Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/science/nuclear-weapons science Science - Nuclear Weapons en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:23:40 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/science/nuclear-weapons http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_re_us/iran_nuclear ap/20100210/iran_nuclear AP us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:23:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_re_us/iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265615256274-8-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=t8au8bTlbT20_d996EGvrw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran on February 7, 2010. Iran was expected Monday to officially inform the UN nuclear watchdog of its plans to enrich uranium to a higher level, but insisted it will stop the process if a UN-backed nuclear deal is clinched.(AFP/Atta Kenare)" border="0" /></a>AP - Iranian nuclear technicians set dozens of centrifuges spinning Tuesday to begin enriching uranium stocks to a significantly higher level, prompting President Barack Obama to warn of a "significant regime of sanctions."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_re_us/iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265615256274-8-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=t8au8bTlbT20_d996EGvrw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran on February 7, 2010. Iran was expected Monday to officially inform the UN nuclear watchdog of its plans to enrich uranium to a higher level, but insisted it will stop the process if a UN-backed nuclear deal is clinched.(AFP/Atta Kenare)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsworld afp/20100209/irannuclearpoliticsworld AFP politics Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:43:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsworld"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755232181-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=2d5gWQTfaUhKXYr66e4OIg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="US President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsworld"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755232181-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=2d5gWQTfaUhKXYr66e4OIg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear nm/20100209/us_iran_nuclear Reuters world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:54:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755364196-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=7mhgBkCn5vI2csbSPsk94A--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="An Iranian security guard stands in front of the building housing the nuclear reactor in the Iranian port town of Bushehr. US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the international community was moving "fairly quickly" toward imposing broader sanctions on Iran, as the Islamic Republic defiantly expanded its nuclear program.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755364196-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=7mhgBkCn5vI2csbSPsk94A--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="An Iranian security guard stands in front of the building housing the nuclear reactor in the Iranian port town of Bushehr. US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpolitics afp/20100209/irannuclearpolitics AFP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:27:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265738695537-6-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=O_7ymlq.Jbt_oVF0yPkpBw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during the unveiling ceremony of new satellite rockets in Tehran on February 3. Iran announced on Tuesday it has begun further enriching uranium, dismissing warnings of new sanctions from world powers which suspect the Islamic republic's nuclear project is aimed at making a bomb.(AFP/File/Rohollah Vahdati)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Iran announced on Tuesday it has begun further enriching uranium, dismissing warnings of new sanctions from world powers who suspect the Islamic republic's nuclear project is aimed at making a bomb.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265738695537-6-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=O_7ymlq.Jbt_oVF0yPkpBw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during the unveiling ceremony of new satellite rockets in Tehran on February 3. Iran announced on Tuesday it has begun further enriching uranium, dismissing warnings of new sanctions from world powers which suspect the Islamic republic's nuclear project is aimed at making a bomb.(AFP/File/Rohollah Vahdati)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_apnewsalert ap/20100209/us_apnewsalert AP politics Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:58:00 GMT AP - Obama says he wants health care forum with GOP to be substantive, not political theater. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_asia_afp/nkoreachinaskoreanuclearweapons afp/20100209/nkoreachinaskoreanuclearweapons AFP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:12:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_asia_afp/nkoreachinaskoreanuclearweapons"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265731827906-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=0_QG56rBoQ38PD_s72AsTA--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="A photo release by North Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (R) in Pyongyang on February 8. Kim reaffirmed his pledge to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and reportedly sent his nuclear envoy to Beijing, amid a diplomatic drive to revive disarmament talks.(AFP/KCNA via KNS)" border="0" /></a>AFP - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il reaffirmed his pledge to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and reportedly sent his nuclear envoy to Beijing, amid a diplomatic drive to revive disarmament talks.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_asia_afp/nkoreachinaskoreanuclearweapons"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265731827906-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=0_QG56rBoQ38PD_s72AsTA--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="photo" title="A photo release by North Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (R) in Pyongyang on February 8. Kim reaffirmed his pledge to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and reportedly sent his nuclear envoy to Beijing, amid a diplomatic drive to revive disarmament talks.(AFP/KCNA via KNS)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_as/as_china_iran_nuclear ap/20100209/as_china_iran_nuclear AP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:54:04 GMT AP - China has called for more talks in the wake of calls by other world powers for possible sanctions on Iran if it goes through with its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear_china nm/20100209/us_iran_nuclear_china Reuters world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:58:25 GMT Reuters - China on Tuesday urged all sides to work toward agreement on an internationally-backed nuclear fuel proposal for Iran, after Western powers urged broader sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_asia_afp/nkoreachinanuclearweaponsdiplomacy afp/20100209/nkoreachinanuclearweaponsdiplomacy AFP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:50:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_asia_afp/nkoreachinanuclearweaponsdiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265731827906-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=0_QG56rBoQ38PD_s72AsTA--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="A photo release by North Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (R) in Pyongyang on February 8. Kim reaffirmed his pledge to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and reportedly sent his nuclear envoy to Beijing, amid a diplomatic drive to revive disarmament talks.