"Belgian nuclear scientists have been given the go-ahead to work towards an advanced new research reactor system with a role in researching the transmutation of wastes."
"The government filed its request in an effort to investigate Mr. Khan regarding recent news reports in which he was said to have confessed to supplying Iran with information related to the nuclear program."
I keep bringing this up in class, but it isn't making much of the U.S. news lately. Here is a great cartoon from the Moscow Times (an English-language newspaper covering Russia) from today:
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