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October 30, 2021

Biden, Europeans take up Iran nuclear program in Rome talks

As Iran’s nuclear program makes troubling advances, President Joe Biden is set to huddle Saturday with European allies to talk through strategy as they press for a diplomatic resolution — and to plan for the possibility Iran declines to return to the negotiating table.

October 12, 2021

Neighbor says couple accused of selling US secrets 'didn't talk to anybody,' calls arrest 'big shock'

A neighbor of the couple accused of selling U.S. secrets said Jonathan and Diane Toebbe "didn't talk to anybody" and called their arrest a "big shock" for the community.

September 29, 2021

North Korea says it successfully tested hypersonic missile

North Korea successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile into the sea this week, a new weapon it said bolsters the isolated country’s defense, North Korean state news outlet Korean Central News Agency said, according to reports.

September 7, 2021

UN nuke watchdog: Iran pressing on with uranium enrichment

Iran continues to increase it's uranium stockpile to amounts that could allow the nation to build a nuclear weapon.

August 17, 2021

UN nuclear watchdog: Iran producing more uranium metal

Iran continues to produce uranium metal, which can be used in the production of a nuclear bomb, the United Nation's atomic watchdog confirmed Tuesday, in a move that further complicates the possibility of reviving a landmark 2015 deal with world powers on the Iranian nuclear program.

July 31, 2021

Iranian based in Canada accused of exporting equipment that can be used to 'measure nuclear fissile material'

An Iranian national who lives in Montreal allegedly exported lab equipment that is controlled for nuclear nonproliferation reasons from the United States to Iran through Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

July 6, 2021

Iran says it has further enriched its uranium, drawing widespread condemnation

Iran has taken steps to enrich uranium metal to a 20 percent purity and manufacture nuclear reactor fuel the United Nation’s top nuclear watchdog announced Tuesday.

June 10, 2021

Contractor that does nuclear weapons-related works for Energy Department hit by ransomware

A subcontractor for the Department of Energy (DOE) is the latest cyberattack victim officials confirmed Thursday – revealing another May attack in a string of cyber-based strikes last month.

June 8, 2021

Top House Republicans urge Biden to create strategy to combat China's nuclear build-up

EXCLUSIVE: The top Republicans on the House Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence committees are urging President Biden to create a “comprehensive interagency strategy” to stop China’s nuclear build-up, while warning that lack of action on the matter could result in China reaching “a degree of nuclear parity” with the United States by 2030.

May 7, 2021

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm floats federal subsidies for nuclear power plants

The Biden administration is floating federal support for the nuclear power industry in a bid to boost carbon-free energy to meet its emissions goals.