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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


June 2004 - United States Special Weapons News

  • Transcript: Expansion of the Anthrax and Smallpox Immunization Programs for DoD Personnel 30 Jun 2004 -- William Winkenwerder Jr., Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs; Brigadier General David Rodriguez, Deputy Director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff; Bryan Whitman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
  • DoD Expands Troop Anthrax, Smallpox Vaccinations AFPS 30 Jun 2004 -- More U.S. service members -- including those serving in South Korea -- will be vaccinated against smallpox and anthrax, the Defense Department's senior medical adviser said today.
  • Anthrax, Smallpox Protection Policies Updated 30 Jun 2004 -- William Winkenwerder, Jr., MD, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, today announced that the anthrax and smallpox vaccination programs would include selected units within the U. S. Pacific Command, additional personnel now serving with the U.S. Central Command and selected other groups of individuals.
  • Northrop Grumman Wins 2004 Scowcroft Award As Part of U.S. Air Force Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Team Northrop Grumman 29 Jun 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), as part of a team led by the U.S. Air Force, has won the 2004 Brent Scowcroft Air Force Association Award for outstanding performance on one of several key life extension programs for the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) weapon system
  • NATO Communique Supports PSI, Other Nonproliferation Regimes Washington File 29 Jun 2004 -- The year-old Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) was among the nonproliferation measures commended by NATO members at the conclusion of a two-day summit.
  • New Nonproliferation Initiatives Producing Results, Bolton Says Washington File 25 Jun 2004 -- A robust use of the sovereign authorities available to the United States and its allies to curb proliferation of weapons of mass production is bringing about real results, the State Department's senior arms control official said June 24.
  • World: New Study Raises Questions About Nuclear Safety RFE/RL 22 Jun 2004 -- The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace today concludes a two-day conference in Washington on the dangers of nuclear proliferation. The private nonprofit organization released a study yesterday raising questions about whether the world is any safer from nuclear attacks by rogue nations or terrorists.
  • Bolton Tells Senators G8 Summit Advanced Anti-WMD Agenda Washington File 15 Jun 2004 -- State Department official John Bolton reported to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee June 15 that the recent meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) endorsed five Bush administration proposals to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and the means to deliver them.
  • G8 Issues Action Plan on Global Nonproliferation Washington File 09 Jun 2004 -- Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) countries have strongly urged North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons-related programs "in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner."
  • Nonproliferation Action Plan Approved by G8 Washington File 09 Jun 2004 -- The Group of Eight (G8) countries adopted an action plan June 9 to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by increasing controls over relevant materials and technologies, dismantling proliferation networks, and expanding the global partnership against the spread of WMD.
  • U.S. Notes First Anniversary of Proliferation Security Initiative Washington File 01 Jun 2004 -- More than 60 nations have joined with the United States in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) to combat the trade in weapons of mass destruction, the White House announced June 1.



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