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...Korean War, which has technically endured for more than a half-century; and a development-aid package that could keep its decrepit economy limping a while longer. Kim has been more pliable of late: at six-party talks in Beijing late last month, North Korea agreed to dismantle its nuclear facilities and disclose the scope of its nuclear program by the end of the year. Yet history counsels caution. Kim Jong Il has proven a master manipulator of Seoul's optimists, raising hopes of eventual reunification just to extract economic concessions and buy more time for his hermetic Stalinist fiefdom...
Former Kennedy School of Goverment (KSG) Professor Thomas C. Schelling discussed the history and present situation of nuclear proliferation at the John F. Kennedy, Jr. Forum last night. Schelling, who is a Nobel laureate in economics, traced the history of nuclear proliferation since the end of World War II. “The non-proliferation of nuclear weapons has been vastly more successful in the past 40 years or more than anyone could have possibly expected,” he said. Schelling, who is the Littauer professor of political economy, emeritus, also discussed five wars since World...
...people trying to do this research,” he added. Massachusetts law allows only for reimbursement of donors’ so-called receivable expenses, such as taxi fare or parking, but prohibits compensation for lost time at work. Without egg donors, the institute cannot conduct Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer, also known as therapeutic cloning, a technique used to create stem cells aimed at treating specific diseases. Scientists believe experiments with these genetically engineered stem cells could lead to breakthroughs for the treatment of life-threatening conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, and spinal cord injuries...
...image as a tireless campaigner against military rule. Talks of a power-sharing deal with General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a coup, have dimmed voter enthusiasm for her party, as have her statements that she would allow U.S. military strikes against terrorists in Pakistan, and would make nuclear proliferator (and national hero) A.Q. Khan available for questioning by the IAEA. Pakistan's parliament votes for a President on October 6, and the increasingly embattled Musharraf desperately needs the support of Bhutto's party. She, in turn, wants the corruption charges - which she dismisses as baseless and politically motivated...
...possibility that terrorists could steal nuclear materials remains a “real and urgent danger” despite the significant progress that has been made to restrict access to those materials, according to a report released Wednesday by the “Managing the Atom” project at the Kennedy School of Government. The report says that the essential ingredients needed to make nuclear weapons exist in over 40 countries and that terrorists are actively pursuing these dangerous materials. “The threat of nuclear terrorism is a continuing one,” said Matthew Bunn, author...