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A look at the uranium-based ammo the UK will send to Ukraine
Such rounds were developed by the U.S. during the Cold War to destroy Soviet tanks, including the same T-72 tanks that Ukraine now faces.
By Tara Copp
Iran speeds up uranium enrichment as Mideast tensions mount
Iran will surpass the uranium-stockpile limit set by its nuclear deal in the next 10 days, an official said Monday, raising pressure on Europeans trying to save the accord a year after the U.S. withdrawal lit the fuse for the heightened tensions now between Tehran and Washington.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Groups join forces to fight military toxic exposure
A new coalition hopes to find answers on issues of burn pits, base water contamination, and other toxic chemical contaminations.
Amid rising tensions in the Gulf, bomb-laden drone targets Saudi airport
The attack on the Saudi city of Najran came after Iran announced it has quadrupled its uranium-enrichment production capacity, though still at a level far lower than needed for atomic weapons.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Reports: Iran quadruples production of enriched uranium
Iran quadrupled its uranium-enrichment production capacity amid tensions with the U.S. over Tehran’s atomic program, nuclear officials said Monday, just after President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister traded threats and taunts on Twitter.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Iran threatens to enrich uranium closer to weapons-grade levels without a new nuke deal
Iran threatened Wednesday to enrich its uranium stockpile closer to weapons-grade levels in 60 days if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for its 2015 nuclear deal, raising regional tensions as a U.S. aircraft carrier and bombers headed to the Middle East to confront Tehran.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
US launches national security probe into uranium imports
The Commerce Department has started an investigation into the impact of uranium imports on U.S. national security, a move that could limit future imports and add another front to the Trump administration’s trade fight.
5 reasons Trump scrapping the Iran nuke deal was ‘an incredibly stupid decision’
Responsibility now shifts to the EU, China and Russia to lead and compensate Iran for the adverse effects of Trump’s decision to leave the Iran nuclear deal.
By Sherry Hakimi