. Military Space News .
NUKEWARS
US mulls scrapping nuclear pact with Russia

Russia would also be able to reprocess spent nuclear fuel originating in the United States, which accounts for most of the world market, in a move that has raised fears of Russia being turned into a nuclear dump.
by Staff Writers
 Washington (AFP) Aug 28, 2008
 The White House said Thursday that it was considering scrapping a US-Russia civilian nuclear cooperation pact in response to Moscow's actions in Georgia.

"I don't think there's anything to announce yet, but I know that that is under discussion," spokeswoman Dana Perino said when asked whether Washington might drop the May 6 accord over the conflict in the former Soviet republic.

The agreement aims to allow US and Russian companies to form joint ventures in the nuclear sector and gives the go-ahead for exchanges of nuclear technology between the two countries, according to officials on both sides.

Russia would also be able to reprocess spent nuclear fuel originating in the United States, which accounts for most of the world market, in a move that has raised fears of Russia being turned into a nuclear dump.

US President George W. Bush and his Russian counterpart at the time Vladimir Putin inked the agreement at a summit in Kennebunkport in the United States last year and discussed it again in the Russian resort of Sochi last month.

Community
 Email This Article
 Comment On This Article
Share This Article With Planet Earth
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit
YahooMyWebYahooMyWeb GoogleGoogle FacebookFacebook



Related Links
 Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com
Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com
All about missiles at SpaceWar.com
Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com


Memory Foam Mattress Review
SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
 Solar Energy Solutions
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison ...
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News


NUKEWARS
Iran general says Israel too vulnerable to attack
 Tehran (AFP) Aug 27, 2008
 The head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said on Wednesday that Israel is too vulnerable to Iran's longer-range missiles to dare launch an attack.






SUPERPOWERS
  • Russia slams West, looks to China for support
  • Outside View: Playing nice with Russia
  • Walker's World: The price of Putin
  • NATO - The Paper Alliance

    • NUKEWARS
  • US mulls scrapping nuclear pact with Russia
  • Russia missile test heightens stand-off with West
  • Russia tests ICBM designed to overcome missile shield
  • NKorea rejects key verification test in nuke dispute: official

    • MISSILE NEWS
  • Taiwan acquires Harpoon anti-ship missiles
  • LockMart Trident II D5 Missile Achieves 124 Successful Test Launches In A Row
  • US Army Contract Extends HELLFIRE II Missile Production
  • LockMart Receives US Army Contract For Combat-Proven ATACMS Missiles

    • MISSILE DEFENSE
  • BMD Games And The Caucasus Crisis Part One
  • Aerojet THAAD Boost Motor Passes Final Qualification Test
  • BMD Focus: Patriots for Poland
  • 08 Missile Defenses: Harking Back To The 1980s

    • AEROSPACE
  • The M2-F1 - An Aircraft Without Wings
  • China's Tianjin building runway for Airbus test flights: report
  • NASA evaluates new wing sensor
  • Russia And China May Co-Design New Passenger Plane

    • UAV NEWS
  • LockMart Demos Airspace Deconfliction Of Multiple UAVs
  • Reaper Drops Laser-Guided Bomb On Anti-Iraqi Forces
  • QinetiQ's Zephyr UAV Unofficial World Record For Longest Unmanned Flight
  • Stellar Team's SATURN Wins At The MoD Grand Challenge

    • IRAQ WARS
  • Feature: Sadr City gets new wall
  • US forces to transfer control of Anbar to Iraqis
  • Analysis: Iraq militia strategy unravels
  • Iraq, US agree no foreign troops after 2011: PM

    • MILTECH
  • Packing A Punch With The T-72 Part One
  • DRS Awarded Contracts To Provide MSTAR
  • Airmen Employ Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition In Iraq
  • Analysis: Airborne IED gets attention

    • The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement