Obama seeks world free of nuclear arms
U.S. President Barack Obama called on Friday for a world without atomic weapons and urged allies to stand firm against Iran's nuclear ambitions and a planned missile launch by North Korea.
Russian and US make new arms pact
Russia and the United States will pursue a new deal to cut nuclear warheads, presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama said on Wednesday, making good on a pledge to rebuild relations from a post-Cold War low.
Clinton: Gravest U.S. threat is terrorists who get WMDs.
Senator Hillary Clinton said Monday that America's gravest threat is that terrorists will obtain weapons of mass destruction.
U.S. says Iran halted nuclear weapons program
Iran halted its nuclear weapons development program in the fall of 2003 under international pressure but is continuing to enrich uranium, which means it may still be able to develop a weapon between 2010 and 2015, senior intelligence officials said Monday.
U.S. sees North Korea ending uranium enrichment
Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said on Tuesday he believed North Korea would stop its uranium enrichment program by the end of the year.
U.S., India say substantial progress in atomic talks
The United States and India said on Friday they made substantial progress in negotiations on a landmark nuclear cooperation agreement, and one U.S. official told Reuters the long-delayed deal was effectively done.
India presses Australia on uranium deal
India has strongly urged Australia to change its nuclear policy and supply uranium to power its booming economy.
US awards $1.16 billion for nuclear scanning of cargo
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Friday it awarded $1.16 billion in contracts to three companies to develop equipment to scan cargo at border cities for nuclear weapons material.