Archive for the 'Nuclear' Category

Iran and the China syndrome

By donar | Related entries in Cartoons, China, Iran, Nuclear, Political Graffiti

NY Times link…

September 30th, 2009 | Permalink| 6 Comments »

Drudge Lies About Iran Nuclear Story

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Foreign Policy, Iran, Lies, Media, Nuclear

There’s a difference between sensationalism and lying…and the above is a lie. The US has known that Iran had a second “secret” nuclear plant since at least 2002-2003.
Here’s more from The Policy Page:
The truth is that Iran only decided to reveal the existence of the uranium enrichment operation to the International Atomic Energy Agency [...]

September 26th, 2009 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Navy Destroyer To Intercept North Korean Ship?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in North Korea, Nuclear

Alan wrote yesterday about things heating up with North Korea, and nownuclear tensions are growing on the high seas…
The U.S. military is preparing for a possible intercept of a North Korean flagged ship suspected of proliferating weapons material in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution passed last Friday, FOX News has learned.
The USS John [...]

June 19th, 2009 | Permalink| No Comments »

China Puts North Korea Talks On Hold

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in China, North Korea, Nuclear

Looks like last week’s nuclear test angered a key ally too.
From Bloomberg:
China suspended government exchanges with North Korea after Kim Jong-Il’s regime last week tested a nuclear device and fired short-range missiles, Yonhap News said.
China has halted plans to send officials to North Korea and won’t accept visits from Kim’s government either, the Korean- language [...]

June 1st, 2009 | Permalink| No Comments »

North Korea Has Our Attention. Now What?

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in China, Foreign Policy, North Korea, Nuclear, Russia

Well, North Korea has the world’s attention. Exploding a nuclear bomb and launching missile tests will do that. All that’s left now is for the world to respond.
North Korea has long been a foreign policy conundrum, frustrating a long line of U.S. presidents who’ve attempted to stop the so-called hermit nation from threatening its neighbors. [...]

May 26th, 2009 | Permalink| 16 Comments »

unclear testing

By donar | Related entries in Cartoons, Iran, North Korea, Nuclear, Political Graffiti

Before anyone jumps up and declares this cartoon tasteless, I do not condone genocide.  I just want to imply in a satirical way that these two regimes are shooting each other in the foot with their nuclear tests.  For now it may seem that they both have a long while to go before developing a [...]

May 25th, 2009 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

North Korea’s opening day

By donar | Related entries in Cartoons, North Korea, Nuclear, Political Graffiti
April 6th, 2009 | Permalink| No Comments »

US And Russia Agree To Arms Deal Within The Year?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Military, Nuclear, Russia, United States

Some good news already from G20:
After a meeting between the two men in London, on the eve of the G20 summit, President Obama also accepted an invitation to fly to Moscow in July, by which time both sides hope negotiators from both countries will have worked out an arms control deal to replace the Strategic [...]

April 1st, 2009 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Romney: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Is A “Liberal” Position

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Nuclear, Republicans, Romney, Video

Hahaha, well Mitt…you might want to tell Dick Lugar that.
I swear, the more Mitt talks, the less credible he seems. I don’t know how he does it.

June 26th, 2008 | Permalink| 6 Comments »

Saudi Arabia’s Curious Nuclear Energy Play

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Energy, Money, News, Nuclear, Saudi Arabia

We’re spending our money to help them build nuclear energy plants?
Why?
Yes, I realize they’re a friend, but let’s not forget that Saudi Arabia is not a democracy and giving them nuclear energy, when they could be one of the biggest users of solar energy with as much sun as they get, doesn’t make really make [...]

June 11th, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »