IAEA Daily Press Review
The objective of the DPR is to present a general overview of international, English-language, media coverage of the IAEA and nuclear issues, that does not purport to be exhaustive. The following articles are obtained from external news sources for whose content the IAEA takes no responsibility.
May 18, 2012
IAEA in the News
Beijing Urges Continued Talks between Iran, IAEA to Settle Outstanding Issues The Chinese foreign ministry underlined the peaceful settlement of Iran’s nuclear standoff with the West, and called on Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to continue their talks to settle their outstanding issues of difference. FNA / IRNA / PressTV
Other Nuclear News
Iran Nuclear Talks: Tehran Warns West Against Pressure Strategy Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said Thursday his country is seeking “cooperation” from world powers in next week’s nuclear talks in Baghdad and warned against pressure by the West. AP / Xinhua
Saeed Jalili: If Given Fuel, Perhaps Iran would Have Suspended Nuclear Activity If back then Iran would have been given the 20 percent enriched fuel, the country probably would not be pursuing the enrichment of fuel itself, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili said at the first national “Economic Resistance” conference in Tehran, IRINN reported live. Trend.az
Plans to strike Iran “ready,” says U.S. Israel envoy U.S. plans for a possible military strike on Iran are ready and the option is “fully available”, the U.S. ambassador to Israel said, days before Tehran resumes talks with world powers which suspect it of seeking to develop nuclear arms. Reuters
Exclusive: China pushes North Korea to drop nuclear test plan: sources China has been quietly and gently pressuring North Korea to scrap plans for a third nuclear test, said two sources with knowledge of closed-door discussions between the countries, but there is no indication how the North will react. Reuters
US denies tactical nuke redeployment in Korea The U.S. government confirmed Monday that it has no plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea. It is the first official denial from the Obama administration concerning the issue after Republicans from the House of Representatives called for “redeploying tactical nuclear weapons to the Western Pacific region.” Korea Times
US Nuclear Weapons Upgrades: Experts Report Massive Cost Increase The cost of modernizing US nuclear weapons, including those stationed in Germany, has risen sharply, according to estimates. Spiegel Online
Radioactive fuel from Uzbekistan to be utilised in Russia Russia signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in importing irradiated nuclear fuel from research reactors into Russia, a government source of Uzbekistan told Trend. Trend.az
Taiwan probes wire purchases for nuclear plant Taiwanese investigators acting on tip-offs have launched an anti-graft probe into engineering and procurement staff with an under-construction power plant for green-lighting the purchase of wires and equipment offering little or no radiation protection. Xinhua
Opinion and Analysis
The Challenge for NATO in Chicago NYT
Triad And True: Nuclear-War War Time
Hopes grow of a confidence-building deal on Iranian nuclear programme Guardian