Iran's enrichment work lies at the centre of Western concerns. Photo AFPUS Investigates Nuclear Trigger As Tehran Damns Bomb ‘Scenario’ -- Times Online
The Obama Administration said yesterday that it will investigate a report in The Times on Monday which said that Iran had been working on a trigger for a nuclear weapon, one of the final stages in the production of the atomic bomb.
Philip Crowley, the US State Department spokesman, said of the report: “It’s safe to say the United States Government will be investigating ... the revelations this week about nuclear triggers.”
He praised the report in The Times, calling it a “fine piece of journalism”.
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MIDDLE EAST
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ASIA
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Pakistan 'rebuffs US plea' for more military action.
Obama writes letter to NKorean leader.
Philippine volcano rumbles with fresh explosions.
Nuclear power expansion in China stirs concerns.
AFRICA
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Chad uses air support to fight rebels.
SAfrica's ANC battles to rein in young firebrand.
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EUROPE
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Russia’s market reform architect dies.
AMERICAS
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Drug violence overwhelms Tijuana.
In Venezuela, even death may not bring peace.
Calgary beats temperature record set in 1893.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
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Guantanamo detainees on US soil: a legal minefield.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
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