Peddling Peril: How the Secret Nuclear Trade Arms America’s Enemies

Posted by Matt in March 16th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Proliferation, Black Markets, David Albright, Export Regulations, German Company, Government Cooperation, Hopeful Story, House Arrest, Illicit Trade, Industry Watchdog, Iran Pakistan, MI6, North-Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Scientist, Nuclear Trade, Nuclear Weapons, Proliferation Problem, Prosecutions, Traffickers, Uranium Enrichment Facilities

With the revelation of Iran’s secret uranium enrichment facilities, North Korea’s brazen testing of missiles and nuclear weapons, and nuclear-endowed Pakistan’s descent into instability, the urgency of the nuclear proliferation problem has never been greater. Based on his extensive experience in tracking the illicit nuclear trade as one of the world’s foremost proliferation experts, in [...]

The proliferation business: Unstoppable? | The Economist

Posted by Matt in March 11th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Proliferation, 1980s, Bonus, Chains, Economist, Enriching Uranium, Export Import, Indian Security, Irresponsibility, Libya, Missile, Mr Khan, Non Proliferation, North-Korea, Pakistan, Ports, Raft, Regime, Sanctions On Iran, Wanton Act, Warhead

Why did China give Pakistan a pre-tested design of a missile-mountable warhead? Because Khan had stolen the European designs to a more efficient method of enriching uranium. A simple design swap with China was in order. China got a bonus by undermining Indian security.
The other thread is China. Despite a raft of laws and sporadic [...]

N.Korea to boost nuclear weapons capability | World | Reuters

Posted by Matt in March 8th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Koreas, Nuclear, Barack Obama, Military Force, North-Korea, Nuclear Weapons Capability, Peace, Reuters

North Korea said on Tuesday it would boost its nuclear weapons capability because U.S. President Barack Obama was determined to ignore its calls for peace and bring it down by military force.
N.Korea to boost nuclear weapons capability | World | Reuters

White House Is Rethinking Nuclear Policy – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in February 28th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, bombs, Chemical Attack, Chemical Weapons, Decisions, Embrace, Iran, New Movement, North-Korea, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Policy, Nuclear Threats, Nuclear Weapons, Nytimes, Obama, United States, White House

Conventional for conventional, and nonconventional for nonconventional – as in bombs. A country attacked with chemical weapons may respond with nuclear weapons – nonconventional for nonconventional.
Mr. Obama’s decisions on nuclear weapons come as conflicting pressures in his defense policy are intensifying. His critics argue that his embrace of a new movement to eliminate nuclear weapons [...]

N. Korea provided raw uranium to Syria in 2007: sources

Posted by Matt in February 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Syria, Korean Issues, Military Sources, North Korean, North-Korea, Nuclear Reactor, Raw, Syria, Uranium

North Korea provided about 45 tons of ”yellowcake” uranium to Syria in September 2007 for production of fuel for an undeclared nuclear reactor, diplomatic and military sources knowledgeable on North Korean issues said Saturday.
N. Korea provided raw uranium to Syria in 2007: sources

Anti-Aircraft Missiles Intercepted From North Korea Alarm Scientists | Asia | English

Posted by Matt in February 26th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Koreas, Airborne, Aircraft Systems, American Scientists, Asia, Attempt, Authorities, Missile Systems, Missiles, North-Korea, Thailand

A group of American scientists is expressing alarm at a possible attempt by North Korea to ship portable anti-aircraft missile systems abroad. The missiles were part of a an airborne cargo intercepted by authorities in Thailand in December.
Anti-Aircraft Missiles Intercepted From North Korea Alarm Scientists | Asia | English

North Korea may produce 14 to 18 nuke warheads by 2019 if talks fail: scholar

Posted by Matt in February 16th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Koreas, Nuclear, arsenal, Fabrication Plant, Fellow, Fuel Fabrication, Johns Hopkins University, Korea Institute, North-Korea, Nuke Warheads, Scholar, weapons, Wit

“If North Korea is able to refurbish its fuel fabrication plant, that production rate could continue indefinitely with its arsenal reaching 14-18 weapons by 2019,” said Joel Wit, a visiting fellow at the U.S. Korea Institute at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, in a report.
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Inside North Korea: the ultimate package tour | Travel | The Observer

Posted by Matt in February 13th, 2010 | no comment

Published in general, Beijing Travel, Earth North, Going To The Moon, Google, Jetliner, Korea Tour, Korea Tourism, Korea Travel, Koryo Tours, North-Korea, northkorea, Place On Earth, Republic Of Korea, Revelation, S Republic Of Korea, Strange Things, Tour Travel, Travel, Travel Firm

The strangest of all the very strange things about the strangest place on earth, North Korea, is that it’s surprisingly easy to go there. Or at least, not as hard as it somehow ought to be. I’d always thought that it was only marginally less difficult than going to the moon or, say, Eton, but [...]

Iran Rocket ‘Uses N.Korean Technology’

Posted by Matt in February 6th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Missiles, Aerospace Research, Chosun Ilbo, Expert, Former President, Indigenous Technology, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Korean Style, News Agency, News Iran, North-Korea, Rocket Engine, Rodong Missile, tehran

A rocket launched by Iran on Wednesday was made in the North Korean style, a South Korean expert claims. Chae Yeon-seok, a former president of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, said Thursday the rocket engine, as publicized by the state-run IRNA news agency, seems to be the same as North Korea’s Rodong missile, though Tehran [...]

Nuclear missile threats to U.S. mount – Washington Times

Posted by Matt in February 3rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Missiles, Nuclear, Ballistic Missile Defense, China, Flight Test, Iran, Missile Threats, Mount Washington, Next Decade, North-Korea, Nuclear Missile, Nuclear Tipped Missile, Pentagon, Range Missile, Russia, Syria, Test Failures, United States, Washington Times

North Korea is expected to deploy a nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching parts of the United States in the next decade, despite two long-range missile flight-test failures, according to the Pentagon’s ballistic-missile defense review.
The review report, made public this week, concluded that missile threats from several states, including Iran, Syria, China and Russia, are growing [...]