Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
August 2003 - United States Special Weapons News
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- U-N/NUCLEAR BAN VOA 31 Aug 2003 -- Pressure is mounting on the United States and China to ratify a nuclear test ban treaty that would ban all nuclear explosions.
- ElBaradei accuses US of violating NPT IRNA 26 Aug 2003 -- The head of the United Nations watchdog agency accused the United States of violating the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as a result of Washington`s secret efforts to develop so-called `mini-nukes` -- nuclear weapons with an explosive force of less than five kilotons of TNT.
- RUSSIA/U-S/NUKES VOA 25 Aug 2003 -- The senior U-S diplomat for arms control, John Bolton, is expected to reaffirm U-S concerns about the nuclear intentions of North Korea and Iran, during two days of talks in Moscow.
- Officials release accident report AFPN 21 Aug 2003-- Air Force investigators determined that two rivets failed on an improperly loaded B-1B Lancer bomber. The aircraft sustained almost $1.3 million in damage during a March 31 bombing mission.
- B-2 drops enhanced bombs during test AFPN 19 Aug 2003-- A B-2 Spirit released two newly-upgraded 5,000-pound live weapons Aug. 14 in a test by the B-2 Global Power Bomber Combined Test Force here.
- U.S. Army Begins Chemical Weapons Burn VOA 18 Aug 2003 -- In the United States, the Army has started to destroy old chemical weapons at a base in the southern state of Alabama. The operation began last Saturday at a storage center near the city of Anniston.
- SMALLPOX / IMMUNITY VOA 18 Aug 2003 -- A new study shows that millions of people who received smallpox shots decades ago still retain some immunity to the virus. This could help protect them if bioterrorists launch a smallpox attack. But many experts say this leftover immunity is unlikely to be strong enough to be useful.
- U.S.-Dutch Effort to Detect Hidden Nuclear Shipments Washington File 13 Aug 2003 -- The U.S. and Dutch governments are cooperating in the war on terrorism by installing special monitoring equipment at Europe's busiest seaport in Rotterdam to detect hidden shipments of nuclear and other radioactive material.
- B-2 drops 80 test bombs AFPN 08 Aug 2003-- In an effort to increase the B-2 Spirit's operational capability, a test force here conducted an airborne release of 80 Joint Direct Attack Munitions separation test vehicles. The separation test vehicles are inert weapons used to collect data.
- Compliance Diplomacy Takes on Greater Emphasis in Arms Control Washington File 08 Aug 2003 -- The United States views the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as a bedrock of its nonproliferation efforts, says Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance Paula DeSutter.
- U.S. Scientists Gain Ground in Preventing Ebola Washington File 07 Aug 2003 -- The National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced August 6 that an experimental vaccine has protected test monkeys injected with Ebola from developing the often-deadly disease. The achievement marks an advance toward protecting individuals and their communities from the highly contagious Ebola hemorrhagic fever, which causes death in more than 50 percent of its victims, according to international disease monitors.
- FAST EBOLA VACCINE VOA 06 Aug 2003 -- U-S government scientists have developed a speedy vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus, which continues to emerge in central Africa. It protected test monkeys six times faster than an earlier version. The researchers hope it might someday be useful against a quickly spreading infection.
- Bush Letter to Congress on New ATOMAL Agreement Parties Washington File 05 Aug 2003 -- Four members of NATO are becoming parties to the ATOMAL Agreement, which allows the transfer of atomic information within the context of NATO. President Bush has sent to Congress documents concerning his approval of these four participation in the ATOMAL Agreement.
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