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  1. Report: Iran To Unveil New Capability In Nuclear Program
    Think Progress logo Think Progress 3 hours ago

    “Fuel elements, for the first time created by Iranian scientists, will in the presence of the president … be loaded into the Tehran research reactor,” Ali Bagheri, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, told RIA. On Saturday,...

  2. Iran to unveil new nuclear fuel advance: Report
    The Express Tribune Pakistan 4 hours ago
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    “Fuel elements, for the first time created by Iranian scientists, will in the presence of the president … be loaded into the Tehran research reactor,” Bagheri, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was quoted as saying. Mark...

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    US President Barack Obama leaves a National Security Council holiday party at Blair House, across the street from the White House, in Washington on December 9, 2011.

    US President Barack Obama leaves a National Security Council holiday party at Blair House, across the street from the White House, in Washington on December 9, 2011. View Photo »

  4. National Security Council secretary-general Wichean Potephosree said the US embassy should issue its terror warning in a more subtle manner.
    SOURCE: Bangkok Post 4 weeks ago
  5. U.S. weighing steep nuclear arms cuts
    Military Times logo Military Times 4 hours ago

    Obama has often cited his desire to seek lower levels of nuclear weapons, but specific options for a further round of cuts had been kept under wraps until the AP learned of the three options now on the table. A spokesman for the White House’s National...

  6. APNewsBreak: US weighs steep cuts in nuclear force
    The State logo The State 4 hours ago

    Obama has often cited his desire to seek lower levels of nuclear weapons, but specific options for a further round of cuts had been kept under wraps until the AP learned of the three options now on the table. A spokesman for the White House's National...

  7. Nuclear weapons cuts under consideration by Obama administration
    The Politico logo The Politico 4 hours ago

    Obama has often cited his desire to seek lower levels of nuclear weapons, but specific options for a further round of cuts had been kept under wraps until the AP learned of the three options now on the table. A spokesman for the White House's National...

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago
    US President Barack Obama walks to a National Security Council holiday party at Blair House, across the street from the White House, in Washington, DC, December 9, 2011.

    US President Barack Obama walks to a National Security Council holiday party at Blair House, across the street from the White House, in Washington, DC, December 9, 2011. View Photo »

  9. A national committee will be formed in coordination with the secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) to provide international legal organizations with documents pertaining to the involvement of the Zionist regime in the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists
    SOURCE: Iran Daily 4 weeks ago
  10. President Reagan at a meeting of the National Security Council, March 3, 1987
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  11. Iran to unveil new nuclear fuel advance: report
    Reuters Mobile logo Reuters Mobile 5 hours ago

    Ahmadinejad said Saturday Iran would soon announce new advances in its nuclear program. "Fuel elements, for the first time created by Iranian scientists, will in the presence of the president ... be loaded into the Tehran research reactor," Bagheri,...

  12. Ahmadinejad to unveil new nuclear projects Wednesday
    Albequerque Express logo Albequerque Express 5 hours ago

    Israel has threatened to unleash air strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, while the United States has warned of military action if necessary. Meanwhile during a meeting with China's Assistant Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu in Tehran on Monday,...

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A National Security Council (NSC) is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security. An NSC is often headed by a national security advisor and staffed with senior-level officials from military, diplomatic,... Full Article

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  1. US President Barack Obama walks to a National Security Council holiday party at Blair House, across the street from the White House, in Washington, DC, December 9, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    US President Barack Obama walks to a National Security Council holiday party at Blair House, across the street from the White House, in Washington, DC, December 9, 2011.

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  2. Ali Baghiri, Deputy secretary General of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council speaks at a news conference in Moscow, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011. Russian and Iranian officials have discussed building more reactors in the past, but the latest Russia's nuclear chief Sergei... AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    Ali Baghiri, Deputy secretary General of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council speaks at a news conference in Moscow, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011. Russian and Iranian officials have discussed building more reactors in the past, but the latest Russia's nuclear chief Sergei...

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  3. Ali Baqeri, deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, speaks during a news conference in Moscow November 10, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Ali Baqeri, deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, speaks during a news conference in Moscow November 10, 2011.

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  4. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (L) heads a National Security Council meeting as he is flanked by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (unseen), Chief of General Staff General Necdet Ozel (2nd L), members of the government and other top military and state officials at the Presidential Palace... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

    Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (L) heads a National Security Council meeting as he is flanked by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (unseen), Chief of General Staff General Necdet Ozel (2nd L), members of the government and other top military and state officials at the Presidential Palace...

