Iran Launches New Military Exercises
Tehran has stepped up its rhetoric as international pressure mounts over allegations that it is seeking to develop atomic weapons, a charge it denies. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued stern warnings against any possible US or …
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In praise of the coffeehouse (Especially Fargo's Atomic Café)
When I get stuck in mid-thought or mid-sentence, I can look up and watch people gesturing their passions, pains, or purposes across the room, or see what books they are reading, or just study human nature. Since writing a newspaper column is a social …
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Iran and nuclear regulators square off during inspections
The high-profile visit from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) presents Iran with the first formal opportunity to rebut specific allegations of past weapons-related work since they were made public in an agency report in November.
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