Minister defends nuclear upgrade
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The government's planned replacement of its Trident nuclear deterrent is not &quot;irreversible&quot; and is in keeping with its commitments to the UN disarmament conference, a government minister said here on Thursday.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended on Monday his decision to nationalise troubled lender Northern Rock in the face of fierce criticism and questions over his reputation for economic competence.
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An opposition member of parliament has alleged that a government scientist who cast doubt on intelligence about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction may not have taken his own life.
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The British government faces a controversial vote in parliament on Wednesday over Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s plans to renew the country&#39;s independent nuclear deterrent.
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CALGARY -- The ink&#39;s barely dry on the $41-billion deal, but the federal health minister yesterday found himself defending the package amid warnings from the provinces it won&#39;t be enough.
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The Tory leader defends his plans for an  annual limit on immigrants and denies it is a bid to shore-up his party's core support.
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Indian PM Manmohan Singh says that the country cannot be left behind on developments in nuclear energy.
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The British government on Thursday approved a new generation of nuclear power stations, describing evidence in support of the move as "compelling", a minister said.
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India's foreign minister on Tuesday defended a landmark civil nuclear agreement with the United States in the face of strong opposition from supporters of the country's ruling coalition and the main opposition party.
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A senior Indian politician adds to the growing unease over new economic zones, but ministers defend the policy.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's plan to commission a new multibillion-dollar nuclear missile defense system risks justifying the actions of regimes seeking to illicitly develop atomic weapons
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The DUP criticises the Irish PM's remark that the issue of photographic evidence of disarmament is not workable.
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A council says it faces a fight to win one the next generation of nuclear power stations in the UK.
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Alistair Darling defends his handling of the Northern Rock crisis, after an MPs report criticises his actions.
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The defence ministry has raised objections over proposals to ramp up the proportion of the country's energy produced by wind farms, because of concerns over the impact of the turbines on military radar, The Times reported on Monday.
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Peer says she will help steer PM's nuclear non-proliferation policy while retaining independence.
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Environment Secretary David Miliband defends the government's stance on Hungarian poultry imports.