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Commons Debate on Syria & the use of chemical weapons rules UK out of...

Hansard Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons 29 August 2013 Column 1425 Overview: Prime minister David Cameron and his government suffered a narrow defeat in the House of Commons on 29 August 2013, a...

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Nuclear weapons: an accident waiting to happen

Source:  The Guardian (UK) Original author(s):  Eric Schlosser Original post date:  14 September 2013In October of 1983, Mick Jones had just left the Clash, Roger Moore was still playing James Bond,...

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South Asian arms race raises risk of nuclear war: IISS think tank

Source:  Reuters Original post date:  12 September 2013An arms race in South Asia and Pakistan's development of tactical "battlefield" nuclear weapons are increasing the risk of any conflict there...

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Japan to sign UN anti-nuclear statement

Source:  NHK World (Japan) Original post date:  11 October 2013Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida says the country will sign a UN joint statement calling for a ban on the use of nuclear weapons....

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Joint Statement on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapon, UN First...

Date:  21 October 2013 125 UN members states (delivered by Amb Dell Higgie of New Zealand) Mr Chairmanread more

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Japan finally backs U.N. statement against use of nuclear weapons

Source:  Asahi Shimbun (Japan) Original post date:  22 October 2013For the first time, Japan has thrown its support behind a United Nations statement that calls nuclear warfare inhumane.The joint...

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Russia open for compromise on missile defense

Source:  Itar-Tass News Agency (Russia) Original post date:  28 October 2013Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was opened for a compromise on missile defence.However, Lavrov said any...

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US air force officers in charge of nuclear missiles left blast door open

Source:  The Guardian (UK) Original post date:  23 October 2013US Air Force officers entrusted with the launch keys to long-range nuclear missiles have been caught twice this year leaving open a blast...

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How a Nato war game took the world to brink of nuclear disaster

Source:  The Observer (UK) Original post date:  2 November 2013Chilling new evidence that Britain and America came close to provoking the Soviet Union into launching a nuclear attack has emerged in...

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Saudi nuclear weapons 'on order' from Pakistan

Source:  BBC News Original post date:  7 November 2013Saudi Arabia has invested in Pakistani nuclear weapons projects, and believes it could obtain atomic bombs at will, a variety of sources have told...

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UK govt: not yet decided on whether to attend 2014 Mexico conference on...

Hansard Nuclear War: International Conference 6 November 2013 Column 218 Question asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne DomerTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to attend the...

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Iran & Syria: Ministerial Statement by William Hague + Commons debate,...

Hansard Iran & Syria 11 November 2013 Column 642 The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague): With permission, Mr Speaker, I will update the House on developments...

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Russia Develops Multiple Nuclear Systems

Source:  Aviation Week Original post date:  11 November 2013Russia is making new nuclear delivery systems a national priority, with a new ballistic-missile submarine class and missile in production;...

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US air force internal study reveals deep problems inside nuclear missile force

Source:  The Guardian (UK) Original post date:  20 November 2013Trouble inside the Air Force's nuclear missile force runs deeper and wider than officials have let on.An unpublished study for the Air...

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Iran, six world powers clinch breakthrough nuclear deal

Source:  Reuters Original post date:  24 November 2013Iran and six world powers reached a breakthrough deal early on Sunday to curb Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for limited sanctions relief,...

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India expands nuclear weapons site: think tank

Source:  Business Recorder (Pakistan) Original post date:  5 December 2013India has expanded a secretive site that could be used to enrich more uranium for nuclear weapons, a US think tank said...

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India-Pakistan nuclear war could 'end human civilisation'

Source:  The Telegraph (UK) Original post date:  10 December 2013A nuclear war between India and Pakistan would set off a global famine that could kill two billion people and effectively end human...

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Russia Warns of Nuclear Response to US Global Strike Program

Source:  Ria Novosti (Russia) Original post date:  11 December 2013A senior government minister warned Wednesday that Russia could retaliate with a nuclear strike if a new US military strategy...

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BAE Systems Wins $171 Million Contract to Maintain U.S. Navy's Fleet...

Source:  Wall Street Journal's Market Watch (US) Original post date:  19 December 2013The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a three-year, $171 million contract to continue providing engineering and...

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U.S. nuclear weapon plans to cost $355 billion over a decade: CBO report

Source:  Reuters Original post date:  20 December 2013The Obama administration's plans for the U.S. nuclear weapons complex, including modernization of bombs, delivery systems and laboratories, will...

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