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New International Atomic Energy Agency chief ‘in agreement’ with USA

Washington looked forward to the new era under Yukiya Amano with relish.

Nuclear Wikileaks: Cables show cosy US relationship with IAEA chief,  guardian.co.uk, Julian Borger, 1 Dec 10, When Yukiya Amano took over as the head of the UN nuclear watchdog last year, American diplomats described him as “director general of all states, but in agreement with us” Continue reading →

December 1, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, politics international | Leave a comment

200 U.S. nuclear weapons stationed in Europe

U.S. has deployed 200 nuclear weapons in Europe: WikiLeaks, The Hindu, 1 Dec 10, The U.S. has deployed nearly 200 tactical nuclear weapons across Europe, particularly in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Turkey, leaked cables by whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks have revealed.

While the international community has long suspected that the U.S. has warheads remaining in Europe, the locations of the bombs have never been revealed — until now.

A cable, sent from Berlin, details discussions last year in which U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon talks to Germany’s foreign policy adviser Christoph Heusgen about weapons in the four countries……..The Hindu : News / International : U.S. has deployed 200 nuclear weapons in Europe: WikiLeaks

December 1, 2010 Posted by | EUROPE, weapons and war | Leave a comment

Hundreds of nuclear warheads secretly trucked across USA

The Military Is Secretly Trucking Hundreds Of Nuclear Warheads Across The U.S., Jalopnik, 1 Dec 10, Nondescript 18-wheelers are secretly transporting nearly 1,000 of the U.S. Navy’s 100-kiloton W76 nuclear warheads from a submarine base near Seattle to a plant in Texas. Worse news? It’s by an agency recently investigated for problems with alcohol abuse.An item in Washington’s Kitsap Sun this weekend confirms something we all expect to be true but is rarely talked about: the transportation of nuclear weapons across the United States.The quantity of nuclear warheads is astounding, with the report indicating as many as 1,000 of the approximately 30-year-old 100-kiloton W76 warheads are being transported from Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor near Seattle to the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, nearly 1,800 miles away, for updates that’ll extend the life of the weapon by 30 years………….. ….The Military Is Secretly Trucking Hundreds Of Nuclear Warheads Across The U.S.

December 1, 2010 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | Leave a comment

Iram’s nuclear scientists targeted by Israel’s Mossad?

Is Israel’s Mossad Targeting Iran’s Nuclear Scientists? – TIME, 1 Dec 10, The Iranian nuclear expert assassinated in Tehran on Monday was the top scientist and senior manager of Iran’s nuclear effort. Majid Shahriari was killed when an explosive charge placed in his car was detonated by remote control after he climbed into the vehicle, according to a Western intelligence expert with knowledge of the operation.
The assassination carried the signature of Israel’s Mossad, which has carried out similar operations on foreign soil over the decades. Typically, a team of agents reconnoiters the target and his routines over a period of months, assessing vulnerabilities and opportunities to escape afterward. Most of the operatives are usually on their way out of the country by the time the charge is detonated by a member who sees the target enter the booby-trapped car. “It’s like a suit,” says the intelligence expert. “An assassination must be custom-made……………”Is Israel’s Mossad Targeting Iran’s Nuclear Scientists? – TIME

December 1, 2010 Posted by | Israel, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Pakistan hanging on to highly enriched uranium

WikiLeaks: Pakistan Delaying Uranium Removal – CBS News, 1 Dec 10, A stash of highly enriched uranium capable of providing enough material for multiple “dirty bombs” has been waiting in Pakistan for removal by an American team for more than three years but has been held up by the country’s government, according to leaked classified State Department documents.
U.S. failures to remove the material and the government’s struggles to work with the Pakistani government are detailed in secret government memos the self-styled whistleblower organization WikiLeaks made available to a number of news outlets, The New York Times reported on its website Tuesday.

U.S. Ambassador Anne Patterson wrote in a classified 2009 cable that the Pakistani government was dragging its feet in giving Americans access to remove the material left over from a decades-old reactor, the Times reported……….WikiLeaks: Pakistan Delaying Uranium Removal – World Watch – CBS News

December 1, 2010 Posted by | Pakistan, politics international, Uranium | Leave a comment

Syrian President says Iran not pursuing nuclear weapons

Wikileaks: Assad – Iran not pursuing nuclear weapons, By JERUSALEM POST 12/01/2010 Syrian president says Iranian nuclear strike against Israel would result in massive Palestinian casualties, which Iran would never risk.
n a February meeting with US senators, Syrian President Bashar Assad maintained that International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring of Iran’s nuclear program would ensure that the Islamic Republic’s pursuit of nuclear power was for civilian purposes only.The comments were revealed in a US State Department cable leaked on the WikiLeaks website this week. Wikileaks: Assad – Iran not pursuing nuclear weapons

December 1, 2010 Posted by | Iran, weapons and war | Leave a comment