nuclear power

The End of the World as We Know it

Oct 17, 2006
Mohamed El Baradei cautioned on Monday that as many as 30 nations could rapidly develop nuclear weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency chief warned that countries are "hedging their bets" by developing peaceful nuclear programs that could provide the necessary technology and material for weaponization.

N. Korea Says Sanctions Would Be Act of War

Oct 11, 2006
In his country's first formal statement since its claimed atomic bomb test on Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il said he would consider additional sanctions imposed on the country an act of war Bush said he has "no intention" of attacking Pyongyang, and that the U remains committed to diplomacy, but also "reserves all options to defend our friends in the region" Hmmwhen have we heard that one before?.

North Korea Threatens Another Explosion

Oct 11, 2006
North Korea's No. 2 leader, Kim Yong-nam, threatened a second nuclear test if the U.S. refuses to back down: "If the United States continues to take a hostile attitude and apply pressure on us in various forms, we will have no choice but to take physical steps to deal with that."
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I, Nanobot

Mar 9, 2006
Salon.com publishes an eye-opening and unconventionally told essay about how advances in nanotechnology will soon change what it means to be human.