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		<title>Russian Tactical Nuclear Weapons</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/03/russia-2.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hkristensen</dc:creator>
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New low-yield nuclear warheads for cruise missiles on Russia&#8217;s submarines?.



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By Hans M. Kristensen
Two recent news reports have drawn the attention to Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons. Earlier this week, RIA Novosti quoted Vice Admiral Oleg Burtsev, deputy head of the Russian Navy General Staff, saying that the role of tactical nuclear weapons on submarines “will play [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Strategic Submarine Patrols Continue at Near Cold War Tempo</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/03/usssbn.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hkristensen</dc:creator>
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U.S. ballistic missile submarines conducted 31 nuclear deterrent patrols in 2008 at an operational tempo comparable to that of the Cold War.



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By Hans M. Kristensen [updated]
The U.S. fleet of 14 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines conducted 31 nuclear deterrent patrols in 2008 at an operational tempo comparable to during the Cold War.
The new patrol information, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Nuclear Weapons Withdrawn From the United Kingdom</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2008/06/us-nuclear-weapons-withdrawn-from-the-united-kingdom.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2008/06/us-nuclear-weapons-withdrawn-from-the-united-kingdom.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hkristensen</dc:creator>
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More than 100 U.S. nuclear bombs have been withdrawn from RAF Lakenheath, the forward base of the U.S. Air Force 48th Fighter Wing.  Image: GoogleEarth




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By Hans M. Kristensen
The United States has withdrawn nuclear weapons from the RAF Lakenheath air base 70 miles northeast of London, marking the end to more than 50 years of U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Foot and Mouth Disease case in the UK</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/09/another_foot_and_mouth_disease.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/09/another_foot_and_mouth_disease.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ioelrich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The the Institute for Animal Health has confirmed a positive test for foot-and-mouth in Surrey, just outside London. The latest report that I could find indicated that they had ordered the slaughter of 300 animals in the area of the outbreak and that all cattle movement and exports had been halted. The site of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uranium spill hidden from public because of NRC policy</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/08/uranium_spill_hidden_from_publ.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/08/uranium_spill_hidden_from_publ.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ioelrich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very disturbing report in yesterday&#8217;s Guardian details how the Nuclear Regulatory Commission sealed records for two companies that manufacture and store highly enriched uranium in 2004. This was after some &#8220;protected information&#8221; regarding the Navy&#8217;s nuclear program were found on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission&#8217;s website. I am not sure what &#8220;protected information&#8221; is, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nuclear Arms Racing in the Post-Cold War Era: Who is the Smallest?</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/08/nuclear_arms_racing_in_the_pos.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hkristensen</dc:creator>
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China and the Uniked Kingdom have started a new arms race over who has the smallest nuclear weapons arsenal.




By Hans M. Kristensen
Mine is smaller! No, mine is smaller!!
China and the United Kingdom have started a new type of nuclear arms race for the honor to have the smallest number of nuclear weapons.
In April 2004, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on UK Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/08/update_on_uk_foot_and_mouth_di.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/08/update_on_uk_foot_and_mouth_di.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ioelrich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most Strategic Security Blog readers are probably already aware of the recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the UK, but I thought it might be useful to post summary information on what we know to date. In short, it appears as if the virus was found on two farms, that the likely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Fuze &#8211; Big Effect</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/03/small_fuze_-_big_effect.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/03/small_fuze_-_big_effect.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hkristensen</dc:creator>
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&#8220;It is not true,” British Defence Secretary Des Browne insisted during an interview with BBC radio, that a new fuze planned for British nuclear warheads and reported by the Guardian will increase their military capability. The plan to replace the fuze “was reported to the [Parliament’s] Select Committee in 2005 and is not an upgrading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Need to Replace UK Nuclear Subs Now, FAS Board Member Tells Brits</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/01/no_need_to_replace_uk_nuclear_.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/01/no_need_to_replace_uk_nuclear_.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hkristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Updated January 26, 2007)
British Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines have at least 15 years more service life in them, and the U.K. government does not have to make a decision now on whether to replace them with a new class of submarines, Richard Garwin told BBC radio Tuesday.
Garwin, who is a member of the Federation of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nuclear Missile Testing Galore</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2006/12/nuclear_missile_testing_galore.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hkristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Updated January 3, 2007)
North Korea may have gotten all the attention, but all the nuclear weapon states were busy flight-testing ballistic missiles for their nuclear weapons during 2006. According to a preliminary count, eight countries launched more than 28 ballistic missiles of 23 types in 26 different events.
Unlike the failed North Korean Taepo Dong 2 [...]]]></description>
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