Iran's Nuclear Program

Sequestration cuts would embolden Iran to build the bomb

2012-12-10 11:15:00

While many have persuasively argued that the fiscal cliff defense cuts would hurt innovation and slow our economic recovery, few offer concrete examples of how these catastrophic cuts would endanger our national security. Iran's drive to acquire nuclear...

Congressional candidate profiles

2012-11-01 13:48:00

MEET THE CANDIDATES � When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Friday

2012-09-28 04:44:00

WEATHER The National Weather Service is calling for Friday to be mostly cloudy, with a high near 80 and a 30 percent chance of showers before 11 a.m. Friday night is expected to be mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. TRAFFIC Check our traffic...

Scrabble at the Bain Center

2012-09-13 00:00:00

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Budget cuts and the next Pearl Harbor

2012-09-06 13:42:57

Recent reports suggest that the U.S. government was likely engaged in two very sophisticated cyber attacks: one that spied on Iran's nuclear program and another that slowed it by destroying centrifuges. These attacks encourage a twinge of national pride...

No good options for Iran

2012-08-02 09:01:00

Speculation in Israel about the possibility of a strike on Iran's nuclear program in the coming weeks has intensified, and not just because of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's tough talk in Jerusalem. Mr. Romney called for the U.S. and Israel...

Op-ed takes a too rosy view of Iranian intentions

2012-08-03 06:00:00

Commentator Ray McGovern charges Israel with using the pretext of alleged Iranian support for terrorism, to "whip up support for war" ("Is Israel fixing the intel? Netanyahu's rhetoric has echoes of Bush administration's justification for the Iraq war,"...

War in cyberspace

2012-06-05 10:29:00

Reports that the U.S. and Israel have tried repeatedly over the years to derailIran's nuclear weapons program by using malicious computer codes to cause machines at the country's Natanz nuclear facility to malfunction have lifted the veil of secrecy...

Rosenstein appointed to investigate national security leaks

2012-06-08 18:40:00

Maryland U.S. AttorneyRod J. Rosensteinwas one of two federal prosecutors appointed by Attorney Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday to lead criminal investigations into recent leaks of U.S. classified intelligence information. The appointment, which...

Test Four April Ten Test

2012-04-10 20:34:00

The United States State Department today declared an announcement about Iran's nuclear program, as well asNorth Korea's State Department. Also, the US Department of Agriculture met with Governor Cuomo and Governor Christie, along with President Nicolas...

Is reelection driving Obama's Israel policy?

2012-03-06 08:21:00

For many years, Iran has threatened to "wipe Israel off the map," even as it gets closer and closer to developing nuclear weapons that could enable it to follow through on its threat. However, the question now is whether this is the optimum time for...

Quiet the war drums

2012-03-07 10:27:00

The drumbeat for war only helps Iran by driving up oil prices, undermining the effect of sanctions on its economy and stifling domestic opponents of the regime. President Barack Obama conveyed that message clearly and emphatically to the American Israel...

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton at the table with other representatives taking part in talks on Iran's nuclear program in the Kazakh city of Almaty on Friday.

2013-04-05 00:00:00

Tension between Iran and the United States over Iran's nuclear program escalated in 2012, with Leon Panetta making it clear during a statement in May that the United States was prepared to stop Iran from creating nuclear weapons if necessary.

2012-12-04 05:35:38

Chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili ticked off a list of objections to a proposal by world powers in a five-hour negotiating session in Moscow.

2012-06-18 00:00:00