U.S. Pushes Effort to Lower Nuke Threats
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U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham on Saturday called on countries to find and secure nuclear and other dangerous material to keep it out of the hands of terrorists.
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Russia's nuclear chief said on Wednesday he was told to increase vigilance at nuclear facilities following a spate of attacks because it was clear terrorists would not hesitate to use radioactive materials if they could get them.
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A team of U.S. technicians will on Monday start disabling North Korea's nuclear complex which makes weapons-grade plutonium, a senior U.S. envoy said on Saturday, under a multinational disarmament deal.
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North Korea and Iran have a long way to go to get off the Bush administration's list of nuclear threats, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told The Associated Press on Wednesday
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Nuclear regulators are considering tightening security on polonium 210 in case terrorists seek the material for so-called dirty bombs.
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The United States is moving on several fronts toward a global tsunami warning system following the Asian catastrophe.
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The Bush administration yesterday announced its intention to modernize and sharply reduce the size of the nation's aging nuclear weapons program by closing or abandoning 600 buildings at facilities across the country and gradually reducing the associated workforce by at least 7,200.
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By acknowledging doubts about what  it knows of North Korea's uranium enrichment program, the  United States aims to set the record straight and ease  resolution of an issue that has been a key obstacle to a  nuclear agreement since 2002, U.S. officials and experts say.
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Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, Feb. 23    WASHINGTON -- The United States on Thursday reiterated its call for the United Nations Security Council to take more measures to force Iran to give up its nuclear program.   The U.S.
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The United States will remove from military stockpiles nine tonnes of plutonium, enough for more than 1,000 atom bombs, to demonstrate its commitment to non-proliferation, the U.S. energy secretary said on Monday.
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The U.S. is encouraged by Russia's willingness to discuss ways to defend against possible missile attacks from nations armed with nuclear weapons, White House press secretary Tony Snow said Sunday.
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Crawford (Texas), August 21 (NNN): Brushing aside Iranâs warning that it may resort to pre-emptive strikes to prevent an attack on its nuclear facilities, the United States has asked Tehran that it must end its pursuit of atomic weapons.
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Speaking firmly but softly, the Bush administration is looking for an answer from Iran as early as next week on a package of inducements designed to halt its development of what the United States fears are nuclear weapons.
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UNITED NATIONS, New York North Korea says its effort to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons is meant to serve as a deterrent against increasing US nuclear threats and to prevent a nuclear war in northeast Asia.
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Iraq's interim government seeks to play down concerns over the disappearance of materials from nuclear sites.
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The United States is responding carefully to Iran&#39;s announcement that it has taken a major step toward enriching uranium, a key ingredient in nuclear weapons.
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The United States does not pose a threat to North Korea and has no intention of invading, a U.S. official said Tuesday, urging Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear ambitions in exchange for possible security assurances.