion/cheney-nuclear-weapons-treaty/index.htmlIt's been a year since the United States ratified the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia, and it's time to reflect on its benefits. By allowing us to restart inspections, verifications and the dismantling of nuclear assets, New START has established transparency, predictability and stability that serves the security of the whole world.Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/01/world/meast/iran-nuclear-rod/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/01/world/meast/iran-nuclear-rod/index.htmlIran has succeeded in building and testing the country's first domestically produced nuclear fuel rod, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Sunday.Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/31/world/meast/iran-nuclear-talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/31/world/meast/iran-nuclear-talks/index.htmlAnother round of talks between Iran and world powers is expected to be held soon, Iran's ambassador to Germany said.Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/20/us/top-general-iran/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/20/us/top-general-iran/index.htmlAs Gen. Martin Dempsey toured around the globe over the last eight days, one issue was prominent -- Iran's nuclear intentions.Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/19/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/19/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear/index.htmlA possible exchange of U.S. nutritional aid to North Korea for a halt to Pyongyang's uranium enrichment program has stalled with the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, U.S. and South Korean officials said Monday.Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/14/opinion/ayoob-iran-nulcear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/14/opinion/ayoob-iran-nulcear/index.htmlSome analysts have attributed the recent downing of a U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel high-altitude reconnaissance drone in Iran to that nation's increasingly sophisticated capability to launch cyber attacks. Others have dismissed the idea that Iran was capable of bringing down an RQ-170, arguing that Iranian air defenses do not have the capability to track an aircraft with radar-evading technology.Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:44:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/05/world/meast/iran-nuclear-uae/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/05/world/meast/iran-nuclear-uae/index.htmlA leader of the United Arab Emirates discounted concerns about a nuclear-armed Iran in a CNN interview Monday, saying Tehran would find the ultimate weapon to be of little use.Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/23/politics/truth-squad-pakistani-nuclear-safety/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/23/politics/truth-squad-pakistani-nuclear-safety/index.htmlMichele Bachmann (R-Minnesota) raised concerns about potential threats to Pakistan's nuclear arsenal during Tuesday's Republican candidates' debate on national security issues.Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/22/world/meast/iran-sanctions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/22/world/meast/iran-sanctions/index.htmlRussia called new sanctions against Iran "unacceptable," saying the new punishments would hurt efforts to talk with Tehran.Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/21/world/meast/iran-sanctions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/21/world/meast/iran-sanctions/index.htmlThe United States announced tougher sanctions against Iran on Monday, joining Britain and Canada in a coordinated effort to tighten the screws around the country's suspected nuclear weapons program.Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/21/world/europe/uk-iran-sanctions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/21/world/europe/uk-iran-sanctions/index.htmlBritain cut all financial ties Monday with Iran over concerns about Iran's nuclear program, the first time it has ever cut an entire country's banking sector off from British finance, the British Treasury announced.Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/21/politics/iran-sanctions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/21/politics/iran-sanctions/index.htmlThe United States will name Iran, as well as its Central Bank, as a "primary money laundering concern" Monday, but will not place sanctions directly on the bank, a senior Treasury Department official said.Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/18/world/meast/iran-un-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/18/world/meast/iran-un-nuclear/index.htmlThe U.N. nuclear watchdog's governing council adopted a resolution Friday expressing "deep and increasing concern about the unresolved issues regarding the Iranian nuclear program."Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/19/world/meast/obama-iran-sanctions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/19/world/meast/obama-iran-sanctions/index.htmlThe Obama administration plans to impose fresh sanctions against Iran's petrochemical industry, diplomatic sources familiar with the plans said Friday.Sat, 19 Nov 2011 07:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/15/opinion/cronin-iran-nuclear-threat/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/15/opinion/cronin-iran-nuclear-threat/index.htmlFor the better part of a decade, the world has seen an episodic stream of predictions that Iran was on the cusp of building a nuclear weapon and that an Israeli or American pre-emptive military strike was imminent. Alarming forecasts are again gaining currency because of a new assessment issued by the United Nations nuclear watchdog: The International Atomic Energy Agency reported last week that Iran appears to be trying to develop a nuclear weapon.Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/09/world/meast/iran-nuclear-analysts/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/09/world/meast/iran-nuclear-analysts/index.htmlA new International Atomic Energy Agency report on Iran's nuclear activities brings efforts to resolve the crisis to a very "dangerous turning point," an expert on the region said Wednesday.Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/09/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/09/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlWorld powers expressed alarm Wednesday about a critical report documenting Iran's progress toward making a nuclear bomb, with the British foreign secretary warning that his nation would take strong measures if the Islamic republic did not change direction.Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/08/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/08/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.htmlThe International Atomic Energy Agency issued a critical report Tuesday saying that it has "serious concerns" about Iran's nuclear program and has obtained "credible" information that the Islamic republic may be developing nuclear weapons.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/07/world/meast/iran-iaea-report/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/07/world/meast/iran-iaea-report/index.htmlAn International Atomic Energy Agency report to be released this week will say that Iran has mastered the critical steps necessary to design and construct a nuclear weapon, Western diplomats briefed on the report told CNN Monday.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/05/world/meast/iran-iaea/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/05/world/meast/iran-iaea/index.htmlThe upcoming report by the International Atomic Energy Agency will make the most detailed charges to date that Iran's nuclear program is geared toward weapons development and military use, several Western diplomats briefed on the report told CNN.Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/04/world/asia/china-iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/04/world/asia/china-iran-nuclear/index.htmlChina's Foreign Ministry weighed in on the widespread anxiety over Iran's nuclear program on Friday, urging Iran to be flexible with the U.N. nuclear agency but staunchly deploring force amid talk of strikes against the country.Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/17/world/meast/iran-nuclear-reports/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/17/world/meast/iran-nuclear-reports/index.htmlIran's efforts to develop its nuclear program have been stymied by a raft of challenges from international sanctions and set back by the 2010 Stuxnet cyberattack, two new reports from a Washington nuclear think tank conclude.Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/11/world/meast/iran-nuclear-imagery/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/11/world/meast/iran-nuclear-imagery/index.htmlNew imagery posted on Google Earth shows evidence Iran continues to build out its nuclear sites, according to a group focused on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and related technology.Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/16/world/meast/analysis-iran-nuclear-power/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/16/world/meast/analysis-iran-nuclear-power/index.htmlWashington greeted this week's inauguration of Iran's first nuclear power plant with a chorus of concerns about the Iranian threat and the prospects of proliferation across the Middle East. This alarmism is neither unexpected nor unjustified. However in the case of the Bushehr reactor, it is somewhat misdirected.Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/09/12/iran.nuclear.plant/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/09/12/iran.nuclear.plant/index.htmlIran plans a ceremony to launch a controversial nuclear power plant Monday, the country's government-backed Press TV reported, making it the first nation in the Middle East to put a civilian nuclear power plant online.Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/09/12/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/09/12/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIran plans a ceremony to launch a controversial nuclear power plant Monday, the country's government-backed Press TV reported, making it the first nation in the Middle East to put a civilian nuclear power plant online.Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/09/04/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/09/04/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIran says its Bushehr nuclear power plant is now online, making it the first Middle Eastern country to produce commercial electricity from atomic reactors.Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/09/02/iran.nuclear.report/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/09/02/iran.nuclear.report/index.htmlAn International Atomic Energy Agency report, dated and leaked Friday, said Iran continues to defy U.N. resolutions aimed at curbing its nuclear program and cited "increasing" concerns it may be developing nuclear weaponsSat, 03 Sep 2011 01:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/07/19/iran.nuclear.centrifuges/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/07/19/iran.nuclear.centrifuges/index.htmlThe French Foreign Ministry condemned Tuesday the Iranian government's announcement that it was installing a new generation of centrifuges in its nuclear facilities, describing it as "a new wave of provocation" that flouts United Nations resolutions.Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/13/elias.nuclear.weapons/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/13/elias.nuclear.weapons/index.htmlConsider this: There are about 24,000 nuclear weapons in the world. It's a sobering thought. When I was confronted by the magnitude of this, I found myself awestruck.Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/29/iran.missiles.tests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/29/iran.missiles.tests/index.htmlIran has been carrying out covert tests of missiles capable of delivering a nuclear payload, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said Wednesday, in contravention of a U.N. resolution.Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/09/syria.iaea.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/09/syria.iaea.nuclear/index.htmlThe United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency Thursday found that Syria built a covert nuclear reactor and failed to comply with demands for information on the facility.Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/03/30/vbs.atomic.trucker/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/03/30/vbs.atomic.trucker/index.htmlTwo decades after helping to design the first atomic bomb, Robert Oppenheimer, director of the Manhattan Project, was asked to describe how he felt after the bomb's first test. "If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky," he quoted from the Hindu scripture, Bhagavad Gita, "that would be like the splendor of the mighty one. Now I am become Death, destroyer of worlds."Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/japan.hiroshima/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/japan.hiroshima/index.htmlIn Hiroshima, recent images of razed villages and burning shells of buildings in Japan's quake-damaged northeast are recalling painful memories of a time sixty-five years ago when an atomic bomb created similar effects in their town.Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:12:00 EDT