2004 United Kingdom Special Weapons News |
- UK "stunned" by EU prosecution for failing to comply with NPT IRNA 04 Sep 2004 -- The UK government was reported Saturday to be shocked by the European Commission resorting to legal action to gain access for inspection of the amount of plutonium and uranium stored at its Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in northwest England.
- UK faces EU court over `secret` nuclear material IRNA 02 Sep 2004 -- The European Commission is to decide Friday whether to start legal action before the European Court of Justice for failing to provide information about material stored at its Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in north-west England.
- UK outlines plans to counter WMD trafficking PLA Daily 26 Feb 2004 -- Britain has been stepping up its efforts in countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to prevent them from falling into the hands of terrorists.
- Straw proposes amending NPT to outlaw nuclear fuel enrichment IRNA 25 Feb 2004 -- British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw Wednesday announced new counter-proliferation proposals, including amending the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to deny the right to nuclear reprocessing by states that fail to comply with international obligations.
- Greens criticize France, UK, US for double standards over WMD IRNA 12 Feb 2004 -- During a debate on nuclear disarmament in the European Parliament in Strasbourg Wednesday afternoon, two Green MEPs, Caroline Lucas and Patricia McKenna, accused the UK and France of being hypocritical by endorsing the principle of nuclear disarmament while simultaneously upgrading their own nuclear arsenals.
- US Exports of WMD to UK Hansard Jan 2004 -- Joint Working Groups conducted since 1997 under the auspices of the 1958 Mutual Defence Agreement have exchanged technical information on the following subjects
