US-China faceoff over Taiwan arms deal

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

Published in China, Taiwan, China Relations, China Taiwan, Dalai Lama, Faceoff, Iran, Nuclear Ambitions, sanctions, Taiwan Arms, Taiwan China, tehran

US and China haven’t been on great terms as of late because the Americans are sending $6.3 billion worth of arms to Taiwan – the Americans are trying to provoke China into helping them impose sanctioning Iran to try to halt Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. China got really upset at the arms sale and threatened sanctions [...]

Chinese Whispers -Times Online

Posted by Matt in January 17th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Acquisition, beijing, Burma, China, Chinese Whispers, Eu3, Imposition, Inaction, International Diplomacy, International Efforts, Iranian Regime, Nuclear Ambitions, Nuclear Weapons, Obstructionism, Repressive Regime, Russia, Sanctions Against Iran, Uk Germany, United States, Zimbabwe

International diplomacy to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions is being thwarted by Beijing’s inaction and obstructionism
It is not quite true that China’s diplomacy defends every repressive regime from A to Z. The range does, however, extend from Burma to Zimbabwe, and it includes Iran on the way. China has continually stymied international efforts to prevent the [...]

Iran says needs 20 nuclear sites: report – washingtonpost.com

Posted by Matt in December 5th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Iran Nuclear, Islamic State, Nuclear Ambitions, Nuclear Plants, Nuclear Power Plants, Tension, Uranium Enrichment Plants, Washingtonpost

Iran said on Saturday it needed 20 uranium enrichment plants to provide fuel for its nuclear power plants, an announcement likely to heighten tension with six major powers over the Islamic state’s nuclear ambitions.
Iran says needs 20 nuclear sites: report – washingtonpost.com

IRAN, ISRAEL: Flexing muscles, turning up rhetoric in preparation for possible war | Babylon & Beyond | Los Angeles Times

Posted by Matt in November 25th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Amp, Babylon, diplomacy, Flexing Muscles, Hearts, Iran, Israel, Los Angeles Times, Missile Defense System, Nuclear Ambitions, Obama, Oil Prices, Options, Peaceful Resolution, Rhetoric

Things are not looking good for the possibility of a peaceful resolution between Israel and Iran over the latter’s nuclear ambitions. Oil prices rose and hearts sank across the region this week as Iran began its biggest air defense drill ever and Israel readied a new missile defense system in preparation for a possible three-front [...]

Iran’s nuclear ambitions threaten economic meltdown – Telegraph Blogs

Posted by Matt in September 25th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, China, defiance, Eminating, Enrichment Facility, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Iran Nuclear, Nightmare Scenario, Nuclear Ambitions, Nuclear Meltdown, Revelations, Ruination, Russia, sanctions, Shock, Soil, Telegraph, Un Security Council, Uranium Enrichment, World Economy

The biggest threat to recovery in the world economy has long seemed to me to be not that of a further leg in the financial crisis or even the fiscal ruination of developed economies, but some kind of geo-political shock, most likely eminating from Iran.
Revelations of a second, covert uranium enrichment facility on Iranian soil [...]

Venezuela: Dangerous Liaisons | The New Republic

Posted by Matt in September 24th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Venezuela, Antipathy, April, Bush Administration, Dangerous Liaisons, Hugo Chavez, Military Buildup, New Republic, Nuclear Ambitions, Nuclear Power, Summit Of The Americas, United States, Venezuela

In the past Hugo Chavez justified his military buildup because of the threat coming from the United States when Bush was president. Now that Bush is gone and Hugo seems to like Barack, the military buildup continues.
It now appears, however, that Chávez’s nuclear ambitions transcend his antipathy toward the Bush administration. Bush, after all, [...]

Fears of a nuclear Burma | GlobalPost

Posted by Matt in July 22nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Asia, Nuclear, Bertil Lintner, Blogged, Burma, cameras, Confluence, Expert, Fears, Fledgling, Flock Browser, Korean Engineers, Led, Massive Construction Project, North-Korea, Nuclear Ambitions, Regime, Satellites, Smoking Gun, Test Missiles, tunnels, Underground Bunkers

WHAT’S THE EVIDENCE? There is no smoking gun. But analysts and U.S. officials have cited a confluence of events that suggest nuclear ambitions in Burma, also called Myanmar.
North Korean engineers, who specialize in building tunnels and underground bunkers, have led a massive construction project in Naypyidaw, the regime’s remote capital. This network of 800-odd tunnels, [...]