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  5. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) meets with Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev (L) in Tehran on August 16, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) meets with Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev (L) in Tehran on August 16, 2011.

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  6. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) greets Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev upon his arrival for a meeting in Tehran on August 16, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) greets Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev upon his arrival for a meeting in Tehran on August 16, 2011.

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  7. Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, right, gestures to Russia's Security Council Secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, at the start of their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

    Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, right, gestures to Russia's Security Council Secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, at the start of their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011.

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  8. Iranian security guards look on as Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev arrives for talks on Iran's nuclear program with the head of Iran's Supreme Council of National Security Saeed Jalili in Tehran on August 15, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    Iranian security guards look on as Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev arrives for talks on Iran's nuclear program with the head of Iran's Supreme Council of National Security Saeed Jalili in Tehran on August 15, 2011.

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  9. WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 19: U.S. President Barack Obama opens a door to the West Wing open for National Security Council Senior Director for Europe Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall after returning to the White House October 19, 2011 in Washington, DC. Obama had just finished a two-day bus... Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 19: U.S. President Barack Obama opens a door to the West Wing open for National Security Council Senior Director for Europe Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall after returning to the White House October 19, 2011 in Washington, DC. Obama had just finished a two-day bus...

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  10. Saeed Jalili, head of Iran's Supreme Council of National Security and top nuclear negotiator, smiles as he waits for the start of a meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev in Tehran on August 16, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    Saeed Jalili, head of Iran's Supreme Council of National Security and top nuclear negotiator, smiles as he waits for the start of a meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev in Tehran on August 16, 2011.

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  11. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 22: Andrew Mitchell, the Secretary of State for International Development, who returned from his summer holiday, leaves Number 10 Downing Street after attending a meeting of the National Security Council on August 22, 2011 in London, England. British Prime... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 22: Andrew Mitchell, the Secretary of State for International Development, who returned from his summer holiday, leaves Number 10 Downing Street after attending a meeting of the National Security Council on August 22, 2011 in London, England. British Prime...

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  12. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 22: Defence Secretary Liam Fox (L) leaves Number 10 Downing Street after a meeting of the National Security Council on August 22, 2011 in London, England. British Prime Minister David Cameron addressed the media after chairing a meeting of the National Security... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 22: Defence Secretary Liam Fox (L) leaves Number 10 Downing Street after a meeting of the National Security Council on August 22, 2011 in London, England. British Prime Minister David Cameron addressed the media after chairing a meeting of the National Security...

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  13. In this photo released by the Turkish Presidency Press Service, President Abdullah Gul, center, chairs a National Security Council meeting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 5th from left, Chief of Staff Gen. Necdet Ozel, 5th right, ministers and top military commanders, two days... AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

    In this photo released by the Turkish Presidency Press Service, President Abdullah Gul, center, chairs a National Security Council meeting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 5th from left, Chief of Staff Gen. Necdet Ozel, 5th right, ministers and top military commanders, two days...

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  14. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to photographers as he waits for the arrival of Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev for a meeting in Tehran on August 16, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to photographers as he waits for the arrival of Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev for a meeting in Tehran on August 16, 2011.

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  15. Russia's Security Council Secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, attends a meeting with Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, unseen, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

    Russia's Security Council Secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, attends a meeting with Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, unseen, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011.

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  16. Russia's Security Council Secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, right, adjusts his coat as he arrives to attend a meeting with Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, unseen, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. Others unidentified. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

    Russia's Security Council Secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, right, adjusts his coat as he arrives to attend a meeting with Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, unseen, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. Others unidentified.

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  17. Russia's Security Council Secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, right, arrives to attend a meeting with Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, unseen, as he is welcomed by an unidentified Iranian official, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

    Russia's Security Council Secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, right, arrives to attend a meeting with Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, unseen, as he is welcomed by an unidentified Iranian official, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011.

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  18. Russia's Security Council Secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, right, and Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili, foreground left, attend a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

    Russia's Security Council Secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, right, and Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili, foreground left, attend a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011.

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  19. Russia's Security Council Secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, left, and Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili, right, arrive for their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

    Russia's Security Council Secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, left, and Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili, right, arrive for their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011.

