- Iran pronounces strong commitment to nuclear program after IAEA releases latest critical report
- Major diplomatic maneuvers remained stalled
- Western countries continue to tighten sanctions
- BASIC at Iran’s second international nuclear disarmament conference, June 12-13
South Korea
North Korea nuclear tensions rise
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are again running high. BASIC Intern Taek Jin Han summarizes the most relevant developments on North Korea’s nuclear program and the broader security situation – with a more detailed account than what is available in BASIC’s Getting to Zero Updates.
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Iran Update: Number 146
- IAEA continues its plea for more information
- Dialogue remains at standstill but resumption of talks possible in late autumn
- United States continues to lead international sanctions drive
- Iran suffers cybe
Iran update: number 138
Summary
- Iran rejects uranium export offer; IAEA Chief hopeful that Iran will eventually agree to arrangement
- World powers meet to discuss next steps
- Iran and Israel Appear at Multilateral Talks; Israeli PM Tentatively Supports IAEA Plan
- IAEA inspectors visit Fordo
- Questions persist around the quality of Iran's enriched uranium
- Iran launches military exercise that includes defending nuclear facilities
Dr Khan and South Korea
An article in the November 19 South Korean Yonhap notes that South Korea received US,000 from the US government in 2005 as part of assistance to help improve Seoul's export control systems, according to the report dated October 31 from the Government Accounting Office (GAO).
The crisis in North Korea
North Korea's nuclear weapons programme poses a challenge for Bush and NPT