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		<title>NATO&#8217;s Nuclear Groundhog Day?</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2012/05/nucleargroundhog.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Chicago Summit NATO will once again reaffirm nuclear status quo in Europe . By Hans M. Kristensen Does NATO have a hard time waking up from its nuclear past? It would seem so. Similar to the movie Groundhog Day where a reporter played by Bill Murray wakes up to relive the same day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>B61 Nuclear Bomb Costs Escalating</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2012/05/b61cost.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The expected cost of the B61 Life-Extension Program has increased by 50 percent to $6 billion . By Hans M. Kristensen The expected cost of the B61 Life-Extension Program (LEP) has increased by 50 percent to $6 billion dollars, according to U.S. government sources. Only one year ago, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) estimated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Panel Discussion at Brookings on NATO Nukes</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2011/07/brookingspanel.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hans M. Kristensen Steve Pifer was kind enough to invite me to participate in a panel discussion at the Brookings Institution about NATO&#8217;s nuclear future and the issue of non-strategic nuclear weapons in the Alliance&#8217;s current Defense and Deterrence Posture Review (DDPR). Steve presented his excellent paper NATO, Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control, Frank [...]]]></description>
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		<title>B61 LEP: Increasing NATO Nuclear Capability and Precision Low-Yield Strikes</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2011/06/b61-12.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US military is planning to replace the tail section of the B61 nuclear bomb with a new guided tail kit to increase the accuracy of the weapon. This will increase the targeting capability of the weapon and allow lower-yield strikes against targets that previously required higher-yield weapons.               [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Science Board: Air Force Nuclear Management Needs Improvements</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2011/04/dsbreport.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Defense Science Board recommends reducing the number of inspections of nuclear bomber and missile units. . By Hans M. Kristensen The Pentagon&#8217;s &#8220;independent&#8221; Defense Science Board Permanent Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Surety has completed a review of the Air Force’s efforts to improve the safety and proficiency of its nuclear bomber and missile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 NATO Countries Want More Transparency for Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2011/04/natoproposal.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2011/04/natoproposal.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten NATO countries recommend increasing transparency of non-strategic nuclear weapons, including numbers and locations at military facilities such as Incirlik Air Base in Turkey. Neither NATO nor Russia currently disclose such information. . By Hans M. Kristensen Four NATO countries supported by six others have proposed a series of steps that NATO and Russia should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: What NATO Countries Think About Tactical Nukes</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2011/03/natoviews.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2011/03/natoviews.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most NATO countries support withdrawal of U.S. nuclear weapons from Europe, only three oppose, according to interviews with NATO officials. . By Hans M. Kristensen Two researchers from the Dutch peace group IKV Pax Christi have published a unique study that for the first time provides the public with an overview of what individual NATO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Nuclear Weapons Modernization Budget</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2011/02/nuclearbudget.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2011/02/nuclearbudget.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FY2012 budget request includes considerable nuclear weapon modernization By Hans M. Kristensen The Obama administration has published its budget request for Fiscal Year 2012, which includes its plans for maintaining and modernizing its nuclear weapons arsenal. Due to the extensive debate about the New START treaty last year a great deal of the nuclear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Publication: US Nuclear Weapons in Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2011/01/natonukes.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/?p=4370</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The US Air Force deploys 150-200 B61 nuclear bombs in Europe. By Hans M. Kristensen Following  NATO&#8217;s strategic concept and expectations that the next round of US-Russian nuclear arms control negotiations will deal with tactical nuclear weapons in some shape or form, Stan Norris and I have published our latest estimate on U.S. nuclear weapons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tac Nuke Numbers Confirmed?</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2010/12/tacnukes.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2010/12/tacnukes.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PDUSPD Jim Miller appears to confirm FAS/NRDC estimates for NATO and Russia tactical nuclear weapons. By Hans M. Kristensen A Wikileaks document briefly posted by The Guardian Monday appears to give an official number for the U.S. nuclear weapons deployed in Europe: 180. The number appears in a leaked cable written by U.S. NATO Ambassador [...]]]></description>
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