In the 1970s and early 1980s, Brazil and Argentina sought to acquire or develop technologies to enrich and reprocess uranium. At the time neither country was a member of the global weapons control regime, and both were bent on building ballistic missiles.While there is no unequivocal evidence that either country ever worked concertedly towards a nuclear weapon, they certainly saw each other as major potential security threats, and both their military establishments had contingency plans in place Read more [...]

Australia set up a Rugby Championship showdown against New Zealand as they routed Argentina 34-9 in a bonus point victory in Mendoza.Three second-half tries powered Australia to a win which means both the Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup will be on the line when the Wallabies face the All Blacks in the first of back-to-back clashes on August 8.Australia, wary Read more [...]