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Stolen radioactive load found empty

Mexican nuclear official have said a stolen container of radioactive material has been found empty.

Accord leaves America's friends edgy

Saudi Arabia dislikes the deal the West has cut with Iran for two reasons.

Obama defends nuclear agreement with Iran

Responding to his critics, President Barack Obama forcefully defended the nuclear agreement with Iran, declaring that the United States "cannot close the door on diplomacy."

Living with the bomb

On Sept 18, 1980, two airmen entered Launch Complex 374-7, an underground silo outside Damascus, Arkansas, to service a Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile.

Japan puts hope of fixing leaks on wall

Japan's hopes of fixing its nuclear leaks at Fukushima rest on an ambitious plan to build a 3.2km frozen underground wall.

IAEA wants answers from Japan

Sam Judd: Three-eyed fish for dinner kids

Environmental columnist Sam Judd takes a look at the disastrous consequences of the Japan earthquake on our food chain.

Pacific monitored for radioactivity from N Korea test

ESR scientists are monitoring the Pacific for airborne radioactivity resulting from yesterday's underground nuclear test in North Korea.

Japan turns on to wind power