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November 1998 United States Special Weapons
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical and Missile
Proliferation News

• CLINTON CONTINUES EMERGENCY ON WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION USIA 12 November 1998 -- President Clinton extended the national emergency regarding weapons of mass destruction that he originally declared on November 14, 1994 with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States posed by the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons ("weapons of mass destruction") and the means of delivering such weapons.
• Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE November 12, 1998 -- The national emergency declared on November 14, 1994, must continue in effect. Accordingly, I have extended the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12938, as amended.
• DISCOVERY MISSION: 'AN AMERICAN LEGEND BACK IN SPACE' USIS Foreign Media Reaction November 12, 1998 - From Britain to Burkina Faso, editors overseas voiced high praise for the U.S. space program, and particularly for veteran astronaut and senator John Glenn, following the space shuttle Discovery's successful mission into space October 29 - November 7. Only a small minority of naysayers diverged from the dominant editorial view, which held that the high-profile Discovery mission had injected new "glamour" into the "routine of the shuttle program."
• A CHANGED U.S. POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: BOTH PARTIES 'MUST COME UP WITH SOMETHING NEW' USIA Foreign Media Reaction Report - November 10, 1998 -- In the wake of the November 3 congressional and gubernatorial elections, commentators from around the globe continued to weigh in on what many called the "surprising" changes in the U.S. political landscape.
• GLOBAL NETWORK SPACE NEWSLETTER November 9, 1999 -- At this time the GN is an all volunteer organization, no paid staff. In order to stop this enormous juggernaut pushing nukes and weapons into space we will need to be more visible and more active.
• FRANK LOY IS NEW UNDER SECSTATE FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS USIA 03 November 1998 -- Frank E. Loy was sworn in as the new Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs at the State Department on November 2.

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