Jun 26 - By Associated Press
In a June 16 graphic about U.S. nuclear plants, The Associated Press, relying on information from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, gave incorrect license expiration dates for 30 of them.

Jun 24 - By Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press Writers
The U.S. and its allies have not decided whether to contact and request inspection of a suspected North Korean arms ship that the U.S. is tracking, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said Wednesday.

Jun 24 - By Anne Gearan, AP National Security Writer
Behind President Barack Obama's toughened but modulated response to the Iranian election crisis is a calculation that when the dust settles, the United States will still face an unpredictable adversary that gets closer every day to producing nuclear weapons.

Jun 23 - By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Writer
A photo of the North Korean leader recently shown on Pyongyang's state TV appears to be a doctored version of one published in April by the country's official news agency — a possible sign his health is worsening — South Korean media reported Monday.

Jun 21 - By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press Writer
The government shouldn't buy more of the new radiation detection machines it's been developing to look for smuggled nuclear materials at ports, a report from the National Research Council says.
Jun 18 - By Duncan Mansfield, Associated Press Writer
A former janitor was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday for trying to sell scrap hardware he stole from a shuttered plant that enriched uranium for nuclear weapons.
Jun 18 - By Meg Kinnard , Associated Press Writer
Anthony Rivers was laid off from his maintenance job three weeks ago and is willing to do just about anything to rejoin the ranks of the employed in South Carolina — even if that means cleaning up nuclear waste.
Jun 17 - By George Jahn, Associated Press Writer
A senior Iranian delegate to the U.N. nuclear watchdog urged Washington on Wednesday to end what he called provocations and act on President Barack Obama's pledge of honest dialogue with the Islamic Republic.
Jun 17 - By George Jahn, Associated Press Writer
The U.S. urged North Korea on Wednesday to stop its nuclear saber-rattling and negotiate with the world's great powers, vowing that Washington would never accept Pyongyang as an atomic weapons state.

Jun 16 - By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Writer
An American destroyer tailed a North Korean ship Tuesday as it sailed along China's coast, U.S. officials said, amid concerns the vessel is carrying illicit arms destined for Myanmar.
Jun 16 - By Dave Gram, Associated Press Writer
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will notify the owners of 26 nuclear plants Friday that they are not saving enough money to dismantle the reactors once they're no longer operating.
Jun 16 - By George Jahn, Associated Press Writer
Israel accused the head of the U.N. atomic agency of political bias in its probe of Syria Thursday, provoking a bitter response by the agency chief.
Jun 15 - By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Writer
The United States urged Iran on Monday to agree to a meeting with the six key nations trying to ensure that its nuclear program is peaceful in which the U.S. will be "a full participant."
Jun 15 - By Pamela Hess, Associated Press Writer
The U.S. government is officially confirming North Korea's underground atomic test in late May, saying the blast was somewhat larger than the regime's first test, conducted in 2006.
Jun 14 - By George Jahn, Associated Press Writer
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday told North Korea to end its course of nuclear confrontation. He also urged Iran to agree to Washington's offer of direct dialogue and called on Syria to cooperate with his agency's investigation.
Jun 13 - By Charles J. Hanley, AP Special Correspondent
If the unthinkable happened, would we be left on the day after, as radioactive dust settled, with the unknowable?
Jun 13 - By The Associated Press
A look at North Korea's nuclear program:

Jun 12 - By Kwang-Tae Kim, Associated Press Writer
North Korea vowed on Saturday to embark on a uranium enrichment program and "weaponize" all the plutonium in its possession as it rejected the new U.N. sanctions meant to punish the communist nation for its recent nuclear test.
Jun 11 - By Pamela Hess, Associated Press Writer
North Korea may be preparing for its third nuclear test, a show of defiance as the United Nations considers new sanctions on the dictatorship for conducting an underground nuclear explosion in May, according to a U.S. government official.

Jun 11 - By Associated Press
A U.S. government official says North Korea may be preparing for its third nuclear test as the United Nations considers new sanctions on the dictatorship for conducting an underground nuclear explosion in May. Word of a possible new test comes from an official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to discuss the information publicly.
Jun 11 - By George Jahn, Associated Press Writer
Iran has rebuffed a bid from the U.N. nuclear monitoring agency to beef up its monitoring ability at an important atomic site as it tries to keep track of the country's rapidly growing uranium enrichment capabilities, diplomats said Thursday.
Jun 10 - By Associated Press
The head of the Russian company building Iran's first nuclear power plant said Wednesday that it is unclear when the reactor will be switched on, Russian news agencies reported, potentially casting doubt on Iranian hopes for a startup before the end of the year.
Jun 10 - By David Nowak, Associated Press Writer
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is willing to abandon nuclear weapons, if the United States and all other countries that have them do the same.
Jun 10 - By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Writer
A top Russian general said Wednesday that a new U.S.-Russian arms control deal mustn't cut the number of nuclear warheads below 1,500 each, news reports said.
Jun 8 - By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Writer
Tens of thousands of North Koreans rallied in Pyongyang on Monday to condemn the U.N. rebuke of the country's latest nuclear test amid concern the communist regime could conduct another one.