(AFP/KCNA via KNS)" border="0" /></a>AFP - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il restated Pyongyang's goal of ridding the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons when he met a visiting senior Chinese envoy, Chinese state media reported Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_asia_afp/nkoreachinanuclearweaponsdiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265731827906-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=0_QG56rBoQ38PD_s72AsTA--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="photo" title="A photo release by North Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (R) in Pyongyang on February 8. Kim reaffirmed his pledge to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and reportedly sent his nuclear envoy to Beijing, amid a diplomatic drive to revive disarmament talks.(AFP/KCNA via KNS)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_korea_north nm/20100209/us_korea_north Reuters world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:32:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_korea_north"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2499646384.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=.9xKwRV3cRmNFFQnvEYv_A--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A border security soldier of South Korea checks a bus carrying a South Korean delegation at the CIQ (customs, immigration and quarantine) office, just south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won" border="0" /></a>Reuters - North Korea's top nuclear envoy arrived in Beijing on Tuesday as Pyongyang said it was willing to step up talks with China on resuming stalled disarmament-for-aid talks.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_korea_north"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2499646384.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=.9xKwRV3cRmNFFQnvEYv_A--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="A border security soldier of South Korea checks a bus carrying a South Korean delegation at the CIQ (customs, immigration and quarantine) office, just south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsfranceus afp/20100208/irannuclearpoliticsfranceus AFP politics Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:47:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsfranceus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265642748164-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=64psxwoLkJJvWf0GhZQuUA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, seen here on February 5, agreed in talks Monday that "strong" new sanctions must be passed against Iran over its nuclear drive, the French presidency said.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)" border="0" /></a>AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates agreed in talks Monday that "strong" new sanctions must be passed against Iran over its nuclear drive, the French presidency said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsfranceus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265642748164-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=64psxwoLkJJvWf0GhZQuUA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, seen here on February 5, agreed in talks Monday that "strong" new sanctions must be passed against Iran over its nuclear drive, the French presidency said.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100208/ts_csm/279002 csm/20100208/279002 The Christian Science Monitor topstories Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:39:10 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - Iran took another step Monday that will keep it high on the map of global nuclear trouble spots by announcing plans to begin processing its uranium stockpile to higher levels of enrichment. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100208/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear_enrichment nm/20100208/us_iran_nuclear_enrichment Reuters world Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:52:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100208/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear_enrichment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265656809581-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=dl8R1mcQQ9q24xsGyY6XCg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Technicians moving a container of radioactive uranium 'yellow cake' sealed by the IAEA at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities, south of Tehran. Iran's new plan to produce higher enriched uranium is "provocative" and will raise further "serious concern" about Tehran's nuclear program and intentions, a US official said Monday.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Iran plans to build 10 new uranium enrichment facilities during the next Iranian year, its atomic energy chief was quoted as saying, in comments likely to further raise tension with the West.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100208/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear_enrichment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265656809581-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=dl8R1mcQQ9q24xsGyY6XCg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Technicians moving a container of radioactive uranium 'yellow cake' sealed by the IAEA at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities, south of Tehran. Iran's new plan to produce higher enriched uranium is "provocative" and will raise further "serious concern" about Tehran's nuclear program and intentions, a US official said Monday.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/wl_nm/us_nuclear_iran nm/20100207/us_nuclear_iran Reuters world Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:07:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/wl_nm/us_nuclear_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755364196-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=7mhgBkCn5vI2csbSPsk94A--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="An Iranian security guard stands in front of the building housing the nuclear reactor in the Iranian port town of Bushehr. US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave instructions on Sunday for the production of higher-grade nuclear reactor fuel, prompting the United States and Germany to threaten carefully targeted new sanctions against Tehran.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/wl_nm/us_nuclear_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755364196-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=7mhgBkCn5vI2csbSPsk94A--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="An Iranian security guard stands in front of the building housing the nuclear reactor in the Iranian port town of Bushehr. US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/pl_nm/us_nuclear_iran_gates nm/20100207/us_nuclear_iran_gates Reuters politics Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:47:50 GMT Reuters - The United States called on world powers to work together to put more pressure on the Iranian government to curb its nuclear program. