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How to deal with Iran’s nuclear ambitions
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Vice-President Joe Biden is in Israel today where he reiterated that the US is determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. But some analysts say the US would do better to cool its rhetoric and prepare to live with Iran as a nuclear power. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports. Download MP3
Confronting Iran over its nuclear program
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President Barack Obama says the US and its allies are developing a “significant regime of sanctions” against Iran for its nuclear program. Speaking in Washington on Tuesday, Mr Obama said said despite Tehran’s denials, it was clear Iran was working to build nuclear weapons. The President’s remarks came after Iranian state media reported that Iran had started the process of enriching uranium to 20% for use in a medical research reactor. Marco Werman talks with David Sanger, author of The Inheritance about the Iran challenge. Download MP3
Nuclear Standoff with Iran
President Barack Obama has said the US and its allies are developing a “significant regime of sanctions” against Iran for its nuclear program. He said the international community was unified over Iran’s “misbehavior”. Speaking in Washington, he said despite Tehran’s denials, it was clear Iran was working to build nuclear weapons. His remarks came after Iranian state media reported that Iran had started the process of enriching uranium to 20% for use in a medical research reactor.
Iran launches research rocket
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Download MP3Iran announced today that it has launched a research rocket into space. What makes this launch unusual is the passenger list. The rocket is carrying a mouse, two turtles, and about a dozen worms. The announcement of the Iranian launch came two days after President Obama made clear his intention to scrap NASA’s back-to-the-moon program. John Pike is Director of GlobalSecurity.org. That’s a defense information website based in Alexandria, Virginia.
US missiles and Iran
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The Pentagon says it’s expanding land and sea-based missile defense systems in and around the Persian Gulf. The moves are intended to counter what the US considers a growing missile threat from Iran. The buildup comes as President Obama is pushing for a new round of sanctions against the Iranians over their nuclear program. The World’s Matthew Bell reports that the military expansion seems to be part of an evolving policy toward Iran.
Dealing with Iran
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President Obama has put Iran on notice: start meeting demands on nuclear activites by 2010 or face the possiblity of crippling sanctions. The World’s Matthew Bell looks into US options now that the deadline is passed. Download MP3 (HO/AFP/Getty photo shows President Ahmadinejad at Natanz enrichment facility) Images
More nuclear worries about Iran
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Iran announced today that it had successfully tested a long-range missile capable of hitting Israel and US targets in the Gulf. The news comes days after new documents published by The Times of London suggesting that Iran was close to completing an atom bomb. The Times’ Catherine Philp who uncovered the documents talks with host Marco Werman. Download MP3
Iran rebuked over nuclear ‘cover-up’
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The United Nations nuclear agency, the IAEA, voted today to censure Iran over its nuclear progam. The IAEA condemned Iran for developing a secret uranium enrichment site at Qom (satellite photo). 25 nations – including the US, Russia and China – backed the move. The World’s Katy Clark has our story. Download MP3
Clinton in Russia for talks
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow today. At a joint news conference, the two said that there has been considerable progress in talks on a new treaty to reduce their nuclear arsenals. Both sides say they want to avert the risks of missile proliferation. Later today, The World’s Matthew Bell will take a closer look at the talks. Download MP3 Photo: ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images.
Iran nuclear talks
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World powers have begun talks on Iran’s controversial nuclear program, days after it was accused of secretly building a second uranium enrichment plant. Iranian representatives are meeting the five permanent Security Council seat holders – the United States, Britain, China, France, and Russia – plus Germany, in Geneva. We explore what Iranians expect from the negotiations. Download MP3The Nuclear Disarmament Movement
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It was striking this week–with all the talk at the United Nations of getting rid of nuclear weapons–that the rhetoric was coming from the mouths of world leaders rather than the megaphones of demonstrators. It got us wondering what ever happened to the nuclear disarmament movement? Jonathan Schell and Lawrence Wittner have some answers.
Entire program – September 24, 2009
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Today on The World: The UN Security Council approves a resolution aimed at halting the spread of nuclear weapons; Also, scientists say they’ve developed an AIDS vaccine that cuts the risk of infection by as much as a third; And remembering the man who created Sazon Goya seasoning packets.
Annual ceremony
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We board a trolley in the city we are looking for in today’s Geo Quiz. We’ll cross two rivers. And we’ll pass a shopping street that you could easily mistake for New York or Los Angeles…
Entire program – July 23, 2009
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Today on The World: North Korea and the United States exchange unpleasant messages; also, the environmental decline of Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia’s largest lake; and British blues meets African spike fiddle in the music of Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara.
War of words with North Korea
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The World’s Matthew Bell reports on the war of words between the United States and North Korea. Today, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said North Korea has no friends left after refusing to return to talks over its nuclear weapons program. North Korea replied with insulting statements about Secretary Clinton.
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