There is concern in the nuclear community that there are not timely and multiple readings of radioactivity at the plant itself.
One upshot of this gambit is renewed energy behind another hardy perennial on the anti-nuclear community's agenda: the idea of "de-alerting" of U.S. -- and, ostensibly, Russian -- nuclear forces.
An earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Japan early in the year rocked the nuclear community after the Fukushima Daiichi plant, operated by Tepco, suffered substantial damage to various reactors and some partial meltdowns, with radiation leakage.
Obama reaffirmed the U.S. alliance with South Korea and said North Korea, which is under U.N. sanctions for its efforts to start a nuclear program, could join the community of nations by dropping all nuclear ambitions.
Iran is under increasing pressure from the international community over its nuclear programme.
As we watch the events in Japan, it is understandable that people are worried about the potential of nuclear radiation fallout in our community.
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Treasury Under Secretary David Cohen said that the US would continue to tighten restrictions "so long as Iran continues to fail to address the concerns of the international community about its nuclear programme".
That this is the case has caused many to believe that the Iranians' economic dissatisfaction will cause the Iranian regime to take a more conciliatory position toward the international community by putting its nuclear program aside.
He has also taken a hard line towards Iran, repeatedly warning of the danger to the international community of allowing it to develop nuclear weapons.
For years, the international community has been attempting to curb nuclear proliferation in one of the most volatile regions of the world, the Middle East.
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"A strong signal must be sent out that a nuclear test is against the will of the international community, " he told Reuters news agency.
In the face of intensifying economic pressure, Iran will have to decide whether to proceed on its current course or find a way to assure the international community that it will stop short of nuclear weapons.
Mr Hague said the latest report from the International Atomic Energy Agency "provides further evidence" of why the international community should be concerned about Iran's nuclear programme.
This time we decided to look at the pressures facing councillors who have such a critical decision ahead of them, given the amount of money that both the government and the nuclear industry put into the region both in wages and community projects.
And it is also her position that we should trust the international community to protect us from the specter of a nuclear-armed Iran.
"We will present a clear choice to Iran to take its rightful place in the community of nations, including its right to peaceful nuclear energy, or continue to refuse to meet its international obligations, " he said.
On Iran, we agree that the P5-plus-1 talks with Iran that should be announced soon offer us an opportunity to resolve diplomatically the critical issue of ensuring that Iran is abiding by its international obligations, that will allow it to rejoin the community of nations, and have peaceful uses of nuclear energy while not developing nuclear weapons.
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The international community has been talking with the North Koreans about their nuclear program since the late 1970s.
However, White House officials and supporters in the arms-control community say the efforts are reinvigorating an international consensus against nuclear proliferation, and shifting international attitudes toward outliers, such as North Korea and Iran.
Tehran insists its enrichment activities are solely for civilian purposes, while the international community suspects Iran wants to be able to use it for nuclear weapons.
Its Arab neighbours have frequently accused the international community of double standards for requiring them to be free of nuclear weapons while doing little, in their eyes, about Israel.
The U.S. president repeated a message made by other world leaders in recent days to Iran, stressing that the international community remains committed to negotiations aimed at ending Tehran's nuclear activities.
Musharraf said Pakistan, which is under U.S. economic sanctions that were imposed after its nuclear testing in 1998, must face a choice between joining the international community -- thereby gaining the ability to influence decisions on the use of force against Afghanistan -- or being cut off.
Gaddafi had renounced terror, forfeited nuclear and chemical weapons and programs, and declared himself ready to rejoin the community of nations.
And all this is understood by the international community to be connected to the broader fears of Iran's nuclear policies, as well as the broader fears of militant radical Islam in general.
It would leave the international community with some breathing space in its efforts to stem Iran's nuclear advance.
"But the Iranian nuclear program and the Iranian ballistic missile program must be of concern for the entire International community, " Regev said.
The editorial may be a hopeful sign as the international community tries to coax Pyongyang back to six-party negotiations aimed at ending its nuclear program.
We have the opportunity, as an international community, to deepen our cooperation and to strengthen the institutions and partnerships that help prevent nuclear materials from ever falling into the hands of terrorists.
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