/tags/nuclear-proliferation Nuclear Proliferation en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 11 Aug 2015 21:09:00 GMT /npr-news/2015-08-11/obama-iran-will-face-longer-breakout-time-though-not-indefinitely Iran will need at least a year to produce the material needed for a bomb, up from the current two or three months, the president says. But he acknowledges that those limitations will fall away. Tue, 11 Aug 2015 21:09:00 GMT /npr-news/2015-08-11/obama-iran-will-face-longer-breakout-time-though-not-indefinitely NPR Staff /npr-news/2015-08-11/obama-on-iran-deal-attitudes-will-change In an interview with NPR, President Obama said once people see the nuclear deal in action, they will "recognize that whatever parade of horribles was presented in opposition have not come true." Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2015-08-11/obama-on-iran-deal-attitudes-will-change NPR Staff /npr-news/2015-04-07/obama-compares-iran-deal-to-a-house-under-contract-awaiting-appraisal The president tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that the U.S. and other countries have a solid plan to keep Iran's nuclear program under control. Tue, 07 Apr 2015 09:11:00 GMT /npr-news/2015-04-07/obama-compares-iran-deal-to-a-house-under-contract-awaiting-appraisal Steve Inskeep /2013-04-11/report-north-korea-may-be-able-to-deliver-nuclear-weapons A Defense Intelligence Agency report suggests that North Korea has the ability to make nuclear weapons small enough to put on a missile. That does not necessarily mean that North Korea has the capacity to launch a nuclear attack. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:07:00 GMT /2013-04-11/report-north-korea-may-be-able-to-deliver-nuclear-weapons Melissa Block, Tom Gjelten /npr-news/2013-04-11/north-korea-may-have-a-nuclear-warhead-to-put-on-a-missile-says-pentagon The assessment says such a weapon would probably not be very reliable. This is the first time the U.S. has concluded that Pyongyang's nuclear efforts have reached this point. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:36:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-04-11/north-korea-may-have-a-nuclear-warhead-to-put-on-a-missile-says-pentagon Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2013-04-05/puzzling-shaky-start-to-new-round-of-iran-talks The U.S. and its allies are on one side of the table. Iran is on the other. The talks are set to continue Saturday in Kazakhstan. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:34:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-04-05/puzzling-shaky-start-to-new-round-of-iran-talks Mark Memmott /2013-04-05/talks-over-irans-nuclear-program-resume-in-kazakhstan Iranian envoys are to meet over the next two days with diplomats from the U.S., Russia, Britain, France, China and Germany. No one is expecting a breakthrough though in the long-running confrontation over Tehran's nuclear enrichment program. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMT /2013-04-05/talks-over-irans-nuclear-program-resume-in-kazakhstan David Greene, Peter Kenyon /npr-news/2013-04-02/north-koreas-latest-threat-it-will-restart-nuclear-reactor The hot rhetoric continues. North Korea says it will resume work at a facility that had been shut down after disarmament talks. The North now views its nuclear program as non-negotiable, experts say. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-04-02/north-koreas-latest-threat-it-will-restart-nuclear-reactor Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-03-15/over-a-year-or-so-before-iran-could-develop-nuclear-weapon-obama-says While he hopes diplomatic efforts dissuade Iran, the president also tells an Israeli TV network "I continue to keep all options on the table." Iran has denied it is trying to develop such weapons. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:20:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-15/over-a-year-or-so-before-iran-could-develop-nuclear-weapon-obama-says Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-03-12/cyberattacks-terrorism-top-u-s-security-threat-report In his annual assessment of threats, the director of national intelligence also cited Iran and North Korea. He warned the spending cuts mandated under the sequestration jeopardized the nation's safety. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:16:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-12/cyberattacks-terrorism-top-u-s-security-threat-report Tom Gjelten