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  20. The head of Iran's Supreme Council of National Security Saeed Jalili (L), sits opposite Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev (R) and Russia's ambassador to Iran Alexander Sadovnikov (2nd R) during their meeting in Tehran on August 15, 2011, to discuss the country's... Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    The head of Iran's Supreme Council of National Security Saeed Jalili (L), sits opposite Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev (R) and Russia's ambassador to Iran Alexander Sadovnikov (2nd R) during their meeting in Tehran on August 15, 2011, to discuss the country's...

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  21. The head of Iran's Supreme Council of National Security Saeed Jalili (2nd R) welcomes Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev (L) prior to their talks in Tehran on August 15, 2011. Patrushev arrived for talks with Iranian officials on the country's nuclear program. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    The head of Iran's Supreme Council of National Security Saeed Jalili (2nd R) welcomes Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev (L) prior to their talks in Tehran on August 15, 2011. Patrushev arrived for talks with Iranian officials on the country's nuclear program.

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  22. The head of Iran's Supreme Council of National Security Saeed Jalili (R) welcomes Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev (L) prior to their talks in Tehran on August 15, 2011, to discuss the country's nuclear programme. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    The head of Iran's Supreme Council of National Security Saeed Jalili (R) welcomes Russia's National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev (L) prior to their talks in Tehran on August 15, 2011, to discuss the country's nuclear programme.

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  23. Gayle Smith, special assistant to President Obama and senior director at the National Security Council, speaks during the Society for International Development (SID) World Congress 2011 in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    Gayle Smith, special assistant to President Obama and senior director at the National Security Council, speaks during the Society for International Development (SID) World Congress 2011 in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2011.

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  24. In this photo released by the Turkish Presidency Press Office, Turkish President Abdullah Gul, center, chairs a meeting of the National Security Council with government members at left and top army commanders at the Cankaya presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, June 27, 2011. ... AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

    In this photo released by the Turkish Presidency Press Office, Turkish President Abdullah Gul, center, chairs a meeting of the National Security Council with government members at left and top army commanders at the Cankaya presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, June 27, 2011. ...

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  25. In this photo released by the Turkish Presidency Press Office, Turkish President Abdullah Gul, right, chairs a meeting of the National Security Council with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, second right, government members, right, and top army commanders at the Cankaya presidential... AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

    In this photo released by the Turkish Presidency Press Office, Turkish President Abdullah Gul, right, chairs a meeting of the National Security Council with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, second right, government members, right, and top army commanders at the Cankaya presidential...

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  1. National Security Council secretary-general Wichean Potephosree said the US embassy should issue its terror warning in a more subtle manner.
    SOURCE: Bangkok Post 4 weeks ago
  2. A national committee will be formed in coordination with the secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) to provide international legal organizations with documents pertaining to the involvement of the Zionist regime in the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists
    SOURCE: Iran Daily 4 weeks ago
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  4. On November 11, the National Security Council issued a statement, delivered by Defense Minister Pontien Gaciyubwenge, accusing certain members of the media and civil society of flagrantly violating [a separate] blackout on coverage of the Gatumba massacre and calling on the government to enact sanctions...
    SOURCE: IRIN UN Humanitarian News 2 months ago
  5. We had one meeting with the National Security Council that we had requested for months, but it was just cordial stuff. Alan’s mother wrote a personal letter to [US President Barack] Obama, and she didn’t even receive a form letter back.
    SOURCE: Jerusalem Post 2 months ago
  6. The National Security Council is reviewing other recommendations contained in the report, to take into account the culpability of other actors involved in the November 7 disturbances. The recommendations are being studied to ensure compliance in keeping with the law. Further details of the Commission’s ...
    SOURCE: West Africa Democracy Radio 2 months ago
  7. Kayani rejected a US request that authorities take away the cellphone Lakhvi was using in jail, according to the memo to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the National Security Council.
    SOURCE: Times of India 2 months ago
  8. Gen. Kayani responded that the... ISI had told prison authorities to better control Lakhvi’s access to the outside world, the memo says. But Kayani rejected a US request that authorities take away the cell phone..., according to the memo to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the National Security Co...
    SOURCE: Indian Express 2 months ago
  9. I understand that the National Security Council is working with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and police to take action against those who give false information about their situation
    SOURCE: The Star Malaysia 2 months ago
  10. The National Security Council has an advisory role and not a decision-making one.
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 2 months ago
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