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Suspected Boston bomber charged with using weapon of mass destruction

April 22, 2013 14:31
BOSTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors charged the surviving man suspected of bombing the finish of last week's Boston Marathon with one count of using a weapon of mass destruction and one count of malicious destruction of property resulting in death, the Justice Department said on Monday. The charges authorize penalties including death, life in prison or a term in prison for any number of years, the Justice Department said in a statement.

Russia calls U.N. stance on investigation of chemical weapons use in Syria unacceptable

April 9, 2013 04:34
The U.N. Secretariat unacceptably takes an unconstructive and inconsistent approach on investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday. In response to a request of the Syrian government to investigate the possible use of toxic substances near Aleppo on March 19, the U.N.

N Korea-proliferation

March 29, 2013 15:30
By Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON, March 29 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. government official said Friday North Korea has taken advantage of illicit dual-used shipments to develop its nuclear and missile programs. Simon Limage, deputy assistant secretary of state for nonproliferation programs, emphasized that North Korea is among several nations that pose a threat to global nonproliferation efforts. He said especially North Korea and Iran have misused dual-used goods that have legitimate commercial applications, but can also be used to support illicit weapons programs.

URGENT ¥¥¥ Iran calls for end to nuclear arms after N. Korea test

February 12, 2013 08:30
Sanctions-hit Iran on Tuesday called for the destruction of all atomic weapons after North Korea announced that it had staged its most powerful nuclear test yet. "We need to come to the point where no country has any nuclear weapons and at the same time all weapons of mass destruction and nuclear arms need to be destroyed," foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said when asked for a response to Pyongyang's claim to have detonated a "miniaturised" device.
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