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Iran Calls for New Nuclear Talks Iran's National Security Adviser Saeed Jalili is calling for a new round of negotiations with the West over its nuclear program, amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf over threats by Tehran to close the vital S
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: As a possible summit approaches between President Trump and North Korea's leader, a poem that kids learn in school comes to mind. The poem says, in its entirety, so much depends upon a red wheelbarrow glazed with rainwater beside
The Markets dropped again today. The Dow Jones Industrials fell 3. 5%. The NASDAQ and SP were also down more than 3% today. NPR's Yuki Noguchi has more. A few months ago, a 300-point-drop in the Dow would have been a very bad day, but given the setu
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 31 August 2007 A senior United States envoy says he is hopeful progress will be made toward scrapping North Korea's nuclear arsenal during bilateral U.S.-North Korean talks over the weekend. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA, the ta
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 01 September 2007 The United States and North Korea are holding bilateral talks in an ongoing process aimed at disabling North Korea's nuclear facilities. This is the latest in a series of working group sessions preparing the g
The longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court is retiring. Justice John Paul Stevens is ending 35 years of service on the bench, effective this summer when the court finishes its work. President Obama praised Stevens as an impartial guardian of th
The Obama administration has released its Nuclear Posture Review, the guideline for how nuclear weapons fit into the nations defense plans. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says its designed to make clear states like Iran and North Korea all options ar
By Stephanie Ho Washington 27 December 2006 A debate is beginning to take shape once again in the United States between supporters and opponents of nuclear weapons. In the 1990s, following the end of the Cold War, many Americans questioned whether t
By Al Pessin Washington 20 January 2006 The United States has dismantled its entire fleet of Peacekeeper missiles, the most modern, powerful and capable inter-continental ballistic missiles in the U.S
The United States Tuesday called North Korea's announced decision to suspend the disablement of its nuclear facilities a step backward in the six-party disarmament process. North Korea said it took the step because it has not been taken off the U.S.
A Pakistani court has upheld the detention of nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan and barred him from ever speaking about nuclear proliferation. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that government lawyers say the ruling silencing the confess
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told an audience in the town of Kerman that Tehran is preparing a new package of proposals for the West, aimed at resolving a lengthy international dispute over its nuclear program. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahm
START Treaty Ushered in New Nuclear Era 1991 was the year that U.S.-Soviet strategic relations took a historic turn. And in that same year, as the Soviet Union dissolved, a special program to collect and lock up the former Soviet Union's nuclear arse
The State Department said Tuesday the complete dismantling of North Korea's nuclear program remains the goal of the Chinese-led six-party negotiations with Pyongyang. The comment followed an assertion by a leading U.S. academic that North Korea appe
President Barack Obama is mounting an all-out push for U.S. Senate ratification of the New START nuclear treaty with Russia, calling it crucial for U.S. national security. The president summoned a bipartisan group of former White House officials to h
US President Barack Obama (L) shake hands with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev (R) after signing 'New START' treaty reducing long-range nuclear weapons at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic 08 Apr 2010 The United States announced this we
By Kurt Achin Seoul 19 February 2008 Washington's top envoy on the North Korean nuclear issue has met with his North Korean counterpart, in hopes of ending Pyongyang's delay in declaring its nuclear programs. The declaration, now months overdue, is a
By Roger Wilkison Bangkok 16 July 2007 The head of the United Nations nuclear agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, says his inspectors have confirmed that North Korea has shut down its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon, a key step in efforts to halt the country's pr
U.S. officials say President Barack Obama will press Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari this week to continue a military drive against Taliban insurgents to prevent a situation in which extremists might threaten that country's stability and nuclea
By Kurt Achin Seoul 20 February 2008 Washington's chief negotiator on the North Korean nuclear issue says the multinational talks are not at a stalemate. He says, despite its failure to produce a promised description of its nuclear activities, Pyongy