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Iranian chief calls.U.N. sanctions illegal
TEHRAN, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says sanctions by the U.N. Security Council against his country's nuclear program are illegal.

N. Korea to delay abduction probe
TOKYO, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The Japanese foreign ministry said Friday North Korea will suspend its reinvestigation of abducted Japanese nationals until Tokyo has a new prime minister.

Sarkozy warns against Iranian nukes
DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- If Iran is able to acquire nuclear weapons it could not only threaten the Middle East, but also the rest of the world, French President Nicolas Sarkozy warns.

N. Korea must honor agreement, Rice says
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- North Korea must honor its denuclearization obligations if it expects the United States to hold up its end, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.

German mine used for nuclear waste leaking
BERLIN, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Radioactive water is leaking from an old salt and potash mine in Germany that had been converted to a storage facility for nuclear waste.

N. Korea said resuming nuclear plant work
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The United States indicated Wednesday it wasn't changing its stance on North Korea despite reports that Pyongyang had resumed construction of a nuclear plant.

GCC says Iran not invited to summit
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- While the Gulf states want to strengthen ties with Iran, the Gulf Cooperation Council hasn't invited Iranian officials to its next summit, officials said.

Russian nuke experts in Iran
BUSHEHR, Iran, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Russian nuclear experts are in Iran monitoring construction of the Middle East nation's first nuclear power plant.

China seeks 'balance' in India nuke deal
BEIJING, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- China is calling for "balance" between non-proliferation concerns and peaceful civilian nuclear power use in India's quest to obtain nuclear fuel imports.

Biden camp denies Iran nuke comment
JERUSALEM, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden never said Israel would have to accept Iran obtaining nuclear weapons, his spokesman said Monday.

Russia could supply Iran air defenses
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. military analysts say they fear the Kremlin will supply a sophisticated air defense system to Iran in retaliation for NATO moves in Georgia and Ukraine.

Attar: Iran moving forward with enrichment
ESFAHAN, Iran, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Iranian uranium enrichment includes nearly 4,000 centrifuges in operation, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali-Reza Sheikh Attar says.

White House may halt talks with Russia
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The Bush administration says it may freeze talks with Russia on missile defense and nuclear-weapons disarmament.

Pakistan tightens nuclear security
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Pakistani officials are trying to alleviate Western concerns over the security of its nuclear weapons program.

Russia tests new missile
MOSCOW, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Russian authorities say they have successfully tested a new strategic missile capable of penetrating the strongest defensive systems.

Engineer guilty of nuclear coverup
TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- An engineer has been convicted of providing misleading information to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about problems at an Ohio plant.

North Korea: U.S. military drills a threat
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- An official North Korean newspaper Wednesday said military drills involving South Korea and the United States increase the possibility of a nuclear war.

3 Kemp's ridley turtles released in Va.
CAPE CHARLES, Va., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Three juvenile Kemp's ridley turtles were freed Tuesday morning after a month of recuperation at the Virginia Aquarium.

N. Korea halts work on disabling reactors
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- North Korea threatened Tuesday to restore its Yongbyon nuclear reactor if the U.S. government fails to remove it from a list of terrorist sponsors.

Nuke reactor designated historic landmark
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. officials Monday officially designated the "B reactor" at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation as a historic landmark.

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