Radiation News Roundup June 02, 2015 After a recent Islamic State English magazine article claimed that the terrorist group could buy nuclear arms from Pakistan, India's defense minister warned last weekend that ISIS does have the connections and resources needed to purchase nuclear weapons from Pakistan. christianpost.com A magnitude-4.4 earthquake jolted a sparsely populated district some 110 kilometers (70 miles) northwest of Bushehr, Iran, Monday morning, rattling a region home to the Islamic Republic’s only operational nuclear power plant. timesofisrael.com Russia emphasized that it retains the right to deploy nuclear weapons anywhere on its territory, including Crimea. nationalinterest.org At first-ever conference, UN takes aim at cyber-threats against nuclear safety. un.org
