Nuclear Energy - Nuclear Weapons

POLITICS: Iran Faces Politically Diluted Sanctions on Nukes

By Thalif Deen
When the 15-member U.N. Security Council decides to penalise Iran for its nuclear enrichment programme sometime next week, it is expected to adopt a draft resolution that has been politically diluted to meet the demands of two veto-wielding permanent members - Russia and China - and protect their strong economic and military interests.

IRAN/SOUTH ASIA: US Frown Turns Gas Pipeline Into Pipe Dream

By IPS Correspondents
A grandiose project to construct a pipeline to transport natural gas from Iran to India through Pakistan at a cost of seven billion US dollars is in jeopardy on account of stiff opposition from Washington and wrangling among the three regional partners.

POLITICS: U.S. Nukes Plan Viewed as Provocative

By Eli Clifton
The announcement earlier this month that the United States will pursue the design and construction of new nuclear weapons has not been warmly embraced by the rest of the world.

NORTH KOREA: ‘Back at Square One on Nuclear Issue’

By IPS Correspondents
Is the Korean peninsula really heading for de-nuclearisation after last month's surprising deal? Experts like Han Sung-Joo, former South Korean foreign minister, remain sceptical and say it is ''unlikely that the North Korean regime will ever give up its nuclear weapons''.

POLITICS-US/IRAN: The Religious Right’s New Bugbear

By IPS Correspondents
Last Sunday, Pastor John Hagee, the founder of Christians United for Israel, received a rousing reception at the opening dinner plenary of the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference.

POLITICS-US: End of Cowboy Diplomacy, Part II?

By Jim Lobe
It was just nine months ago when Newsweek spoke for the conventional wisdom at that moment when it pronounced "The End of Cowboy Diplomacy".

POLITICS: U.N. Arms Embargo on Iran Hits Roadblock

By Thalif Deen
When the U.N. Security Council decides to punish a member state - be it Somalia, Sierra Leone, Liberia or Iraq - one of its cherished prerogatives is the power to impose mandatory military sanctions crippling a country's armed services.

POLITICS: Israel, Iran, U.S. Least Liked Countries

By Jim Lobe
A majority of people from around the world hold predominantly negative views of Israel, Iran, and the United States, according to a survey of more than 28,000 respondents in 27 countries.

POLITICS: Rice Picks Neo-Con Champion of Iraq War as Counselor

By Jim Lobe
In a move that has surprised many foreign policy analysts here, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has appointed a prominent neo-conservative hawk and leading champion of the Iraq war to the post of State Department Counselor.

POLITICS: Pentagon Meet Discussed Escalating Pressure on Iran

By Gareth Porter
Two weeks ago, Pentagon officials discussed a strategy to escalate U.S. pressure on Iran with the intention of creating the impression that the U.S. is ready to go to war, according to an account by one of the participants.

POLITICS-US/IRAQ: Ready to Talk With Iran, Syria

By Jim Lobe
Two weeks after making major concessions for a nuclear accord with North Korea, the administration of President George W. Bush said Tuesday it was prepared to sit down with Iran and Syria as part of a regional conference to stabilise Iraq.

POLITICS: Will Surge Hurt US More Than Sanctions Hurt Iran?

By IPS Correspondents
The winds of fortune in the Iranian nuclear stand-off seem to have shifted, judging by the U.S.'s new confidence. But in Washington's apparent quest to get an upper hand, misreading the causes of the backlash against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran may cause the U.S. to lose rather than gain leverage.

IRAN: Defiant as Sanctions Begin to Bite

By IPS Correspondents
While President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has chosen to defy Western plans to deepen sanctions against his country for its hugely contentious nuclear programme, criticism is growing louder at home for exposing Iran to avoidable risks and hardship.

POLITICS-US: Rove Said to Have Received 2003 Iranian Proposal

By Gareth Porter
Karl Rove, then White House senior political advisor for President George W. Bush, received a copy of the secret Iranian proposal for negotiations with the United States from former Republican Congressman Bob Ney in early May 2003, according to an Iranian-American scholar who was then on his Congressional staff.

POLITICS-US: The Neo-Con Dog That Isn’t Barking

By Jim Lobe
For several weeks now, Washington has been abuzz with rumours that U.S. President George W. Bush is preparing to attack nuclear and other sites in Iran this spring - rumours deemed sufficiently credible that lawmakers from both parties are hastily preparing legislation precisely to prevent such an eventuality.

POLITICS: U.S. Religious Leaders to Visit Iran

By IPS Correspondents
Amid rising tensions between their two countries, a group of U.S. religious leaders will leave Saturday for meetings with Iranian clergy and political leaders, including President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in Tehran next week.

IRAN: Field Day for Militarists as Standoff with U.S. Continues

By IPS Correspondents
Whether or not the military posturing by the United States and Iran in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman actually results in armed hostilities, militarists in this country are having a field day.

LATIN AMERICA: Celebrating 40 Nuclear-Weapon-Free Years

By IPS Correspondents
Latin America and the Caribbean celebrated Wednesday the 40th anniversary of the pact that declared this region free of nuclear weapons and made it a leader in nuclear disarmament in the world.

NORTH KOREA: Nuclear Roulette Spins – No Regime Change

By IPS Correspondents
Perhaps more than anything else, the deal on denuclearising North Korea, drafted by China and agreed to by all six parties in Beijing, has scuttled the United States’ intentions of engineering a ‘regime change’ in the ‘Hermit Kingdom’.

POLITICS-US: Korea Deal Marks Big Victory for Realists

By Jim Lobe
Tuesday's deal between North Korea and five other nations, including the United States, to take the first concrete steps toward nuclear disarmament in exchange for aid and normalised relations marks a long-awaited diplomatic breakthrough for U.S. President George W. Bush and a clear victory for "realists" in his administration.

NORTH KOREA: Nuclear Talks – Who Blinks First?

By IPS Correspondents
Despite great expectations for a breakthrough deal on ending North Korea's nuclear crisis, four days of tough international negotiations sponsored by China have produced little hope of a quick resolution.
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