Nuclear Family

One way that the disarmament of nuclear weapons is monitored is the use of satellite technology. Kevin Pomfret has worked for the US Government, helping to develop strategies to monitor arms control agreements and keep countries accountable to their agreements.

Audio: BBC, PRI & WGBH's The World 4/9/10, Host: Marco Werman.

If they knew, it would be enough to make Soviet stalwarts like Stalin roll over in their graves, but ex-Soviet warheads now power the U.S.

Agence France Press reports through a nuclear disarmament and uranium recycling program, USSR military might from the Cold War nuclear arsenal is now powering US civilian atomic energy, which generates 10 percent of all electricity used by their Cold War foe.

While President Obama makes his boldest effort yet to exercise global leadership, Iran refuses to be led.

On the eve of the international summit designed to avert the nightmare scenario of extremists with nuclear bombs, the BBC reports that the "rogue state" with atomic ambitions has announced what are claimed to be a new, more powerful, third generation of nuclear centrifuges designed to produce more fissionable material.

But controlling nuclear materials can be hard, even with cooperation.