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Malaysia to have nuclear monitoring station
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 30, 2006 A nuclear monitoring station is being constructed in the Malaysian resort town of Cameron Highlands as part of a global network to detect nuclear explosions, an official said Tuesday. Tibor Toth, executive secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBT), said the station would form part of the worldwide network of monitoring stations. The network is being built to help enforce the CTBT, which bans all nuclear explosions for military or civilian purposes, and is seen as a major step towards the curtailment of nuclear weapons, production and eventual disarmament. Toth told the official Bernama news agency that 321 stations operating in 89 countries used a range of technology including seismology and infrasound to track any violations of the treaty. There was growing interest from other Asian countries in obtaining the data, which could also be used to help provide tsunami warnings, he said. "For most of the countries, except some really big countries, this is totally a new pool of information, a global information as the data may be relevant for tsunami warning purposes." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Draft proposal on Iran nuclear dispute
Vienna (AFP) May 30, 2006 US, Russian, Chinese and three key EU foreign ministers will meet in Vienna on Thursday to bridge their differences over how to tackle the international standoff over Iran's nuclear program. |
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