Topic: Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

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North Korea food and nukes: 5 key questions

North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong-un, is accusing the United States of politicizing food aid by linking it to a long-standing demand that North Korea halt its nuclear program.
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Draft deal on Iran nuclear program: A victory for Barack Obama?

Negotiators appeared to reach a draft agreement on Iran's nuclear program on Wednesday that could see most of the country's nuclear fuel sent abroad and vindicate Barack Obama's engagement policy. But it awaits approval from senior officials in Tehran.
Opinion: Nukes aside, the real problem with Iran

The country is emerging as a regional power. Is the West ready for that?
Obama, at UN, wins stricter stance on nuclear weapons

New Security Council resolution doesn't name Iran or North Korea. But France's Sarkozy singles them out, suggesting more must be done to address nuclear violators.
Can Obama lead the world toward zero nukes?

Obama will chair a UN Security Council summit on nuclear nonproliferation Thursday – the first US president to preside over the body.
Obama UN speech: all nations have responsibility to act

At the UN General Assembly, Obama said the US is ready to address global challenges such as nuclear proliferation. But the world cannot expect America to solve such problems alone, he said.
The Monitor's View: Clinton helps Obama rope in India as potential ally

The successes during her trip expand the president's vision for a multipolar world.
Opinion: A nuclear-free world? Not yet.

Obama is right to seek reductions. But nukes are still fundamental to deterrence.
Can Moscow stop North Korea's nuclear march?

Russia helped North Korea for decades. But now its influence with the "rogue" nation has waned.
Opinion: Obama puts Israel at risk

As he and Netanyahu prepare to meet, US-Israeli relations are sinking toward an all-time low.
International nuclear inspectors leave North Korea

The North had announced their expulsion in response to the UN Security Council's condemnation of its missile launch April 5.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about why the world is safer without nuclear weapons, how the government cannot legislate whom churches marry, why America must change the way it invests, and why tickets for men's basketball games cost more than tickets for women's.
The Monitor's View: Obama and Medvedev hit 'reset' on arms control

It makes sense to restart relations by cutting nukes.
US officials weigh Iran's nuclear weapons capability

Defense Secretary Gates said Tehran was not close to having a bomb. A new report in which senior advisers to Obama participated urges further sanctions.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about whether or not the US should consider universal healthcare, lending money only to those who can demonstrate their ability to pay it back, and why Israel should give up its occupied lands.
Fallout of US-India nuke deal

Could China's plan to help Pakistan build nuclear power plants be the first of many pacts in the region?
Nations eye India's vast nuclear market

The US Senate passed a deal Wednesday to let America join Russia and France in supplying India's huge energy needs.
India nuclear deal: big step on long road

With no progress on Iran, and setbacks on North Korea, the deal may be Bush's only nonproliferation feat.
For Iran, energy woes justify nuclear push

Many Iranians see the Nuclear Suppliers Group's Saturday decision that could permit nuclear trade with India as a double standard.
International community split over U.S.-India nuclear deal

Nations participating in the Nuclear Suppliers Group summit will debate whether the deal undermines efforts towards nuclear nonproliferation and sets a precedent for other would-be nuclear powers.
Opinion: The alternative to an Israeli attack on Iran

Serious diplomacy, not military action, will bring regional security.
Can Syria avoid sanctions with a U.N. nuclear inspection?

An IAEA team visits the site of an alleged nuclear weapons facility bombed by Israel in September.
Iran takes goodwill tour to India

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stops in India Tuesday after visiting Pakistan and Sri Lanka on a trip aimed at inking energy deals and curbing the West's influence.
Iran's nuclear program: talk of international consortium

Western and Iranian officials consider new framework as Iran program progresses.