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2008 Reports

• Report of the Secretary of Defense Task Force on DoD Nuclear Weapons Management - Phase II: Review of the DoD Nuclear Mission December 2008 -- "Incidents related to the Air Force's mishandling of nuclear weapons and components led to the creation of the Task Force in June 2008 to provide advice on nuclear matters for the Secretary of Defense. This review was to be conducted in two phases: Phase I reviewed the Air Force's nuclear mission and was completed in September 2008; Phase II was directed at the stewardship of the nuclear mission more broadly throughout the Department of Defense (DoD). This report covers Phase II findings and recommendations. (...) In Phase II, the Task Force found that the lack of interest in and attention to the nuclear mission and nuclear deterrence, as discussed in our Phase I report, go well beyond the Air Force. This lack of interest and attention have been widespread throughout DoD and contributed to the decline of attention in the Air Force. This report details policy, organizational, and procedural issues that must be addressed across DoD in order to retain disciplined and effective nuclear forces." [PDF Version 1.1MB]
• World at Risk: The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism Dec 2008
• GOV/2008/60: Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic International Atomic Energy Agency 19 Nov 2008 [PDF Version]
• GOV/2008/59: Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008) and 1835 (2008) in the Islamic Republic of Iran International Atomic Energy Agency 19 Nov 2008 [PDF Version]
• GOV/2008/39: of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya International Atomic Energy Agency 12 Sep 2008 [PDF Version]
• Report of the Secretary of Defense Task Force on DoD Nuclear Weapons Management: Phase I: The Air Force's Nuclear Mission 10 Sep 2008 -- "Serious incidents in 2006 (a misshipment to Taiwan of intercontinental ballistic missile [ICBM] components) and 2007 (an unauthorized weapons transfer) alerted the Department of Defense (DoD) to the Air Force's mishandling of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons-related materiel. The ensuing investigations revealed a serious erosion of focus, expertise, mission readiness, resources, and discipline in the nuclear weapons enterprise within the Air Force. In June 2008, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates appointed this Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Management to recommend necessary improvements and measures to enhance deterrence and international confidence in the U.S. nuclear deterrent. (...) Secretary Gates asked the Task Force to report on needed Air Force measures in 60 days and Department of Defense measures in 120 days. This report is the first of those two" [PDF Version 1.06MB]
• Program Plan Outline for Advanced Certification Report to Congress National Nuclear Security Administration 2008 -- "The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-161), created the Advanced Certification (AC) subprogram in the Science Campaign. The stated purpose of this new activity is to address issues raised in the summer 2007 JASON review of the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW), in the context of any stockpile strategy. In their review, the JASON panel issued recommendations in four generic areas (...) This outline describes how the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will address each of these recommendations [PDF]
• GOV/2008/15: Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007) and 1803 (2008) in the Islamic Republic of Iran International Atomic Energy Agency 26 May 2008 -- Report by the Director General [PDF Version]
• GOV/2008/4: Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007) in the Islamic Republic of Iran International Atomic Energy Agency 22 Feb 2008 [PDF Version]
• FY 2008 Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility Users' Guide Idaho National Laboratory INL/EXT-07-13577 2008 -- Provides a guide for prospective experimenters interested in performing irradiation research in the ATR. It contains an overview of ATR and its capabilities and the ancillary capabilities of the INL. [PDF 2.85 MB]