Geoff Brumfiel
Stories
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World
International Efforts To Curb Iran's Nuclear Ambition Take Another Hit
An Iranian news agency is reporting that the country has exceeded limits for enriched uranium set in the 2015 nuclear deal. President Trump pulled the U.S. out of that agreement.
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Business
Iran Is About To Exceed Uranium Limits. Is The Nuclear Deal Dying?
As soon as Thursday, Iran is expected to surpass a key limit set in place by the 2015 nuclear agreement. It could spell the end of the deal.
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Technology
Astronomers Worry That Elon Musk's New Satellites Will Ruin The View
The billionaire wants to deploy thousands of satellites in order to provide global Internet, but astronomers say they could create unsightly glare.
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World
North Korea's Newest Missile Appears Similar To Advanced Russian Design
Experts say the missile, tested on May 4 as part of a "strike drill," could be a new and destabilizing weapon on the Korean Peninsula.
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Science
Japan (Very Carefully) Drops Plastic Explosives Onto An Asteroid
The device was detonated as part of a mission to better understand the origins of planets.
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World
India Claims Successful Test Of Anti-Satellite Weapon
New Delhi says it destroyed one of its own satellites in orbit, making India only the fourth country to test such a weapon.
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World
Activity At 2nd North Korean Missile Site Indicates Possible Launch Preparations
Satellite imagery shows that vehicles and rail cars appeared in late February at Sanumdong, a facility where the North has built some of its largest rockets and missiles.
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World
North Korea Seen Reassembling Rocket Test Site
Just days after the U.S.-North Korea summit ended in stalemate, satellite images show workers have been active at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, a partially disassembled missile test facility.
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Science
On Eve Of 2nd Trump-Kim Summit, Is North Korean Reactor Producing Plutonium?
Days before President Trump and Kim Jong Un are to meet in Vietnam, satellite images show no river ice downstream from the key North Korean facility at Yongbyon — a sign the reactor may be running.
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Politics
Second U.S.-North Korea Summit Likely Focus On Nuclear Weapons Center
This month's summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is likely to focus on North Korea's main nuclear weapons center at Yongbyon.