Concerns Proliferating

China confirms nuclear deal with Pakistan
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, center, is escorted by his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, June 2012 / AP

China confirmed this week it will sell a new 1,000-megawatt nuclear reactor to Pakistan that the United States says would violate Beijing’s obligations under a nuclear supplier control group.

China, Pakistan Reach Nuke Agreement

China concludes secret deal for nuclear reactor in Pakistan
China's then-Premier Wen Jiabao and Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in 2012 / AP

China and Pakistan reached a formal agreement last month to construct a third nuclear reactor at Chashma that the Obama administration says will violate Beijing’s promises under an international anti-nuclear weapons accord.

Chuck Hagel’s Indian Problem

Said allied nation is funding attacks on Pakistan in Afghanistan in previously unreleased 2011 speech
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Secretary of defense nominee Chuck Hagel suggested in a previously unreleased 2011 speech that India has “for many years” sponsored terrorist activities against Pakistan in Afghanistan.

Meet Maj. Gen. Nagata

Maj. Gen. Michael Nagata / AP

Maj. Gen. Michael Nagata will command special operations forces across Central Command, which stretches from the Middle East to Pakistan, according to Foreign Policy.

Knock-off Nukes

GE plans to make nuclear reactor parts in China
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is supporting a bid by General Electric to export jobs and nuclear technology to China by seeking assurances from Beijing that it will not steal or transfer valuable reactor technology, the Free Beacon has learned.

The World Obama Made

Column: The sun never sets on Obama’s failures
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As the media continue to examine Mitt Romney’s alleged “gaffes,” might we take a moment to take a look at the world as it actually exists, right now, independent of the presidential campaign?