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...second, secret plant for producing weapons-grade plutonium. If left unchecked, Pyongyang could test a nuclear weapon by the end of this year, according to U.S. and South Korean experts. In 1994 the U.S. almost went to war with the North to stop it from building such a nuclear arsenal, but with the U.S. military stretched thin around the globe, war is an even less attractive option now than it was then...
...Nuclear Sharing The accusation in your article "Arsenal of the Axis" [July 14] that Pakistan purchased missiles from North Korea while providing uranium-enrichment technology in exchange is totally incorrect. Pakistan has addressed concerns stemming from such misleading reports to the complete satisfaction of its friends and allies. By repeating such fictional and outdated stories, a magazine of Time's stature does no credit to itself. Pakistan is a responsible state and its nuclear-weapons program is purely defensive in nature. It has a well-established control-and-command system that effectively ensures such technology is not shared with...
...preventive custody, and added that the case "harms the country's image and investor sentiment." President Vladimir Putin has remained silent throughout the affair. Linked: Going For The Oligarchs Al-Qaeda Bust SAUDI ARABIA The government announced the capture of 16 al-Qaeda suspects and the seizure of an arsenal of weapons, including antitank launchers, rockets and more than 20 tons of chemical substances used for manufacturing explosives. The detentions bring the number of terror arrests to more than 200 since the May 12 suicide bombings in Riyadh that killed 35 people. Authorities blame al-Qaeda for that attack. Although...
...billionaire's spokesman says the investigation involves "pre- Roman Chelsea stuff," and that Abramovich "couldn't care less." Perhaps he should be conducting his own scrutiny of how his money has been spent since he bought the club. After airing a fantasy shopping list of new players - which included Arsenal's Thierry Henry and Patrick Viera, Juventus' Edgar Davids and Inter Milan's Christian Vieri - Chelsea has only snapped up a few B-listers at wildly inflated prices. Twenty-four million euros for Blackburn Rovers' Damien Duff? Now there's a deal that should be raising questions. - With reporting...
...North Korea share as reason to suspect the two countries are collaborating. Intelligence sources say North Korea is working its way up the ladder of nuclear sophistication by acquiring the ability to make not just crude, clumsy A-bombs but also warheads small enough to fit atop its missile arsenal?and Pyongyang has already warned it would be willing to sell its expertise and nuclear material unless the U.S. delivers aid and security guarantees...