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear_fuel nm/20100207/us_iran_nuclear_fuel Reuters world Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:48:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear_fuel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100207/i/r3718873602.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=ZjR31He_EpETp7uThWxn3Q--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stands under a map of Iran and a picture of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as he waits to start an official meeting in Tehran January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi" border="0" /></a>Reuters - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday told Iran's Atomic Energy Organization to start work on producing nuclear fuel for a Tehran research reactor, further raising the stakes in a dispute with the West.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear_fuel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100207/i/r3718873602.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=ZjR31He_EpETp7uThWxn3Q--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stands under a map of Iran and a picture of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as he waits to start an official meeting in Tehran January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearussecuritymunich afp/20100206/irannuclearussecuritymunich AFP world Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:47:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearussecuritymunich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1261496935378-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CuXqCElxhxC0TNEiCOuRHg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Iranian technicians at the zirconium production plant in Isfahan. US National Security Advisor James Jones has warned that Iran's defiance over its nuclear programme poses the greatest threat to international security.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Iran's defiance over its nuclear programme poses the greatest threat to international security, US National Security Advisor James Jones warned on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearussecuritymunich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1261496935378-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CuXqCElxhxC0TNEiCOuRHg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian technicians at the zirconium production plant in Isfahan. US National Security Advisor James Jones has warned that Iran's defiance over its nuclear programme poses the greatest threat to international security.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/pl_afp/irannuclearusgates afp/20100206/irannuclearusgates AFP politics Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:22:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/pl_afp/irannuclearusgates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1265495889328-6-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=tQvqNIR8brlYpxKOPq9btQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) poses with US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates in Rome's Palazzo Chigi. Gates expressed doubts Saturday that a deal was close on Iran's disputed nuclear programme, as the UN atomic chief said Tehran presented no new proposals at talks in Germany.(AFP/Filippo Monteforte)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates expressed doubt on Saturday that a deal with Iran on sending some of its uranium abroad for enrichment was close.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/pl_afp/irannuclearusgates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1265495889328-6-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=tQvqNIR8brlYpxKOPq9btQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) poses with US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates in Rome's Palazzo Chigi. Gates expressed doubts Saturday that a deal was close on Iran's disputed nuclear programme, as the UN atomic chief said Tehran presented no new proposals at talks in Germany.(AFP/Filippo Monteforte)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_re_eu/eu_gates_iran ap/20100206/eu_gates_iran AP world Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:02:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_re_eu/eu_gates_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.653a6e78d1ee48af9ab4b97a6ec61b83.turkey_us_ank107.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=YlwPTLTt_9QPuEjqy7ln1A--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="Turkish guards of honor stand with U.S. and Turkish flags before the arrival of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul for a ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)" border="0" /></a>AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Saturday dismissed assertions by the Iranian government that it was nearing a deal with the international community on its nuclear program and said a "different tack" may be needed.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_re_eu/eu_gates_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.653a6e78d1ee48af9ab4b97a6ec61b83.turkey_us_ank107.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=YlwPTLTt_9QPuEjqy7ln1A--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="photo" title="Turkish guards of honor stand with U.S. and Turkish flags before the arrival of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul for a ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear ap/20100206/as_koreas_nuclear AP world Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:57:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.841bd9dc3e934b09be420601c24b28c9.south_korea_koreas_nuclear_sel102.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=KsCkqP3cn9hBFsKxGnqFeg--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, right, talks with B. Lynn Pascoe, a special envoy for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, during their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Pascoe arrived Saturday in Seoul and said he had an 'excellent discussion' with South Korean officials ahead of a visit to North Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - A senior Chinese official arrived in North Korea on Saturday in what is seen as a mission to jump-start stalled international talks on ending the reclusive state's nuclear weapons programs.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nuclearweapon/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.841bd9dc3e934b09be420601c24b28c9.south_korea_koreas_nuclear_sel102.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=KsCkqP3cn9hBFsKxGnqFeg--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="photo" title="South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, right, talks with B. Lynn Pascoe, a special envoy for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, during their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Pascoe arrived Saturday in Seoul and said he had an 'excellent discussion' with South Korean officials ahead of a visit to North Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)