A New Nuclear-Arms Race – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in September 17th, 2009 | no comment

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Call it a shot heard round the world. The Obama Administration’s announcement yesterday that it is abandoning a Bush-era plan for a missile-defense system in Europe is not just about Europe. It also makes Americans more vulnerable and the U.S. a less reliable ally. Moreover, it will likely go down in history as the start [...]

Iran Has Started a Mideast Arms Race

Posted by Matt in June 11th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Bomb, Greater Middle East, Headlines, Iran, Nuclear Ambitions, Nuclear Arms Race, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Programs, tehran, Verge

States throughout the region are looking to establish nuclear programs.
The Middle East may be on the verge of a nuclear arms race triggered by the inability of the West to stop Iran’s quest for a bomb. Since Tehran’s nuclear ambitions hit the headlines five years ago, 25 countries — 10 of them in the greater [...]

Iran Has Started a Mideast Arms Race

Posted by Matt in March 23rd, 2009 | no comment

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Over the next 10 to 20 years many countries all over the world will possess nuclear weapons thanks to countries like Pakistan, Iran and North Korea.
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Make no mistake: The Middle East may be on the verge of a nuclear arms race triggered by the inability of the West to stop Iran’s quest for [...]

Why Is Moscow Risking a New Cold War?

Posted by Matt in June 25th, 2008 | no comment

Published in New Cold War, Battleships, Billions, Bombers, Cold-War, Displays, Enemies, Flexing Muscles, kremlin, Mediterranean, Moscow Russia, Neef, New War, New Weapons, Nuclear Arms Race, Photo Gallery, Pomp, Red Square, Russian Military

Strategic bombers off the American coast, battleships in the Mediterranean — the Russian military is displaying its might once again with Moscow pumping billions into new weapons. But where does the Kremlin see its enemies today, and why is it risking another nuclear arms race with Washington? By Christian Neef more… [ Forum ]

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Iran’s nuclear program feeding proliferation

Posted by Matt in May 20th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Proliferation, algeria, Atomic Energy, Atomic Power, Egypt, Iiss, International Institute For Strategic Studies, Iran Nuclear, London, London Reuters, Match, Middle East, Middle Eastern Countries, Neighbors, Nuclear Ambitions, Nuclear Arms Race, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Program, Nuclear Programs, Nuclear Proliferation, Peter Graff, Saudi-Arabia, Think Tank

Iran’s disputed nuclear program has sent a wave of interest in atomic energy across the Middle East, a think tank said Tuesday, warning that it risked setting the scene for a regional nuclear arms race.
At least 13 Middle Eastern countries either announced new plans to explore atomic energy or revived pre-existing nuclear programs between February [...]