Tag Archives : nuclear program

Nuclear weapons are otherwise regarded as evil, immoral, and illegal. The only justification there is for owning some and the only legitimate function of these weapons is deterrence. In the light of much paranoia happening around as to who has nuclear weapons and just who has the business of telling owners they should not have them, the question remains: [...]

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is worried about the possible link between nuclear North Korea and military-ruled Myanmar. Her primordial concern about any such ties has something to do with the proliferation of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction. North Korea has shown to be one country that is fully armed. There is also the possibility [...]

North Korea has been a confirmed impoverished nation, replete with malnourished citizens and dependence on international food aid. The country is also wracked with famines. Moreover, it has been known as a failing economy. So, how then can it afford all the nuclear weapons that it has been testing under its missiles and nuclear weapons program? The [...]

Regarding the second nuclear test by North Korea, US President Barack Obama says that the test ‘threatens peace.’ He has also asked the international community to ‘take urgent action,’ describing North Korea’s move as grave concern for all countries. “Attempts by North Korea to develop nuclear weapons and its ballistic missile program pose [...]

North Korea demands an apology from the UN Security Council for condemning its recent rocket launch, and threatens to carry out further nuclear tests in response to UN sanctions. A committee of the UN Security Council also earlier imposed sanctions on three firms linked to the North Korean military for alleged involvement in the recent launch of a [...]

After severe criticism by the UN Security Council of its recent rocket launch, North Korea angrily threatened to ignore all international negotiations for it to halt its nuclear program. The communist regime has even threatened to enable once more its nuclear reactor. The country rejected the UN resolution, saying that it will no longer participate [...]

Aware of the Iranian determination to enrich enough uranium to produce the country’s own atomic bomb, Barack Obama’s Nowruz video is an unprecedented move to offer dialogue with a nation that the US has been having difficult relations with. Taking advantage of the celebrations of the traditional Persian New Year, the US president made a display [...]

Iran has announced that it has no plans of quitting its nuclear program. In fact, a new nuclear achievement will launch on April. Iran marks its National Day of Nuclear Technology every April 8. Over the next five years, likewise, 50,000 centrifuges for uranium enrichment plants will be built. Currently, the country has 6,000 centrifuges located in [...]

‘Omid,’ the first satellite that is 100% made-in-Iran, has begun its journey into space – highlighting the progress made by the nuclear technology of the government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The launch was made from a new base of unknown location. The launch also coincided with the thirtieth anniversary of the Islamic revolution of [...]