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Nuclear powers say Iran threatening nuclear treaty goals
May 9, 2008
[JURIST] The world's five major nuclear powers - Britain, China, France, Russia, and the US - cited Iran's uranium enrichment program as a major threat to the goals of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) [PDF text; JURIST news archive] in a joint statement [PDF text] issued Thursday at the.... [more] 
DOJ charges retired US Army engineer in Israel spy conspiracy
April 22, 2008
[JURIST] Federal authorities have arrested and charged [DOJ press release] 84-year-old American citizen Ben-Ami Kadish on four counts of conspiracy to disclose US defense and nuclear weaponry documents to Israel and to act as an Israeli agent, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website].... [more]
Iran official calls new UN nuclear resolution 'legally baseless'
February 23, 2008
[JURIST] An Iranian official with the country's Supreme National Security Council said Saturday that a potential UN Security Council [official website] resolution imposing new sanctions on Iran in connection with its nuclear activities would be "legally and technically baseless," according to the.... [more]
Russia calls for formal arms reduction treaty with US to replace 1991 agreement
November 28, 2007
[JURIST] Russian officials said Wednesday that leaders in the country want to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) [text] with a formal, binding agreement with the US that will limit the creation of new nuclear weapons. The treaty, which signaled the end of the Cold War [BBC.... [more]
Iran ex-nuclear negotiator acquitted of espionage charges
November 27, 2007
[JURIST] An Iranian court has acquitted Hossein Mousavian, a former key nuclear negotiator, of espionage charges [JURIST report] but convicted him of "propagating" against the Islamic government, judiciary spokesman Ali Reza Jamshidi said Tuesday. Mousavian was arrested in May on suspicions that.... [more]
Iran charges former nuclear negotiator with spying
November 14, 2007
[JURIST] The government of Iran [JURIST news archive] has charged a former key nuclear negotiator with espionage, the state news agency IRNA [official website] reported Wednesday. Hossein Mousavian was arrested [Al Jazeera report] in May on suspicions that he passed classified information to the.... [more]
Russia lower house votes to suspend Europe arms treaty
November 7, 2007
[JURIST] The Russian State Duma voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of a measure that would suspend the nation's responsibilities under the 1990 Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty [text; backgrounder]. The Russian government first threatened to temporarily withdraw [JURIST report] from the.... [more]
Russia president threatens to withdraw from nuclear missile treaty with US
October 12, 2007
[JURIST] Russian President Vladimir Putin [official website] threatened to withdraw Russia from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty [US DOS backgrounder] Friday unless the treaty is expanded to include neighboring countries such as China, India and Pakistan. The treaty, signed by.... [more]
UN urges US ratification of nuclear test-ban treaty
September 19, 2007
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official website] urged the US and nine other countries to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty [PDF text] on Tuesday, saying [press release] that the ratification would "move us toward the larger goals of ridding the world of nuclear weapons.... [more]
Pakistan reaffirms rejection of nuclear weapons treaty after latest missile test
August 28, 2007
[JURIST] The government of Pakistan [JURIST news archive] has reiterated its refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) [PDF text] in the wake of its latest test of a nuclear-capable missile, saying that nuclear arms are vital to a stable balance of power, according to Tuesday.... [more]
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