Iran Nuclear Talks End with No Breakthrough By Hannah Allam & Jonathan Landay November 8, 2013 WASHINGTON — An emerging deal that would curtail Iran’s nuclear program and expand inspections in exchange for relief from some economic sanctions will upset U.S. allies Israel and Saudi Arabia but is likely to lessen the chance of a […]

China, U.S. Seen at Odds on Merits of Restarting North Korea Nuclear Talks Rachel Oswald November 13, 2013 WASHINGTON — Multi-nation nuclear negotiations with North Korea may not start any time soon, as the United States and other participating countries do not appear to share China’s zeal for starting talks without any denuclearization commitment from […]

White House ambitions on Iran deal face challenge from hawks in Congress By Spencer Ackerman November 8, 2013 As soon as the Obama administration reaches an anticipated deal with Iran over its nuclear program, it will face a new challenge that threatens to strangle the accord in its crib: the inevitable attempts on Capitol Hill […]

Only Diplomacy, Not Force, Will Prevent Nuclear-Armed Iran By Laicie Heeley November 7, 2013 America’s core interests in the Middle East will pivot around Geneva this week as five world powers and Iran resume negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program. The United States should remain committed to a reasonable, verifiable and enforceable deal, as all other […]

US to spend billions ‘modernizing’ nuclear arsenal/a> November 6, 2013 By Mathieu Rabechault Washington — The United States plans to spend billions to upgrade a decades-old atomic bomb designed to stop a Soviet invasion of Europe, as part of a controversial project to modernize its nuclear arsenal. Some lawmakers and experts dismiss the effort as […]