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Sizing Up Syria Chemical Weapons Proposal
The US will test the seriousness of Russia's plan to put Syria's chemical arsenal under international control. How difficult will that task be?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenIn Geneva, the US says it will test the seriousness of Russia's plan to put Syria's chemical arsenal under international control. In the meantime, we look at how difficult that task will be — even if Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad can be trusted to mean what they say. In the meantime, is the US arming Syrian rebels? Also, two years after nuclear plants exploded and melted down, Japan is struggling to clean up at Fukushima. We hear about the "ice wall" and other strategies.
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3 storiesIs the US Arming Syrian Rebels?
As the negotiations get under way in Geneva, the Washington Post reports that CIA has begun delivering weapons to rebels in Syria, ending months of delay after promises from the Obama Administration.
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President Obama has postponed his "decision" for taking limited military action to punish Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons.
Read the story37 minCan an Ice Wall Fix Fukushima?
It's been two years since the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl: the explosions and meltdown of three reactors at Fukushima, Japan. Tokyo has since been approved for the summer Olympics of 2020, but neighboring countries — and many Japanese — wonder if the site will be cleaned up even then.
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