International Atomic Energy Agency to weak to prevent nuclear weapons proliferation
“The uranium-mining assistance appears to have assisted Pakistan in furthering its nuclear-weapons program,”..“What occurred was a lack of effective oversight.”…The IAEA’s failure to prevent the use of its aid for prohibited military purposes raises questions about its ability to police the nuclear material that it helps countries produce.
Pakistani Nuclear Weapons Program’s Aid From UN Shows Weakness of Watchdog, Bloomberg, By Jonathan Tirone – Dec 16, 2010 The United Nations agency tasked with curbing nuclear proliferation may have unwittingly helped Pakistan develop its atomic-weapons program because of weak internal oversight, according to documents and interviews with three former UN scientists. Continue reading
India’s nuclear capable missile test falls into the sea
Agni-II Prime’s launch fails, into sea in seconds, Indian Express, Debrabata Mohanty, 11 Dec 10, The maiden test launch of Agni-II Prime, a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile with a strike range of 2,500 km to 3,000 km, ended in a failure after the missile dropped into the sea a few seconds after launch from Wheeler Island, off the Orissa coast, on Friday…….Sources in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said soon after the missile took off at 10. 02 am from a mobile launcher of Integrated Test Range at Wheeler Islands, it dropped into the sea. “Experimental launch of Agni-2-P Missile experienced a trajectory deviation. A detailed analysis was in progress to find out the exact cause for the failure and it might take at least two to three days to make a preliminary assessment,” said a DRDO official.…Agni-II Prime’s launch fails, into sea in seconds
North Korea and underwater nukes
Inside the Ring By Bill Gertz The Washington Times 19 dec 10, Underwater nukes U.S. intelligence agencies are working to track down an alarming report from inside North Korea revealing that the communist regime is secretly developing underwater nuclear torpedoes and mines. Continue reading
France moving towards agreement on NATO missile defence system
During the recent Lisbon Summit NATO’s member states — including France — agreed to a new Strategic Concept that included a missile defence system. …… France no longer blocked NATO’s use of new defensive weapons….
France’s Silent Strategic Revolution, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Rabah Ghezali, 10 Dec 10, France has always maintained that the possession of nuclear weapons first and foremost provides a deterrent to aggressive acts against its interests. However, it retains the policy option of using nuclear weapons in a further first strike capacity.
The French strategic doctrine has always been and remains one of crushing retaliation, in contrast to the US and UK strategy of allowing for more flexible responses such as a gradual, “pre-strategic” use of nuclear weapons.
In the light of this policy divide, the negative French reaction to the 1999 US National Missile Defence Act was entirely consistent . Paris considered anti-missile defence unnecessary and destabilizing. Since the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the doctrine of Mutually Assured destruction remained the foundations of French strategic thinking, missile defence appeared to jeopardize the status quo and risk starting a new arms race with Russia.
Even more fundamentally, however, Paris feared that missile defense would undermine its nuclear posture. The French position was clear. Nuclear capabilities, it insisted, must remain the sole strategic system protecting the country. ……
During the recent Lisbon Summit NATO’s member states — including France — agreed to a new Strategic Concept that included a missile defence system. President Sarkozy’s approval constituted a rupture in France’s long-standing opposition to strategic missile defence. Recognizing options other than “all or nothing,” France no longer blocked NATO’s use of new defensive weapons….
Will Warren Buffett’s Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) actually work?
Hopefully, the initiative doesn’t prove as overambitious as past nuclear disarmament plans
How Will Warren Buffett’s $50 Million Donation Stop the Spread of Nukes? J. Richard AOL News Surge Desk(Dec. 3) –– Billionaire Warren Buffett announced today that he is donating $50 million to a new plan aimed at preventing the spread of atomic bombs.
Word of Buffett’s foray into nuclear nonproliferation comes just one week after the passing of Samuel T. Cohen, creator of the neutron bomb, which served as a reminder to the world just how powerful its weaponry has become over the years. But how, exactly, will Buffett’s millions ensure that the world never actually tests the bombs designed by Cohen or any other nuclear scientists? Continue reading
USA will be safer with START nuclear disarmament treaty
the New START agreement is a clear demonstration that the United States is upholding our disarmament obligations under the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, which can help to secure assistance from other countries on other non-proliferation issues such as combating nuclear terrorism……
Nuclear pact would make America safer The Hill Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) – 12/02/10 Next Sunday will mark a full year since the original START expired, removing our ability to monitor the Russian nuclear forces. At last week’s NATO Summit, the 27 member countries expressed their desire to see New START ratified by the U.S. Senate, adding their voices to a broad coalition of U.S. national security experts and former senior Republican officials who favor this important pact. Continue reading
Russia’s warning on nuclear missiles and START Treaty
The Kremlin warnings come amid uncertainty over the United States Senate’s ratification of New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty),……
The pact would reduce how many strategic warheads the US and Russia could hold and set up a system so each could inspect and verify the other’s arsenal.
