Nuclear Weapons
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Tensions over North Korea; Anita Bonds wins D.C. Council seat; Capitals clinch the playoffs
Comment4/24/13
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North Korea delivers new round of war rhetoric
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North Korea delivered a fresh round of rhetoric Thursday with claims it had "powerful striking means" on standby for a launch, while Seoul and Washington speculated that the country is preparing to test a medium-range missile.
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Silver Spring Transit Center; National Security Trouble Spots; New Ballou High School
Comment3/27/2013
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North Korea warns of high level combat posture
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North Korea's military warned Tuesday that its artillery and rocket forces are at their highest-level combat posture in the latest in a string of bellicose threats aimed at South Korea and the United States.
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US institute: All quiet at North Korea test sites
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North Korea has previously announced it would conduct more rocket tests and has also hinted at a follow-up to its Feb. 12 atomic test.
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Can the U.S. do anything to discourage N. Korean nuclear tests?
CommentShaffer interview February 12, 2013
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North Korea nuclear test detonates 'miniature device'
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North Korea said it successfully detonated a miniaturized nuclear device at a northeastern test site Tuesday. President Barack Obama called the test a "highly provocative act" that threatens U.S. security and international peace.
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North Korea nuclear test: Timeline of the nation's nuclear ambitions
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Experts believe the country remains far from having a nuclear-armed missile that could threaten the United States, but here's a timeline of the nation's nuclear ambitions.
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Hagel outlines position on Iran
CommentGordon interview January 30, 2013
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North Korea plans nuke test, confirms warheads
CommentGreen interview January 24, 2013
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Iran nuclear probe: U.N. experts don't seal probe deal with Tehran
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U.N experts returned from Tehran on Friday without sealing a long-sought deal that would restart a probe of suspicions that Iran worked on atomic arms, adding to doubts that upcoming separate talks between six world powers and the Islamic Republic will succeed in reducing fears about Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Iran claims to capture U.S. drone
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Iran claimed Tuesday it had captured a U.S. drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf— even showing an image of a purportedly downed craft on state TV — but the U.S. Navy said all its unmanned aircraft in the region were "fully accounted for."
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Iran test-fires missiles
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Iran has test-fired four missiles designed to hit warships during a drill near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, an Iranian military commander said.
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Takoma Park makes exception to nuclear-free policy
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Takoma Park's nuclear-free policy is considered one of the most restrictive in the nation. That's why a recent decision to make an exception to the rule has some residents upset.
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President Obama tells Dmitry Medvedev of 'flexibility' after election
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An open mic apparently caught a moment of political candidness between the presidents of the United States and Russia, with President Obama telling Russian President Dmitry Medvedev of 'flexibility' on missile defense after November.
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North Korea promises to push on with rocket launch
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North Korea vowed Sunday to go ahead with plans to launch a long-range rocket, rejecting criticism in the West that it would scuttle recent diplomacy.
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