President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled to the national lab in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on Thursday for consultations with a team of technical experts that could play a role in nuclear negotiations with Iran , Axios has learned. Why it matters: The White House is trying to reach a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran to end the war and begin in-depth nuclear negotiations, and wants to have experts at the ready should those talks be launched. - The U.S. and Iran are still at odds on several details of the MOU, according to U.S. officials and regional sources involved in the mediation. - The sources characterized the negotiations as in their final stretch, but it remains unclear whether agreement will…
President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled to the national lab in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on Thursday for consultations with a team of technical experts that could play a role in nuclear negotiations with Iran , Axios has learned. Why it matters: The White House is trying to reach a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran to end the war and begin in-depth nuclear negotiations, and wants to have experts at the ready should those talks be launched. - The U.S. and Iran are still at odds on several details of the MOU, according to U.S. officials and regional sources involved in the mediation. - The sources characterized the negotiations as in their final stretch, but it remains unclear whether agreement will…Open
The U.S., with international partners, completed the removal of enriched uranium from a Venezuelan research reactor to South Carolina.
The U.S., with international partners, completed the removal of enriched uranium from a Venezuelan research reactor to South Carolina. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced the removal of 13.5 kilograms of enriched uranium from Venezuela’s RV-1 research reactor. The uranium, which had been unused since the reactor ceased operations in 1991, was securely transported to the U.S. for processing and reuse. DETAIL: Officials said 13.5 kilograms, or roughly 30 pounds, of uranium enriched above the 20 percent threshold was safely packaged and transported about 100 miles across Venezuela before being shipped by a specialized British nuclear transport vessel to…Open
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has classified a recent cyber intrusion, believed to be carried out by Chinese hackers, as a “major incident” under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA). The post FBI Declares ‘Major Incident’ Following Cyberattack by Chinese Hackers. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) declared a suspected Chinese hack a major incident under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA). WHO WAS INVOLVED: Chinese hackers, U.S. officials, and FBI personnel. WHEN & WHERE: The breach was reported to Congress in March. IMPACT: FISMA-designated “major incidents” are rare, meaning the breach poses significant risks to U.S. national security . IN FULL The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI ) has classified a recent cyber intrusion, believed to be carried out by Chinese hackers, as a “major incident” under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA). FISMA guidelines classify a “major incident” as an intrusion that…Open