North Korea on Monday exploded a nuclear device and tested a series of missiles in defiance of the international community.

VOA: standard.2009.05.30

He says Russia counts on reaching agreements resulting from the process discussed earlier, and also on a peaceful Iranian nuclear program that will not raise so many questions with Russia and the international community.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

He said his administration is committed to diplomacy to resolve concerns about the two countries' nuclear ambitions but that this is yet another area in which active support of the world community is needed.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

There is concern in the nuclear community that there are not timely and multiple readings of radioactivity at the plant itself.

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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.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

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.

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