Mar 18th, 2010 · Until his arrest in 2004, nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan — the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb — ran a vast smuggling network that sent nuclear materiel to Iran and Libya. In his book Peddling Peril: How the Secret Nuclear Trade Arms America's Enemies, weapons expert David Albright explains how Khan's network continues to threaten global security.
Mar 16th, 2010 · Red-shirted protesters had threatened to carry out the symbolic act in Bangkok if Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva didn't agree to dissolve the country's parliament by Monday. The government has activated special security provisions just short of martial law.
Mar 9th, 2010 · Haisong Jiang said he slipped under a rope barrier at Newark Airport to say goodbye to his girlfriend. The Jan. 3 breach led TSA to shut down the terminal for six hours, stranding thousands of passengers and costing airlines millions. Jiang agreed to pay a $500 fine, plus additional court costs, and perform 100 hours of community service.
Mar 9th, 2010 · Pakistani security forces have arrested about half of the Afghan Taliban's leadership over the past few weeks, throwing the group's leadership into disarray. That could hamper the Taliban's operations against U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, stall any potential peace negotiations and usher in more hard-line replacements.
Mar 9th, 2010 · U.S. Vice President Joe Biden calls on Israel to "take risks for peace" during a two-day trip that marked the highest-level visit to Israel by an Obama administration official. Biden's comments come a day after Israelis and Palestinians agreed to indirect peace talks.
Mar 7th, 2010 · In his new book, former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney takes President Obama's foreign policy, economic recovery and national security plans to task while articulating his own ideas. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Romney about No Apology: The Case for American Greatness.
Mar 7th, 2010 · In his new book, former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney takes President Obama's foreign policy, economic recovery and national security plans to task while articulating his own ideas. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Romney about No Apology: The Case for American Greatness.
Mar 5th, 2010 · A gunman coolly drew a weapon from his pocket and opened fire at a security checkpoint into the Pentagon on Thursday in a point-blank attack that wounded two police officers before the suspect was fatally shot.