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2005 Kazakhstan Special Weapons News



  • Project To Eliminate Kazakh Nuclear Fuel Unveiled RFE/RL 08 Oct 2005 -- A U.S.-based nonprofit group and Kazakh officials have unveiled a $2 million project to eliminate 2.9 tons of weapons-grade nuclear fuel.
  • Central Asia: Treaty On Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Advances RFE/RL 29 Jul 2005 -- Five Central Asian states appear on schedule to sign a treaty this year establishing a zone free of nuclear weapons. The treaty has been welcomed by experts as a rare bright spot during a time of strain on global nuclear nonproliferation
  • KAZAKHSTAN FEARS REPETITION OF KYRGYZ "EXPERIENCE" RIA Novosti 25 Mar 2005 -- Two largest political parties in Kazakhstan urged to consolidate efforts to prevent the possibility of unconstitutional forms of actions and forestall the attempts of external forces to influence the political situation inside the country.
  • RUSSIA, KAZAKHSTAN SET TO ORBIT SATELLITES FROM MIG-31 FIGHTER RIA Novosti 25 Mar 2005 -- Russia and Kazakhstan have pondered the project of launching small satellites into space from the Russian fighter MiG-31, the spokesman for Roskosmos (Russian Space Agency) has told RIA Novosti on Friday.
  • Kazakh Opposition Names Challenger To Nazarbaev RFE/RL 20 Mar 2005 -- Kazakhstan's opposition groups today named former parliament speaker Zharmakhan Tuyakbai as their candidate to run for president against longtime leader Nursultan Nazarbaev.
  • Kazakhstan: Opposition Battles For Opportunity To Challenge President RFE/RL 04 Mar 2005 -- Assurances this week by a senior presidential aide in Kazakhstan that the country's next presidential election is still nearly two years away have highlighted a lack of unanimity on a delicate constitutional debate. The dispute pits those who believe President Nursultan Nazarbaev should be made to honor the seven-year term set out by the constitution against those who believe the scheduled date in late 2006 suits the country just fine. Either way, frustrated opposition leaders are preparing to offer their alternative to seven more years of Nazarbaev rule as soon as possible.



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