Jerusalem, March 26 (IANS) Israel’s former Ambassador to Germany, Jeremy Issacharoff, has said that removal of enriched uranium remains key to the 15-point ceasefire proposal sent by the US to Iran from the proliferation point of view. In an interview with IANS, Issacharoff noted that Iran, in recent years, has enriched almost 10,000 kg of uranium to various levels, 8,500 kg to 3.67 per cent and 1,000 kg to 20 per cent.When asked about his view on the US sending Iran a 15 point proposal to end t…
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New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India on Thursday said that Pakistan has a history of clandestine nuclear proliferation and US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard’s statement makes it clear on what kind of threat Islamabad poses to the world. “As far as Pakistan is concerned, they have a history. They have a history of clandestine nuclear proliferation, and statements like this again make it clear what kind of threat they pose to the world because of their clandestine nuclear operations,” Mi…
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) The imminent expiry of the New START nuclear arms control treaty has triggered sharp warnings in the US Senate about a more dangerous, unconstrained era of nuclear competition involving the United States, Russia, and China, with lawmakers and experts cautioning that the fallout could extend well beyond the three powers.Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker believes that the treaty, signed in 2010, was “negotiated in a bygone era” and no longer reflect…
United Nations, Feb 5 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the expiration of New START, the US-Russia nuclear arms reduction treaty, marks a grave moment for international peace and security.”For the first time in more than half a century, we face a world without any binding limits on the strategic nuclear arsenals of the Russian Federation and the United States of America, the two states that possess the overwhelming majority of the global stockpile of nuclear weapons,” …
London, Jan 13 (IANS) Pakistan’s fragile governance structure, combined with its non-signatory status to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), raises serious doubts about its reliability as a nuclear steward, increasing the risk of leakage and undermining international non-proliferation safeguards, particularly in relation to countries such as Iran, a report said on Tuesday. It added that the regional role of Pakistan has been destabilising, as its past nuclear exports triggered a chain …
Washington, Dec 25 (IANS): In the weeks after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged as one of U.S. President George W. Bush’s closest partners, newly released transcripts show. The records trace a relationship that began with strong counterterrorism cooperation but later gave way to deep mistrust. The transcripts cover meetings and phone calls between the two leaders from 2001 to 2008 and were released by the National Security Archive after a Freedom …
Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) Pakistan emerged as a central nuclear proliferation concern in private talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush, according to newly released transcripts that show both leaders warning of uranium of Pakistani origin turning up in Iran’s nuclear program and expressing deep unease over Islamabad’s control of its atomic assets. The transcripts, released by the National Security Archive following a successful Freedom of Information…