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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


January 2004 - United States Special Weapons News

  • DoD Experience with Anthrax, Smallpox Vaccines Shows Safety AFPS 30 Jan 2004 -- The military's anthrax and smallpox immunizations are safe to administer to service members, a senior military medical officer told 2004 Tricare conference attendees here Jan. 28.
  • US, Russia Discuss Halting Spread of WMDs RFE/RL 29 Jan 2004 -- The Undersecretary of State John Bolton has begun talks in Moscow aimed at convincing Russia to sign onto the U.S. initiative on halting the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
  • Congress Should Authorize New DOD Agency To Develop Vaccines, Drugs Against Biowarfare Agents The National Academies 22 Jan 2004 -- Congress should authorize the creation of a new agency within the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense, if drugs, vaccines, and other medical interventions against biowarfare agents are to be developed successfully, says a new congressionally mandated report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies. DOD's existing medical biodefense activities, currently carried out by several units in the department, should be transferred along with their funding and personnel to a new Medical Biodefense Agency.
  • Guard-Staffed WMD Civil Support Teams Slated for Increase AFPS 20 Jan 2004 -- The Defense Department plans to stand up more National Guard-staffed civil support teams trained to assist local authorities in the event of a weapons of mass destruction attack on the American homeland, a senior DoD official said Jan. 16.
  • U.S., China Intensify Nuclear Nonproliferation Cooperation Washington File 12 Jan 2004 -- The Department of Energy issued a press release January 12 announcing that the U.S. Secretary of Energy and the Chairman of China's Atomic Energy Authority had that day signed a Statement of Intent that establishes a process for cooperating with each other and for collaborating with the International Atomic Energy Agency on a range of nuclear nonproliferation and security activities.
  • US, India step up nuclear, defense cooperation PLA Daily 13 Jan 2004 -- US President George W. Bush announced on Monday that the United States and India will step up cooperation on civilian nuclear activities and expand talks on missile defense.
  • DoD Resumes Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program AFPS 08 Jan 2004 -- A federal judge ruled Jan. 7 that the Defense Department could again legally administer anthrax immunizations to troops.



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