US's most powerful nuclear bomb being dismantled: What We're Reading Now
Oct 25, 2011

IRAN
U.N. report seen worsening fear over Iran nuclear plans
Reuters -- October 24, 2011
The U.N. nuclear watchdog is expected to publish intelligence soon pointing to military dimensions to Iran's nuclear activities but stopping short of saying explicitly that Tehran is trying to build atom bombs, Western diplomats say.

China urges IAEA to solve Iran nuclear issue through dialogue, negotiations
Xinhua -- October 25, 2011
China adamantly believes that dialogue and negotiations are the proper ways to solve the Iranian nuclear issue, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Tuesday at a daily press briefing.

NORTH KOREA
US envoy: Progress in NKorea talks, but no deal on resuming full nuclear negotiations
The Associated Press -- October 25, 2011
The U.S. envoy leading talks with North Korea on Pyongyang’s nuclear program says two days of meetings in Geneva have narrowed differences between the two sides.

'South remains defenseless against North’s missile threats'
Lee Tae-hoon, Korea Times -- October 25, 2011
Despite its continuous efforts to beef up air defense capabilities, officials acknowledge that South Korea remains highly vulnerable to growing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. <