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Archive for the ‘WPRB News Blog’ Category
Blog: New Stories from WPRB News
WPRB News is going on summer vacation, but we still have a couple stories up our collective sleeve. Check back in the coming weeks for fresh content, including our take on Chatroulette (yes, we’re jumping on the bandwagon, albeit late) and a look at how one holocaust survivor became an advocate for immigrant detainees in New Jersey.
Blog: Michelle Obama Visits Haiti, Mexico Announces Reactor Conversion Plan
Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced that his country will convert their nuclear research reactor to using low enriched uranium as part of a global effort to secure weapons-grade nuclear materials. First Lady Michelle Obama also made a surprise visit to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on the three-month anniversary of the city’s devastating earthquake.
Story by Walter Fick, White House Correspondent
Blog: Nuclear Security Summit Day 2
After a profitable opening day at the Nuclear Security Summit, President Obama hopes for further gains in promoting an international cooperative effort to secure fissile materials. Yesterday, Ukraine announced that it will remove its entire highly enriched uranium stockpile by 2012. Canada also announced that it would be transferring highly enriched uranium back to the United States. Story by Walter Fick, White House Correspondent
Blog: Obama Meets Chinese President Hu Jintao at Nuclear Security Summit
President Obama met with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao for an hour and a half on Monday during the first day of the Nuclear Security Summit. White House officials said that the two leaders spent much of their time discussing Iran’s nuclear belligerence.
Story by Walter Fick, White House Correspondent
Blog: Complete Story of Ukraine’s Plans to Remove Uranium by 2012
Ukraine agreed today to remove its entire highly enriched uranium stockpile by the time of the next Nuclear Security Summit in 2012. The announcement came early on the first day of an unprecedented gathering of world leaders to discuss means of securing vulnerable nuclear materials.
Story by Walter Fick, White House Correspondent
Blog: Nuclear Security Summit in Photos
Check out the day’s photos from the Nuclear Security Summit. All photos courtesy of Walter Fick.
Blog: Ukraine Vows to Remove Highly-Enriched Uranium by 2012
Ukraine announced that it will remove all highly-enriched uranium by 2012. The former Soviet republic has at least 90 kilograms of the material, which could be used to produce nuclear weapons. The announcement comes in the midst of a 47-nation Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C.
Story by Walter Fick, White House Correspondent
Blog: Nuclear Security Summit Morning of Day 1
Check out the latest live blog from the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., with White House Correspondent Walter Fick.
Blog: Nuclear Security Summit Preview
Tomorrow marks the first day of the Nuclear Security Summit, but meetings are already planned for today as President Obama tries to reach out to other world leaders. Administration officials hail the summit as part of a global effort to prevent nuclear terrorism and secure vulnerable nuclear materials. Post by Walter Fick, White House Correspondent
Blog: Frank von Hippel on Nuclear Security
Check out the latest posting from the WPRB News Washington Bureau. Here we discuss the recently signed START Treaty, the new US Nuclear Posture Review, and the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit with Princeton professor and long-time nuclear security expert Frank von Hilden.
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Blog: Israeli FM Raises Tensions Over Palestinian Independence
Here’s the first post from WPRB’s new Washington correspondent, Walter Fick, who will be posting on the latest headlines in international relations and the political goings-on of DC. Check back early next week for Fick’s coverage of the Nuclear Security Summit at the Washington Convention Center.