Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2003 Russia Special Weapons News
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- Russia: Armed Men Kill Five Police In Daghestan RFE/RL 30 Sep 2003 -- Police in Russia's southern Daghestan Republic say armed men attacked a police vehicle there today killing at least five police officers.
- U.S., Russia Take "Major Step" Toward Closing Plutonium Reactors Washington File 30 Sept 2003-- The United States and Russia have taken a "major step" towards closing three Russian weapons-grade plutonium production reactors in Seversk and Zheleznogorsk with the signing of two contracts to build replacement fossil-fuel power plants in Siberia, according to a September 29 Department of Energy press release.
- Russia: Court Challenges Unprecedented Compensation Award For Chechen War Veteran RFE/RL 29 Sep 2003 -- Russian authorities have been waging war in Chechnya for four years. And for nearly as long, they've been fighting a second battle -- in courtrooms, where war veterans are seeking redress for failing to receive compensation for their time served in the breakaway republic. Earlier this month, a judge granted an unprecedented award to one Russian soldier. But the state is fighting the decision, and the veteran is still a long way from seeing any of his money.
- Chechnya: Head Of Pro-Moscow Administration In Serious Condition RFE/RL 28 Sep 2003 -- The acting head of Chechnya's pro-Moscow administration, Anatolii Popov, is in a serious condition today after suffering apparent acute food poisoning at a banquet.
- Russia: Moscow Court Awards Some Compensation To Theater-Siege Families RFE/RL 26 Sep 2003 -- A Moscow court has ordered the city government to pay compensation to relatives of some of the victims of last October's Chechen hostage siege.
- Pulikovski Refers to DPRK-Russia Relations KCNA 22 Sep 2003 -- Russia will continue to develop the bilateral relations with the DPRK and invariably implement in the future, too, its commitments made in the Moscow declaration, a result of the meeting of President Putin and Chairman of the National Defence Commission Kim Jong Il irrespective of the outcome of the six-way talks.
- U.S. Counting on Russia as Non-proliferation Partner Washington File 22 Sept 2003-- "The United States is counting on Russia to be a partner in non-proliferation and to use its influence to prevent the nuclearization of North Korea and Iran," U.S. Ambassador to Russia Alexander Vershbow said September 19.
- U.S. Reaffirms Support for Nuclear Weapons Conversion Projects in Russia Washington File 22 Sept 2003-- U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham has announced funding for a new medical imaging project in Russia and has reaffirmed U.S. support for continuation of existing nuclear weapon facility conversion projects to completion, even though the Nuclear Cities Initiative (NCI) of which they are a part expires on September 22.
- RUSSIA/NUCLEAR FORUM VOA 19 Sept 2003-- Nuclear non-proliferation has become one of the world's chief concerns, amid worries about nuclear weapons falling into the hands of terrorists and the nuclear ambitions of countries such as North Korea and Iran. In Moscow, more than 300 experts and officials are meeting to discuss issues ranging from monitoring and verification to export controls
- Iran, Russia cooperate in atomic energy: ambassador IRNA 20 Sep 2003 -- Iran and Russia are developing the atomic energy cooperation, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Gholam-Reza Shafei said on Friday.
- Russia: Two Suicide Bombers Carried Out Ingushetia Attack RFE/RL 16 Sep 2003 -- Officials in Ingushetia today said two suicide bombers carried out the deadly truck-bomb attack on a government security service building near Chechnya.
- Russia: Bomb Blast At Security Service Building In Ingushetia RFE/RL 15 Sep 2003 -- A truck packed with explosives blew up today outside the regional headquarters of Russia's domestic security service, the FSB, in the southern republic of Ingushetia.
- Chechnya: Presidential Candidate Drops Out Of Race RFE/RL 11 Sep 2003 -- Aslambek Aslakhanov, one of the three main contenders in presidential elections in Chechnya next month, today pulled out of the race.
- Russia says IAEA resolution on Iran will help solve problems IRNA 14 Sep 2003 -- Russia considers the International Atomic Energy Agency`s resolution on Iran a plan of action, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko said.
- Russia: Moscow To Expand Trade Ties With North Korea RFE/RL 07 Sep 2003 -- A top Russian official said today that Moscow is planning to expand its trade ties with North Korea.
- RUSSIA / NORTH KOREA VOA 01 Sep 2003 -- Russia's Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov has joined South Korea in calling for a new round of talks about the North Korean nuclear crisis. Meanwhile, the North Korean embassy in Moscow released a statement critical of the United States for its position at the inconclusive six-nation talks held in Beijing last week.
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