http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/proliferation/ en-us Sun, 5 Jul 2009 05:01:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285767/posts The head of Mossad, Israel’s overseas intelligence service, has assured Benjamin Netanyahu, its prime minister, that Saudi Arabia would turn a blind eye to Israeli jets flying over the kingdom during any future raid on Iran’s nuclear sites. Earlier this year Meir Dagan, Mossad’s director since 2002, held secret talks with Saudi officials to discuss the possibility. The Israeli press has already carried unconfirmed reports that high-ranking officials, including Ehud Olmert, the former prime minister, held meetings with Saudi colleagues. The reports were denied by Saudi officials. “The Saudis have tacitly agreed to the Israeli air force flying through their... The Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285767/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 05:01:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281596/posts Documents released by Nixon Library show US tried to pressure Israel to sign Nonproliferation Treaty. 'If Israel elects to go the nuclear route it would cause a fundamental change in the US-Israeli relationship,' says unsigned memo, including 'our long-standing concern for Israel's security' Associated Press Published: 06.25.09, 22:23 / Israel News Inside the Nixon administration four decades ago, American officials weighed options to pressure Israel to declare that it had a nuclear weapons program. US officials concluded Israel was "actively working to improve its capability to produce nuclear weapons on short notice." In an unsigned National Security Council memo, prepared... YNet News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281596/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:49:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277944/posts Defense: The former presidential candidate argues the U.S. should stop and board the North Korean ship if we know it carries banned cargo. Some say it would be an act of war. So is firing missiles at Hawaii.Some say it would be an act of war. So was the naval blockade of Cuba in October 1962 in a confrontation with an infinitely more dangerous foe. Sometimes it's just necessary to exert military pressure to call someone's bluff and nip a growing threat in the bud. The U.S. Navy is tracking a North Korean ship under new U.N. resolution 1874 that... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277944/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:13:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273599/posts International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei yesterday said it was his "gut feeling" that Iran was pursuing the capability to build nuclear weapons if it chose to do so, the New York Times reported (see GSN, June 16). The United States and its allies have expressed concern that Iran's uranium enrichment program could support nuclear-weapon development, but the Middle Eastern state has described its nuclear intentions as strictly peaceful. “It is my gut feeling that Iran would like to have the technology to enable it to have nuclear weapons,” ElBaradei told the BBC. “They want to send a message... GSN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273599/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:54:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272840/posts WASHINGTON -- President Obama said Tuesday that a nuclear-armed North Korea poses a "grave threat" to the world, and he vowed to end a cycle of allowing Pyongyang to create crises and then be rewarded with incentives to back down. "This is a pattern they've come to expect," Obama said. "We are going to break that pattern." Standing alongside South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in the White House Rose Garden, Obama said they agreed that a new U.N. resolution seeking to halt North Korea's development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles must be fully enforced. The U.N. did not authorize... Fox News / Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272840/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:15:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1502801/posts George Bush told Tony Blair shortly before the invasion of Iraq that he intended to target other countries, including Saudi Arabia, which, he implied, planned to acquire weapons of mass destruction. Mr Bush said he "wanted to go beyond Iraq in dealing with WMD proliferation, mentioning in particular Saudi Arabia, Iran, North Korea, and Pakistan," according to a note of a telephone conversation between the two men on January 30 2003. The note is quoted in the US edition, published next week, of Lawless World, America and the Making and Breaking of Global Rules, by the British international lawyer Philippe... The Guardian (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1502801/posts#comment Sat, 15 Oct 2005 02:19:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271482/posts North Korea's communist regime has warned of a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula while vowing to step up its atomic bomb-making program in defiance of new U.N. sanctions. The North's defiance presents a growing diplomatic headache for President Barack Obama as he prepares for talks Tuesday with his South Korean counterpart on the North's missile and nuclear programs. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak told security-related ministers during an unscheduled meeting Sunday to "resolutely and squarely" cope with the North's latest threat, his office said. Lee is to leave for the U.S. on Monday morning. A commentary Sunday in the... MyWay.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271482/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:53:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270227/posts SKorea braces for 3rd nuclear test by North Korea By KWANG-TAE KIM, Associated Press Writer Fri Jun 12, 3:52 am ET SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea was bracing for a possible third nuclear test by the North, which a U.S. official said was likely despite looming U.N. sanctions on the communist state for its previous test in May. Given the North's track record of provocative behavior and defiance of the United Nations, "common sense" would dictate that it is preparing for another nuclear test, South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Won Tae-jae told reporters Friday. He said the test was... