Israel’s Peres says Iran attack “more and more likely”

Israeli President Shimon Peres said “an attack on Iran” by Israel and other countries was “more and more likely.”

Two Koreas Say Talks are Constructive and Useful

(Reuters) – Bitter rivals North and South Koreaheld a second round of “constructive and useful” dialogue on Wednesday as momentum builds for a resumption of six-party talks on dismantling Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program.

Western Nations Condemn North Korea Over Nuke Work

 

 

Western nations used the platform of an annual International Atomic Energy Agency meeting on Wednesday to condemn North Korea for its continued nuclear weapons activities, Agence France-Presse reported.

A Nightmare That Could Be Worse than 9/11

After 9/11, an event that Americans and their allies will never forget, the United States focused on a war on terrorism. There is, however, a threat that has been largely ignored—the threat of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), noted by Investor’s Business Daily. In 2004 and 2008, the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack (also known as the EMP Commission) released its reports on how to protect the United States from an EMP. Despite its recommendations, little progress has been made in protecting the country from an EMP attack and its catastrophic consequences.

Cheney: Nuclear Terrorism Is ‘Most Dangerous Threat’ We Face

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said that the “most dangerous threat” we face is nuclear materials falling into the hands of terrorists.

Bulava Trial Launch Proceeds as Planned

Russia on Tuesday conducted a successful trial flight of its experimental submarine-launched Bulava ballistic missile, the Defense Ministry announced.

Guard chief: Iran is capable of manufacturing even longer-range missiles but won’t make them

A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander claimed on Tuesday that his country has the ability to produce missiles with an even greater range than those currently in its arsenal.

Iran test-fires 14 missiles during military drills

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps test Tuesday a ballistic missile Zelzal during military drills at an undisclosed location.

Iran has successfully test-fired 14 missiles during military drills, Iranian news agencies reported Tuesday.

South Korea: North Korea may have miniaturized nuke warhead

North Korea may be able to load a nuclear warhead atop a missile, though South Korea has no substantive evidence the North has the technology to do it, Seoul’s defense chief said Monday.

North Korea conducted two nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009 and is thought to have enough plutonium for at least a half-dozen weapons. But experts doubt whether the North has mastered the miniaturization technology to mount a nuclear warhead on a missile.

Washington Times Opinion Column Discusses US Options in Dealing with Iran

Iran’s rapacious quest for nuclear weapons is more than a mere dilemma. If the Islamists in Tehran are successful, the balance of power in the world’s most productive oil region will change – and not to the benefit of the West.