Secret Nuclear Program Alleged

A Burmese expatriate group says Burma's military junta is looking to develop a nuclear weapon with a clandestine program, Reuters reports, citing an alleged former official a nuclear facility who has defected.

After a five-year investigation, the Norway-based Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) says that the junta is a long way from producing a weapon, but has invested significant time and resources in the effort.

A former Burmese military scientist, who trained in Russia in...