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		<title>JASON and Replacement Warheads</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/11/jason.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hkristensen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ivan Oelrich]]></category>
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Claims that nuclear weapons need to be as safe as a coffee table might drive warhead replacement




By Hans M. Kristensen and Ivan Oelrich
The latest study from the JASON panel is an unambiguous rejection of claims made by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the nuclear weapon labs, defense secretary Robert Gates, and U.S. Strategic Command [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change at the United Nations</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/11/change-at-the-united-nations.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/11/change-at-the-united-nations.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alicia Godsberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alicia Godsberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear Proliferation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear Weapons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by: Alicia Godsberg
The First Committee of this year’s 64th United Nations General Assembly (GA) just wrapped up a month of meetings.  The GA breaks up its work into six main committees, and the First Committee deals with disarmament and international security issues.  During the month-long meetings, member states give general statements, debate on such issues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photos of Seized Weapons Highlight the Importance of Stockpile Security</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/11/photos-of-seized-weapons-highlight-the-importance-of-stockpile-security.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/11/photos-of-seized-weapons-highlight-the-importance-of-stockpile-security.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Schroeder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arms trafficking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colombia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small arms]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Matt Schroeder

Photos of firearms seized from criminals in Colombia are poignant reminders of the importance of strong controls on government arsenals.  
The photos, which were provided to the FAS&#8217; Arms Sales Monitoring Project by the Colombian National Police, are of firearms reportedly seized in the department of Narino from a paramilitary group called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Owned Part of Eurodif &#8211; Document Posted</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/11/document-on-international-enrichment-supply-posted.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/11/document-on-international-enrichment-supply-posted.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ioelrich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear Proliferation]]></category>
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By Ivanka Barzashka
FAS has posted a report on &#8220;Enrichment Supply and Technology Outside the United States&#8221; by S. A. Levin and S. Blumkin from the Enrichment Department of the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, operated at the time by Union Carbide. The document, prepared for the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration, reviews international uranium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missile Watch: Global Update (April &#8211; October 2009)</title>
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		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/11/missile-watch-global-update-april-october-2009.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Matt Schroeder]]></category>
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Missile Watch
A publication of the FAS Arms Sales Monitoring Project
Vol. 2, Issue 2
October 2009
Written by Matt Schroeder and Scoville Fellow Matt Buongiorno

&#160;
Table of Contents:
Honduras/Mexico: Alleged arms trafficker offered to sell &#8220;17 or 18 surface-to-air missiles,&#8221; claims US informant
Kenya: MANPADS threat affects US air travel to Nairobi
Russia: 20 MANPADS seized from militants in North Caucasus region
Sri [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debating New Biosecurity Research Regulations</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/10/debating-new-biosecurity-research-regulations.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/10/debating-new-biosecurity-research-regulations.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen Dodson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[US Senate consideration of a new biosecurity bill has been delayed to accommodate requests for additional information from the Administration.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Germany and NATO&#8217;s Nuclear Dilemma</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/10/germany.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/10/germany.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hkristensen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hans Kristensen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear Weapons]]></category>
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Security personnel monitor nuclear weapons transport at German air base. Image: USAF




.
By Hans M. Kristensen
The new German government has announced that it wants to enter talks with its NATO allies about the withdrawal of the remaining U.S. nuclear weapons from Germany.
The announcement coincides with the Obama administration’s ongoing Nuclear Posture Review, which is spending an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting for Answers on Fordo: What IAEA Inspections Will Tell Us</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/10/waiting-for-answers-on-fordo-what-iaea-inspections-will-tell-us.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/10/waiting-for-answers-on-fordo-what-iaea-inspections-will-tell-us.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ioelrich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ivan Oelrich]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Ivanka Barzashka and Ivan Oelrich
After a cascade of disclosures and official announcements, followed by a great deal of conjecture from experts and the media, the Fordo enrichment plant, Iran’s newest enrichment facility located in the mountains near Qom, opened its doors on October 25 to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections. The US, France, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton On Nuclear Preemption</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/10/clinton.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/10/clinton.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hkristensen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hans Kristensen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear Weapons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
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No preemptive nuclear options, according to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.




By Hans M. Kristensen
During an interview with Ekho Moskvy Radio last week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was asked if “the American [nuclear] doctrine incorporate[s] preemptive nuclear strikes against an aggressor?”
The Secretary’s answer was: “No, no.”
Ahem….
Secretary Clinton’s denial that U.S. nuclear doctrine incorporates preemptive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Asks UN De-Alerting Resolution to Wait</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/10/dealert-2.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/10/dealert-2.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hkristensen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear Weapons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

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President Barack Obama, here shown speaking to the United Nations in September,
is seeking to delay a UN Resolution calling for De-Alerting Nuclear Forces.




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By Hans M. Kristensen
The Obama administration has asked four countries to postpone a resolution at the United Nations calling for reducing the alert-level of nuclear weapons.
The intervention apparently is intended to avoid the [...]]]></description>
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