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IAEA Chief: Syria Tried to Build Nuclear Reactor

PARIS -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday said for the first time that a target destroyed by Israeli warplanes in the Syrian desert in 2007 was a covertly built nuclear reactor, appearing to counter assertions by Syria that it had no atomic secrets to hide. Previous reports by the...

WikiLeaks: Cables Show Japan Was Warned About Nuclear Plant Safety

The Japanese government has said it is doing all it can to contain the crisis at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, which was critically damaged in last week's earthquake. But according to U.S. diplomatic papers released by WikiLeaks, that atomic disaster might have been avoided if only the government had acted on...

Mohamed ElBaradei Heads Home to Egypt; His Greatest Moments on the World Stage

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei has returned to his homeland of Egypt. Whether or not he wants to run for president, his presence turns up the pressure on the Egyptian government. Egypt has been rocked by massive anti-government protests over the past two days, but the largest demonstration yet could come...

Iran Vows No Compromise Ahead of Nuclear Talks

Iran has vowed not to compromise on its nuclear program ahead of multilateral talks scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Istanbul. Instead, the regime says it wants the talks to focus on global political problems, claiming this could be the "last chance" for some type of agreement to be reached with the West. Earlier...

Alarming Unknowns About NKorea's Nuke Program

(Nov. 24) -- It isn't what the U.S. recently learned about North Korea's new uranium-enrichment plant that's so alarming. It's the questions raised by the secretive country's persistent ability to outflank U.S. and international efforts to thwart Pyongyang's nuclear weapons ambitions that have analysts on edge and the...

Background on International Atomic Energy Agency

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons.

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