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U.K. debates nuclear deterrent However replacing Trident does leave Britain open to charges of hypocrisy as it works to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear weapons capability. Leading international figures such as U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohammed El Baradei have spoken publicly of the need for nuclear-armed states to take greater strides towards disarmament, arguing that it is difficult to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons while major world powers retain them. Speaking at...
Elbaradei warns Israel on attacking Iran Director General of the IAEA ElBaradei said Tuesday that he hoped to resolve outstanding issues with regard to Iran's nuclear program by next year. The UN nuclear watchdog chief expressed his views during a speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London, when he referred to the IAEA's inspection programme in Iran.
Waiting for the end of the world Mohamed ElBaradei, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, who this weekend will receive the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, didn't phrase the failure quite as starkly as that. But he didn't mince words. Perhaps it was just because his delivery was so genteel, his manner so mild and unthreatening, that the apocalyptic essence of his talk to London's International Institute for Strategic Studies on Tuesday did not terrify.
ElBaradei still backs Russian plan for Iran Mr ElBaradei said the overture by Moscow, whereby Russia would oversee any enrichment of uranium inside its borders to ensure Iran does not develop the capability on its own, appeared to solve Tehran's stated need to have access to the material for a civilian nuclear programme. At the same time, he said, it should reassure the international community by ensuring Iran did not have control of the entire fuel process, which could allow it to enrich uranium to weapons grade. "I think it's a...
El Baradei: Race to prevent nuclear terror Speaking at London-based think tank the International Institute of Strategic Studies Tuesday evening, El Baradei cited some 650 recorded cases of attempts to smuggle nuclear material in the past decade alone. He called on countries to take immediate steps to criminalize the illicit possession and use of radioactive material, and enhance efforts to detect and combat illicit trafficking.
Peace prizewinner's nuclear pipedream You cannot fault Mohamed ElBaradei for caring about world peace, at least. The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, who runs the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog, is full of dreams of beating the threat of proliferation — and getting the world’s nuclear powers to give up their weapons too. Yesterday, at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, he laid out his answer.
Hope fades over Russian proposal IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei said yesterday the Russian proposal was a good way to try to bring Tehran back to the negotiating table. ''Pragmatically, going through a transitional phase of a joint venture with Russia . . . I think it is a good starting point," he said in London.
World impatient over Iran nuclear program ElBaradei said he hoped to be able to reach definitive conclusions about the nature of Iran's nuclear program within a year. Elbaradei was answering questions from the Post after giving a speech on "Reflections on Nuclear Challenges Today" at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.
Iran to assure peaceful nature Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) praised here Tuesday the Russian offer to enrich Iranian uranium in Russia.ElBaradei was responding to questions after delivering a lecture in the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) on "Reflections on Nuclear Challenges Today".
ElBaradei: Protect Nuclear Material The U.N. atomic agency chief urged the world Tuesday to step up efforts to protect existing nuclear material to prevent extremist groups from pursuing nuclear and radiological terrorism.Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that in the last 10 years the IAEA has recorded more than 650 attempts to smuggle such material."Fortunately, only a relatively small number of these cases have involved high-enriched uranium or plutonium," ElBaradei...
Straw holds talks with ElBaradei ElBaradei was later delivering the annual Alastair Buchan Memorial Lecture at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, named after the 47-year old think-tank's first director. Other lecturers in previous years have been presented by former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former British Foreign Secretaries Lord Carrington and Lord Hurd among others.
ElBaradei hopes to resolve Iran nuclear case Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei said Tuesday that he hoped to resolve outstanding issues with regard to Iran's nuclear program by next year. The UN nuclear watchdog chief expressed his views during a speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London, when he referred to the IAEA's inspection programme in Iran.
Race against time Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei said Tuesday that the international community was in a 'race against time' to protect nuclear material from misuse. Speaking at the London-based think tank, the International Institute of Strategic Studies, 2005 Nobel Peace Prize-winner ElBaradei emphasized the necessity for safeguarding existing nuclear weapons provisions from the ambitions of extremist groups.
No 'smoking gun' in Iran ElBaradei said he hoped to be able to reach definitive conclusions about the nature of Iran's nuclear program within a year. Elbaradei was answering questions from the Post after giving a speech on "Reflections on Nuclear Challenges Today" at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.
UN chief urges West and Iran Mr ElBaradei's credibility and authority have been reinforced by the award in October of the Nobel Peace Prize, an accolade which has added to his workload. Tomorrow, he will be in London to address the International Institute for Strategic Studies on his ideas for controlling the headlong rush for nuclear power, in particular the uranium enrichment process.