The first decade of research on nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors was characterized by extreme secrecy, and the few nations that had the technology carefully guarded their information. In 1954, however, that philosophy changed, and the United...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes. Media often refer to the IAEA as "the UN's Nuclear Watchdog". While this describes one of the Agency's...

It was a very good year for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Any year in which you win the Nobel Peace Prize can be counted as good, but this hardworking group saw a number of long-term plans come to fruition in 2005 and...

The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that British, German and Swiss companies have supplied machine tools to Iraq which may have been used to manufacture nuclear weapons. In Britain, the Iraqi-owned Matrix Churchill figured in a scandal that resulted in the trial of its...

Diplomats from five countries toured one of Iran's primary nuclear facilities on Saturday _ an attempt by the Islamic republic to show that its atomic program is for peaceful ends and not a cover for nuclear weapons.The visit to the Isfahan Uranium Conversion facility in...

Iran's president said Saturday his country was ready to transfer nuclear technology to neighboring countries, Kuwaiti television reported, a week after Arab states on the Persian Gulf announced plans to consider a joint nuclear program.The television said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a top Kuwaiti...