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270227/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:03:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266561/posts The UN watchdog agency on nuclear activity has found that Iran has significantly stepped up its nuclear program, and also suspects Syria of secretly operating its own nuclear program. Iran has increased its output of uranium with almost 5,000 centrifuges operating, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stated in a report Friday. According to the report obtained by the Reuters news agency, Iran has increased its enrichment of uranium, boosting its stockpile by 500 kilograms to 1,339 kilograms in the past six months. Israel National News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266561/posts#comment Sun, 7 Jun 2009 11:28:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264214/posts MOSCOW (Reuters) - Israel issued contradictory signals on Wednesday on whether it might bomb Iran, with its foreign minister saying there were no such plans and the defense minister saying all options were on the table. Israel, widely believed to be the Middle East's only nuclear power, has repeatedly described Iran's uranium enrichment as a threat to its existence. "I have been asked by Saudi journalists about when Israel plans to bomb Iran. We are not planning to bomb Iran," far-right Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said during a visit to Russia. "We do not have a need" to carry... Reuters News Agency http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264214/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 00:04:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260619/posts A Nuclear Asia From End To End Gordon G. Chang, 05.29.09, 12:01 AM ET On Tuesday, Chosun Ilbo, South Korea's most widely read newspaper, urged Seoul to build its own long-range missiles and atomic bombs. "North Korea claims its rationale for having nuclear weapons is to defend itself," the broadsheet editorialized. "South Korea too now requires a deterrent." To build that deterrent, the South will first have to abrogate two global agreements, the Missile Technology Control Regime and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. For years, these pacts, which prevented the dissemination of dangerous technologies, looked solid. Now,... Forbes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260619/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 16:15:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258805/posts Food for thought this evening as the NorKs fire yet another missile into the sea. Why would Japan want its own arsenal when it already enjoys the deterrent effect of being under America’s nuclear umbrella? Simple: A Japanese arsenal wouldn’t really be aimed at deterrence. It would be aimed at scaring the hell out of China, where memories of Japanese aggression are long. The thinking, I guess, is that China would be sufficiently cowed by Japanese nukes that they’d have no choice but to try much harder to calm Kim down lest they end up being drawn into a three-way... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258805/posts#comment Wed, 27 May 2009 03:31:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258751/posts A South Korean newspaper report says U.S. spy satellites have detected signs that North Korea has restarted its nuclear plant. South Korea's mass-circulation Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported Wednesday that U.S. spy satellites have detected steam coming from a reprocessing facility at its main Yongbyon nuclear plant. The paper cited an unnamed South Korean government source. fox news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258751/posts#comment Wed, 27 May 2009 01:38:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258725/posts Sunlight fills the bedroom. It's past 8 a.m., and it's cold. Why didn't the alarm go off? The bathroom lights are out. The house is without power. The battery-operated radio plays nothing but static. The phone is dead. What on earth has happened? In fact, what happened was not on Earth. It was above it. A nuclear weapon has detonated high over North America, an explosion so far up that neither the flash nor bang disturbed anyone slumbering in darkened bedrooms across the United States. Electrical systems and computers from New York City to San Francisco cease to function. City... The Heritage Foundation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258725/posts#comment Wed, 27 May 2009 00:56:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258663/posts China is developing and expanding its arsenals of nuclear warheads and strategic missiles, military experts say. upi http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258663/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 23:15:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258174/posts What to Do About North Korea By Dan Blumenthal and Robert Kagan May 26, 2009 The North Korean launch of its Taeopodong-2 missile and its second nuclear test have laid bare the paucity of President Obama's policy options. They have exposed the futility of the six-party talks and, in particular, the much-hyped myth of China's value as a partner on strategic matters. The Obama administration claims that it wants to break with the policies of its predecessor. This is one area where it ought to. After decades of diplomacy and "probing" Pyongyang's intentions, one thing is clear: Kim Jong Il... