Burma: A Nuclear Wannabe, Suspicious Links to North Korea

Posted by Matt in January 29th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Asia, Nuclear, Burma, David Albright, Defectors, Dissident Groups, Extreme Caution, Fuel Cycle Facilities, Ground Photos, Military Dictatorship, Military Regime, Missile Program, North-Korea, Nuclear Reactors, Overhead Imagery, Overseas Suppliers, Paul Brannan, Procurements, Robert Kelley, Scheel, Stricker, Technology Goods, Uranium Mines

New Proliferation Assessments on Burma
Burma: A Nuclear Wannabe, Suspicious Links to North Korea; and High-Tech Procurements to Enigmatic Facilities
by David Albright, Paul Brannan, Robert Kelley, and Andrea Scheel Stricker
For several years, suspicions have swirled about the nuclear intentions of Burma’s secretive military dictatorship. Burma is cooperating with North Korea on possible nuclear procurements and appears [...]

[Exclusive] South Korea to Transfer UAV, Missile Technologies to UAE

Posted by Matt in January 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Koreas, Bid, Government Source, Middle East Nation, Missile Technologies, Nuclear Reactors, South-Korea, Uae, United Arab Emirates, United Emirates, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Korea promised to transfer technology for its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following its successful bid to build four nuclear reactors in the Middle East nation, a government source said Thursday.
[Exclusive] S. Korea to Transfer UAV, Missile Technologies to UAE

‘Bombed Syrian reactor now missile base’

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

Published in Missiles, Syria, Cnn, Cnn International, Diplomats, Israeli Warplanes, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jta, Judah, Mark Heinrich, Members Of The United Nations, Missile Base, Missile Facility, Monsters And Critics, New York Times, Nuclear Bomb, Nuclear Reactor, Nuclear Reactors, Otti, Reuters, Syria, Watchdog Agency, William J Broad

Syria has revealed that it has built a missile facility over the ruins of what the US says was a nuclear reactor destroyed by IAF warplanes, diplomats said Tuesday.
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Syria set up missile facility at suspect nuclear site
CNN International – ?41 minutes ago?
(CNN) — Syria’s nuclear chief told members of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog [...]

Yellowcake

Posted by Matt in July 7th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Chemical Processing, Coarse Powder, Crushers, Fuel Rods, Gas Centrifuge, Gaseous Diffusion, Intermediate Step, Milling Process, Nuclear Reactors, U3o8, Uf6, Uo2, Uranium, Uranium Dioxide, Uranium Hexafluoride Gas, Uranium Ore, Uranium Ores, Uranium Oxide, Uranium Oxides, Uranium Yellowcake, Uranyl, Yellowcake

Yellowcakes (also called urania) are uranium concentrates obtained from leach solutions. They represent an intermediate step in the processing of uranium ores. Yellowcake concentrates are prepared by various extraction and refining methods, depending on the types of ores. Typically yellowcakes are obtained through the milling and chemical processing of uranium ore forming a coarse powder [...]

Search Is Urged for Syrian Nuclear Sites

Posted by Matt in May 28th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Syria, Air Raid, Atomic Energy Agency, Government Officials, International Atomic Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency, Israeli Air, Kibar, Nuclear Reactor, Nuclear Reactors, Reactor, Syria, Western Diplomats

At least three sites have been identified by U.S. officials and passed along to the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is negotiating with Syria for permission to conduct inspections in the country, according to U.S. government officials and Western diplomats. U.S. officials want to know if the suspect sites may have been support facilities for [...]

At least 100 dead as powerful quake hits southwest China

Posted by Matt in May 12th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, 100 People, beijing, Deadly Earthquake, Earthquake Risk, Earthquake Victims, Epicentre, Estimates, Hindu, Magnitude, Malaysia Star, Military Official, New Scientist, Nuclear Reactors, Powerful Earthquake, Powerful Quake, Quake Relief, Quake Toll, Richter Scale, Sichuan Province, Southeast Asia, Southwest China, Southwestern China, Swathe, Thai Capital Bangkok, Wall Street Journal, Washington D.C., Washington Times, Xinhua News Agency

A powerful earthquake struck Monday close to densely populated areas of southwestern China, flattening schools and homes and killing more than 100 people, according to early estimates.
The quake, with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale, was felt in cities across a swathe of southeast Asia including the Thai capital Bangkok, more than 1,800 [...]