Nuclear Weapons

European foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton waits for the start of closed-door nuclear talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

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Huge US-Iran gap on nukes as target date nears

George Jahn · June 17, 2014 1:54 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Rouhani says the international sanctions regime has crumbled and will not be rebuilt even if Iran and world powers fail to reach a final nuclear deal by a July 20 deadline. Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany reached an interim deal in November that limited Iran's uranium enrichment program in exchange for the easing of some sanctions. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran says no return to past if nuclear talks fail

ALI AKBAR DAREINI · June 14, 2014 10:51 am

Two nuclear bombs nearly detonated in North Carolina in 1961, declassified report shows

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Two nuclear bombs nearly detonated in North Carolina in 1961, declassified report shows

Washington Examiner · June 12, 2014 3:01 pm

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Bonus pay is part of Air Force nuke force reforms

Robert Burns · June 11, 2014 7:37 am

Both libertarians and conservatives want to keep America safe. Most libertarians believe our attempts to create or support democracy around the world have made us new enemies, and done harm as well as good. We want less military spending. (Thinkstock)

Libertarians vs. conservatives on foreign policy and military spending issues

John Stossel · June 10, 2014 7:34 pm

FILE - This Jan. 9, 2014 file photo shows a mockup of a Minuteman 3 nuclear missile used for training by missile maintenance crews at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. The Air Force is launching an ambitious campaign to repair flaws in its nuclear missile corps, whose recent training failures, security missteps, leadership lapses, morale problems and stunning breakdowns in discipline prompted Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to demand action to restore public confidence in the nuclear force. (AP Photo/Robert Burns, File)

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Air Force to launch fixes to nuclear program

Robert Burns · June 10, 2014 6:18 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani makes an address during a ceremony marking the 25th death anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, at his shrine just outside Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Iran's moderate president said Tuesday that his administration will defend the Islamic Republic's nuclear rights and work to end international sanctions that have devastated its economy. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Iran’s president vows to defend nuclear rights

Washington Examiner · June 3, 2014 10:09 pm

Delegates wait for the start of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors meeting at the International Center, in Vienna,, Austria, Monday, June 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

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UN probe of Iran nuke program may slow Iran talks

George Jahn · June 2, 2014 7:02 pm

Iran's heavy water nuclear facility is backdropped by mountains near the central city of Arak, in this Jan. 15, 2011 file photo. (AP Photo/ISNA, Hamid Foroutan, File)

Obama should release side deal with Iran on nuclear issue

Jed Babbin · May 28, 2014 10:37 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during arrivals for the G-20 summit at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. Congress is stepping up pressure on the White House to confront Russia over allegations that it is cheating on a key nuclear arms treaty, a faceoff that could further strain U.S.-Moscow relations and dampen President Barack Obama's hopes to add deeper cuts in nuclear arsenals to his legacy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Congress: US should confront Russia on nuke treaty

Deb Riechmann · May 27, 2014 9:02 pm

UN: Iran cuts uranium closest to nuke-arms grade

UN: Iran cuts uranium closest to nuke-arms grade

George Jahn · May 23, 2014 5:25 pm

In this image released by the U.S. Air Force, a Malmstrom Air Force Base missile maintenance team removes the upper section of an ICBM at a Montana missile site. An Air Force security team's botched response to a simulated assault on a nuclear missile silo has prompted a blistering review followed by expanded training to deal with the nightmare scenario of a real attack. But an internal review of the exercise held last summer at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana said the security forces were unable to speedily regain control of the captured silo, and called this a "critical deficiency." The Associated Press obtained a copy of the report through a Freedom of Information Act request. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, John Parie)

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AP Exclusive: Botched nuclear silo drill revealed

Robert Burns · May 22, 2014 9:20 pm