http://www.gyre.org/ Gyre.org is a database of links, resources, and citations that track and explain the next technological and military revolutions. en-us contact@gyre.org (Greg Schnippel) http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5149 A U.S. program to promote nuclear energy around the world without increasing the threat of proliferation would instead raise the likelihood that additional nations or terrorists might acquire a devastating weapon according to nonproliferation experts. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5149 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5149 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5143 A U.S. general said Sunday he sees nations such as Iran and North Korea racing to produce ICBMs that could carry nuclear warheads. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5143 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5143 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5145 The US military cannot locate hundreds of sensitive nuclear missile components, according to several government officials familiar with a Pentagon report on nuclear safeguards. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5145 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5145 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5138 Russia appears focused on strengthening its nuclear capabilities rather than building up its regular armed forces, which makes maintaining the U.S. nuclear arsenal increasingly important, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5138 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5138 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5132 Nuclear analysts believe that Iran has significantly increased the efficiency of its uranium enrichment operation, a program the United States and other Western powers fear is intended to generate material for nuclear weapons. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5132 Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5132 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5126 At least 40 developing countries from the Persian Gulf region to Latin America have recently approached U.N. officials here to signal interest in starting nuclear power programs, a trend that concerned proliferation experts say could provide the building blocks of nuclear arsenals in some of those nations. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5126 Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5126 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5125 The author looks at recent nuclear 'near-misses' and urges more attention to be paid by the public and presidential candidates to the risk of accidental or inadvertent nuclear war. As a solution, he looks at the proposals for "dealerting" put forward by Dr. Bruce Blair of the World Security Institute. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5125 Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5125 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5115 A top U.S. military official last week branded as "facetious" congressional concerns that the launch of a proposed long-range conventional missile might be mistaken for a nuclear salvo. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5115 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5115 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5113 The United States has agreed to boost nuclear safety cooperation with Israel, an Israeli official said on Monday, despite the Jewish state's refusal to sign a nuclear non-proliferation treaty. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5113 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5113 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5109 The secret site where Iran is suspected of developing long-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching targets in Europe has been uncovered by new satellite photographs. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5109 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5109