What We’re Reading Now
Jul 06, 2011

IRAN  
Iran's nuclear steps deepen Western suspicions
Fredrik Dahl, Reuters- July 6, 2011
Expanding uranium enrichment, a new atomic energy chief said to have military expertise, missile tests -- Western analysts see fresh signs that Iran may be seeking to develop the means to build nuclear warheads.

Iran's nuclear program helped by China, Russia
Eli Lake, Washington Times- July 5, 2011
The foundation of Iran’s nuclear program can be traced to extensive Chinese and Russian cooperation in the 1990s, according to a former U.S. intelligence official who specialized on Tehran’s program.

Weapons prove Iranian role in Iraq, US says
Ed O'Keefe and Joby Warrick, Washington Post- July 5, 2011
Iranian-backed militias in Iraq are using more sophisticated weapons than in the past to target U.S. troops and military installations in Iraq, according to senior U.S. officials.

NORTH KOREA
Analysis blames North Korea for cyberattack on South Korea
Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press- June 22, 2011
North Korea or its sympathizers were likely responsible for the cyberattack against South Korean government and banking websites earlier this year, according to a new analysis that said it also appears to have been linked to the 2009 massive computer-based attack that brought down U.S. government Internet sites.