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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


March 2004 - United States Special Weapons News

  • Rep. Tom Lantos on Halting the Nuclear Black Market Washington File 30 Mar 2004 -- This column by Representative Tom Lantos, who is the ranking Democrat on the House International Relations Committee, was published in the San Francisco Chronicle March 30 and is in the public domain. No republication restrictions
  • Minuteman ICBMs Soldier on As Peacekeepers Get Mothballed AFPS 26 Mar 2004 -- The U.S. military will upgrade its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles while retiring its Peacekeeper missile force, a senior officer told a Senate subcommittee March 25.
  • Critical Challenges Seen for Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime Washington File 25 Mar 2004 -- A U.S. arms control official says the nuclear non-proliferation regime faces critical challenges from countries such as Iran and North Korea, but Libya's recent decision to come into compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) by giving up its nuclear weapons program "significantly advances" NPT goals.
  • UN/NON-PROLIFERATION VOA 24 Mar 2004 -- The United States has introduced a draft U-N Security Council resolution aimed at halting the spread of weapons of mass destruction to terrorists. The resolution attempts to close a loophole in current non-proliferation treaties, which affect only nations.
  • U.S. Seeking U.N. Action to Keep WMD From Terrorists Washington File 24 Mar 2004 -- The United States presented a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council March 24 that attempts to fill a major gap in the current non-proliferation regimes by preventing chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons from falling into the hands of non-state actors, especially terrorist groups.
  • ICBM security forces deploy every four days AFPN 23 Mar 2004-- Security forces Airmen here and at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., and Malmstrom AFB, Mont., constantly deploy but not overseas. Their deployments are to the nation's IBM fields. These Airmen provide security for the U.S. ICBM arsenal around the clock, 365 days a year.
  • Missile support teams deploy, but closer to home AFPN 23 Mar 2004-- Those assigned to care for missile alert facilities and launch facilities containing Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles do not deploy to forward areas overseas. Instead, they deploy to areas in the central and north central United States.
  • DoD Continues Efforts To Reduce WMD Proliferation Threat AFPS 16 Mar 2004 -- The Defense Department continues to work with Russia, former Soviet states, and other countries to prevent the proliferation of deadly weapons of mass destruction and to keep them out of terrorists' hands, a senior DoD official told a Senate Armed Services Committee panel last week.
  • US to reduce nuclear arsenal in Europe: German weekly PLA Daily 15 Mar 2004 -- The United States is planning to reduce its existing nuclear arsenal in Europe, according to the latest issue of the German weekly Der Spiegel.
  • U.S. Says Export Controls Need Not Block Technology Transfer Washington File 09 Mar 2004 -- Export controls on missile technology unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) should not prevent the United States from providing appropriate weapon systems to allies and friends, a Department of State official says.
  • Citizen Group Releases First Installment of Detailed Los Alamos Contamination Maps, Data for Public Use Los Alamos Study Group 04 Mar 2004 -- Today the Los Alamos Study Group released a set of maps and tables helpful to citizens who wish to better understand the land contamination at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
  • MALAYSIA / U-S NUCLEAR VOA 02 Mar 2004 -- The United States is urging Malaysia to tighten controls against the trade in nuclear technology. The call from a visiting U-S envoy, follows the disclosure that a Malaysian firm produced nuclear technology bound for Libya.



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