Leaked UN Report: North Korea Continues To Export Nuclear Technology

South Korean president Lee Myung-bak (left) and Chinese premier Wen Jiabao. The revelations came just hours before Wen arrived in South Korea for a three-day visit. Photograph: Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters

North Korea 'Trading Nuclear Technology' Says UN Panel -- BBC

A United Nations panel has accused North Korea of continuing to export nuclear and missile technology in defiance of a UN ban.

The experts said North Korea has used front companies and intermediaries to sell weapons and provide illegal assistance to Iran, Syria and Burma.

The preliminary report was compiled by a seven-member group that monitors Pyongyang's compliance with sanctions.

The panel has called for further, urgent investigations.

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More News On North Korea's Export Of Nuclear Technology

UN experts say NKorea is exporting nuke technology -- AP
North Korea 'is exporting nuclear technology' -- The Guardian
North Korea a Nuclear Proliferator, U.N. Report Says -- Global Security Newswire
N Korea 'exporting nuclear goods' -- Press Association
UN sees N.Korea exporting nuclear technology -- Ynet News
UN experts say NKorea is exporting nuke technology -- Huffington Post
UN report: Iran, Syria receiving North Korea nuclear technology -- PoliJam Times

My Comment: I am sure they need the money .... especially now.

How Russia And China Are Underminig Nuclear Safeguards

WNU Editor: Two recent articles that reveals how difficult it is to enforce and restrict the transfer of nuclear technology to nations that have not signed (or respect) the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Visiting Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari (R) reviews the honour guard with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao during the welcoming ceremony held by Hu Jintao at the Tian'anmen Square, in Beijing, China, on Oct. 15, 2008. Asif Ali Zardari arrived here on Wednesday for his first state visit to China since taking office in September. (Xinhua Photo)

Chinese Deal With Pakistan Hems Obama -- Washington Times

Key countries to U.S. buck nuclear nonproliferation.

China's decision to sell nuclear reactors to Pakistan, which has not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), is posing a challenge to the Obama administration's commitment to curb the spread of nuclear technology.

Analysts see in the administration's muted response a reluctance to press China at the risk of losing its support for sanctions on Iran and a hesitation to upset a delicate relationship with Pakistan, which the U.S. views as a key ally in the war against al Qaeda and the Taliban.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Russia Warns U.S. Against Unilateral Iran Sanctions -- Yahoo News/Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the United States and other Western nations on Thursday against imposing unilateral sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, Interfax news agency reported.

The European Union has said it may impose unilateral sanctions if a U.N. Security Council resolution fails.

U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has been lobbying Western companies not to do business with Iran, but has not imposed sanctions against them.

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My Comment: In this confusing world coupled with Russian threats over sanctions against Iran, we then get the U.S. response to all of this .... U.S. Revives Nuclear Energy Pact With Russia, Citing Cooperation On Iran.

A part of me is crying .... another part is laughing at the "political schizophrenia" of it all.

Update: Turkey’s Pact With Russia Will Give It Nuclear Plant -- New York Times

U.N. Review Conference On The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Kicks Off Today

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, at United Nations Headquarters, in New York, Monday. Chip East/Reuters

The U.S. Braces for Ahmadinejad's Visit -- Time Magazine

Will the month-long U.N. review conference on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that kicks off in New York on Monday accomplish anything? Ironically, that depends largely on the world's most prominent non-proliferation scofflaw, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Iranian president will try to divert attention from his country's nuclear program by accusing the major powers of failing to disarm. And he'll charge Israel with developing its own formidable nuclear arsenal and dodging the treaty altogether. But his penchant for theatricality could end up hurting him.

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More News On The UN's Conference On The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

As nuclear non-proliferation conference opens, Iran and U.S. jockey for allies -- Washington Post
Iran, US take their nuclear dispute to UN stage -- AP
Iran must choose sanctions or co-operation: EU -- Ottawa Citizen
U.S. Releasing Nuclear Data on Its Arsenal -- New York Times
NPT 101: How relevant is cold war treaty in age of terrorism? -- Christian Science Monitor
Get Ready for a Nuclear Iran -- John Bolton, Wall Street Journal