“Nuclear” on The Daily Caller

American scientists have drawn up plans for a new generation of nuclear-powered drones capable of flying over remote regions of the world for months on end without refuelling. (more)

Supposedly, a combination of diplomatic and economic sanctions, coupled with a threat of military action, will negate any requirement to actually use force to bring a halt to Iran’s nuclear weapons development program. Yet sanctions only have a salutary effect on rational governments. President Ahmadinejad and the regime in Tehran are not rational. If one is serious about influencing their behavior it will be necessary to use other, more threatening means than just to disrupt their economy. (more)

Russia came close to nuclear disaster in late December when a blaze engulfed a nuclear-powered submarine carrying atomic weapons, a leading Russian magazine reported, contradicting official assurances that it was not armed. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday allowed the Obama administration to continue plans to close the controversial Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump in Nevada. (more)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister is urging the public not to panic after the government boosted the severity level of the crisis at a tsunami-damaged nuclear plant to the highest rating — on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. (more)

The president believes in energy security. I believe in energy independence. In case you missed the president’s weekly radio address, here is what the White House released on energy security, so I will not be accused of not understanding what they meant. The title of the address was “Energy Security Can Only Come If We Invest in Cleaner Fuels and Greater Efficiency.” (more)

Libya has replaced Japan in mainstream media reports. But while the new crusaders from Europe and America bomb and strafe Libyans who they think deserve to die, we should remember that other tragedy in Japan. Why? Because the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) says the GE-designed reactors in Fukushima have 23 sisters in the United States. What happened in Japan could happen here. (more)

Though most of the public considers American nuclear power plants to be safe, the majority of Americans oppose the construction of more plants on US soil and the increased use of nuclear energy in the US in the wake of the accident in Japan. (more)

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A United Nations forecast of the possible movement of the radioactive plume coming from crippled Japanese reactors shows it churning across the Pacific, and touching the Aleutian Islands on Thursday before hitting Southern California late Friday. (more)

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)–Asian shares tumbled Tuesday as Tokyo’s stock benchmark plunged 11% on panic selling amid worries that a possible nuclear catastrophe in Japan would further complicate and endanger the nation’s recovery from its worst earthquake on record. (more)

VIENNA — Iran is expanding its covert global search for the uranium it needs for its nuclear activities and a key focus is Zimbabwe, says a new intelligence report acquired by The Associated Press. (more)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The foreign ministers of South Korea and China expressed worries Wednesday about North’s Korea’s recently disclosed uranium enrichment program, which could give it a second way to make atomic bombs, a South Korean official said. (more)

Russia will not support future sanctions against Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in London on Tuesday. (more)

A powerful internet worm repeatedly targeted five industrial facilities in Iran over 10 months, ongoing analysis by security researchers shows. (more)

President Obama signed the START treaty on Wednesday. The agreement with Russia limits both countries’ nuclear arsenals to 1,500 warheads and 700 long-range missiles and bombers. (more)

Russia is warning that a missile defense shield would force the country to withdraw from a pending nuclear arms treaty with the United States. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says he’s more optimistic now about ratification of a nuclear weapons treaty with Russia. (more)

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran delivered a resolute message Sunday on the eve of talks with six world powers: We’re mining our own uranium now, so forget about stopping our nuclear ambitions. (more)

CAIRO (AP) — As it dismantled its nuclear weapons program, Libya sparked a tense diplomatic standoff with the United States last year when it refused to hand over its last batch of highly enriched uranium to protest the slowness of improving ties with Washington, leaked U.S. diplomatic memos reveal. (more)