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		<title>New Nuclear Notebook: British Nuclear Forces 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2011/09/britishnukes.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The British Cold War stockpile was bigger than previously thought but will be the smallest of the five original nuclear weapons states by the mid-2020s.     Click image for bigger version . By Hans M. Kristensen Britain’s disclosure last year of the size of its nuclear weapons stockpile shows, when combined with official information released [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Submarines to Receive Upgraded US Nuclear Warhead</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2011/04/britishw76-1.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Royal Navy plans to &#8220;integrate&#8221; the US W76-1/Mk4A warhead onto British SSBNs. . By Hans M. Kristensen Sea-launched ballistic missiles on British ballistic missile submarines will be armed with the upgraded W76-1 nuclear warhead currently in production in the United States, according to a report from Sandia National Laboratories. According to the Labs Accomplishments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain Discloses Size of Nuclear Stockpile: Who&#8217;s Next?</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2010/05/ukstockpile.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 00:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Britain says it has 225 nuclear warheads for its Trident submarine fleet. . By Hans M. Kristensen The new British government today followed the French and U.S. examples by disclosing its total military stockpile of nuclear weapons. Foreign Secretary William Hague told the House of Commons that “the total number of warheads” in the “overall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Estimated Nuclear Weapons Locations 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/11/locations.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some 23,300 nuclear weapons are stored at 111 locations around the world (click for map) . By Hans M. Kristensen The world’s approximately 23,300 nuclear weapons are stored at an estimated 111 locations in 14 countries, according to an overview produced by FAS and NRDC. Nearly half of the weapons are operationally deployed with delivery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Tactical Nuclear Weapons</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/03/russia-2.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/03/russia-2.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New low-yield nuclear warheads for cruise missiles on Russia&#8217;s submarines?. . 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 [...]]]></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>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. ballistic missile submarines conducted 31 nuclear deterrent patrols in 2008 at an operational tempo comparable to that of the Cold War. . 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 [...]]]></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>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 . 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 [...]]]></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>Hans M. Kristensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. [...]]]></description>
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