Putin warns against being shut out of missile shield TODAYonline Dec 03, 2010 MOSCOW – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned that his country would deploy nuclear weapons and “strike forces” if it were shut out of a Western missile shield. Continue reading
Russia ramps up nuclear weapons in Europe
True totals of Russian tactical nuclear weapons is a tightly-held secret, but the Federation of American Scientists estimated last year that Moscow has nearly 5,400 of them, with about 2,000 deployed.
Russia Moves Tactical Nukes Closer to NATO. Gulp. Wired.com, By Spencer Ackerman November 30, 2010
While the U.S. and Russia have been publicly crowing about their awesome new friendship for the past two years, Moscow’s been moving small, ground-based nuclear weapons closer to the borders of Washington’s easternmost NATO allies. Continue reading
200 U.S. nuclear weapons stationed in Europe
U.S. has deployed 200 nuclear weapons in Europe: WikiLeaks, The Hindu, 1 Dec 10, The U.S. has deployed nearly 200 tactical nuclear weapons across Europe, particularly in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Turkey, leaked cables by whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks have revealed.
While the international community has long suspected that the U.S. has warheads remaining in Europe, the locations of the bombs have never been revealed — until now.
A cable, sent from Berlin, details discussions last year in which U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon talks to Germany’s foreign policy adviser Christoph Heusgen about weapons in the four countries……..The Hindu : News / International : U.S. has deployed 200 nuclear weapons in Europe: WikiLeaks
Syrian President says Iran not pursuing nuclear weapons
Wikileaks: Assad – Iran not pursuing nuclear weapons, By JERUSALEM POST 12/01/2010 Syrian president says Iranian nuclear strike against Israel would result in massive Palestinian casualties, which Iran would never risk.
n a February meeting with US senators, Syrian President Bashar Assad maintained that International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring of Iran’s nuclear program would ensure that the Islamic Republic’s pursuit of nuclear power was for civilian purposes only.The comments were revealed in a US State Department cable leaked on the WikiLeaks website this week. Wikileaks: Assad – Iran not pursuing nuclear weapons
$4.3 billion to make new plutonium pits for America
a building project at Los Alamos called the Chemical and Metallurgical Research Replacement Nuclear Facility (CMRR). The intended function of this facility is to increase the capacity to produce new plutonium pits. The actual site of the nuclear fission, they’re the beating heart of the warhead…..The CMRR,… “was marketed to Congress as a $350 million building [but] has grown to an estimated $4.3 billion
The Front Line of Disarmament: Blocking a Nuclear Facility Six Times the Cost of the Manhattan Project, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Russ Wellen: 29 Nov 10, That is, six times the cost of the division of the Manhattan Project (to develop nuclear weapons during World War II) that was based in New Mexico. Continue reading
United nations nuclear watchdog poorly funded
Nuclear Watchdog Group Struggles to Keep Up « Liveshots November 28, 2010 by: Amy Kellogg Olli Heinonen, the former deputy director of the IAEA, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, is sounding alarm bells.
Nuclear-capable ballitic missile tested by India
India test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile BusinessWeek 26 Nov 10, NEW DELHI India has successfully tested a medium-range version of its most powerful nuclear-capable missile during an army training exercise.Defense Ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar says the upgraded Agni-1 was fired from a testing range on an island off the eastern state of Orissa.he 12-ton, nuclear-capable missile with a 435-mile (700-kilometer) range has an advanced navigation system and can carry payloads of up to 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms)……… India test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile – BusinessWeek
Europe backs nuclear START treaty, but U.S. Senate doubtful
European Support for New Nuclear Treaty More Certain than Senate Ratification Lincoln Tribune by Robert Raffaele on November 23, 2010
U.S. President Barack Obama’s push for ratification of a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia by the end of the year faces an uncertain future. European leaders at the recent NATO summit in Portugal offered their support. But here in Washington, Mr. Obama faces resistance from opposition Republicans in the U.S. Senate. Continue reading
Australian soldiers, Aborigines, civilians exposed to depleted uranium in ’50s nuclear tests
The government is preparing a study of those who may have been affected, including soldiers, and Aboriginal and civilian populations in the area at the time of testing.
Depleted uranium used at Maralinga Paul Langley’s Nuclear History Blog, 23 Nov 10, Australian Government Confirms Depleted Uranium Used in 1950s The Australian Federal Government announced that it will conduct a health study of Australian volunteers who worked at Maralinga, a British nuclear test site. Continue reading
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