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258174/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 05:18:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258025/posts UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council is condemning North Korea's nuclear test as a clear violation of its resolutions. The council said in a statement Monday that it will begin work immediately on a new legally binding resolution addressing North Korea's violations. The U.N.'s most powerful body held an emergency meeting at Japan's request after North Korea conducted its second nuclear test earlier Monday. The council is demanding that North Korea abide by two previous resolutions, which among other things banned further nuclear tests and called for a return to six-party talks aimed at eliminating its nuclear program. YahooNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258025/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 22:29:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257804/posts North Korea's nuclear test is a "matter of grave concern," President Obama said Monday, as officials in Washington accused the rogue regime of blatantly defying the international community. The communist country said it had carried out a powerful underground nuclear test, much larger than one conducted in 2006. The regime also test-fired three short-range, ground-to-air missiles later Monday from the same northeastern site where it launched a rocket last month, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing unnamed sources. The twin moves were roundly condemned in Washington. "These actions, while not a surprise given its statements and actions to date, are... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257804/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 14:49:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257799/posts Live thread, remarks coming soon. Didn't catch the time http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257799/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 14:35:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257262/posts Preventing the Islamic Republic of Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons is the core of this new online advocacy campaign. As individuals, each of us is powerless. However, together - thousands and thousands of us - we have a chance. That's where you come in. Our community - you - can have an impact. But we need to grow quickly. And we need to be financially self-sustaining. We will provide the infrastructure and a general course of action, but it is the DeNuke Iran community - thousands and thousands of people - who will drive this campaign with zeal and energy... DeNukeIran http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257262/posts#comment Sun, 24 May 2009 10:53:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255908/posts Some 23 percent of Israelis would consider leaving the country if Iran obtains a nuclear weapon, according to a poll conducted on behalf of the Center for Iranian Studies at Tel Aviv University. Some 85 percent of respondents said they feared the Islamic Republic would obtain an atomic bomb, 57 percent believed the new U.S. initiative to engage in dialogue with Tehran would fail and 41 percent believed Israel should strike Iran's nuclear installations without waiting to see whether or how the talks develop. Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255908/posts#comment Thu, 21 May 2009 23:58:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251791/posts The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, has confirmed reports that Pakistan is increasing its nuclear weapons programme. The confirmation came during a Senate Armed Services committee hearing on Thursday when Democrat senator Jim Webb, an expert on defence issues, raised fears that Pakistan is adding to the nuclear weapons it traditionally has pointed toward India, and questioned whether US aid could be funding it. Noting reports that Pakistan "may be actually adding on their weapon systems and warheads" Webb asked: "Do you have any evidence of that?" "Yes," Mullen answered. The US has urged... Hindustan Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251791/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 19:23:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246737/posts SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea vowed Friday to bolster its atomic arsenal in response to what it called Washington's "hostile" policy, even as a special envoy for President Barack Obama traveled to the region in a bid to draw Pyongyang back to nuclear negotiations. Envoy Stephen Bosworth, in Beijing before heading Friday to South Korea, said the U.S. is ready and willing to talk directly with Pyongyang. "The United States reiterates its desire to engage both multilaterally and bilaterally with North Korea," Bosworth told reporters after holding talks with senior Chinese officials Thursday. "We believe very strongly that the... Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246737/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 07:05:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244968/posts US President Barack Obama on Tuesday formally nominated Ellen Tauscher, a seven-term member of Congress who is considered an expert on defense, as his top arms control official. Tauscher, who represents a California district, has a record of introducing arms control and counter proliferation legislation and has campaigned for greater oversight of the US Missile Defense Agency. She said in a statement in March, after details of her impending appointment emerged, that she breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244968/posts#comment Wed, 6 May 2009 00:31:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241610/posts It’s too late. And probably has been for a long time. Gates told a Senate panel that a military option would only delay Iran’s nuclear ambitions and drive the program further underground, making it more difficult to monitor, he said. He said the better option would be for the United States and its allies to convince Iran that building a nuclear program would start an arms race that would leave the country less secure. “Their security interests are actually badly served by trying to have nuclear weapons,” Gates said. “They will start a nuclear arms race in the Middle East... hotair.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241610/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:56:49 GMT