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September 2004 - United States Special Weapons News

  • General Dynamics Awarded $50 Million Engineering and Support Contract for TRIDENT Ballistic Missile System General Dynamics 23 Sep 2004 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), a $50 million contract to provide systems engineering, operational support, repair, installation and checkout for the TRIDENT II fire control system. Work will be performed in Pittsfield, Mass., and is expected to be completed by March 2007.
  • Energy Secretary Abraham Urges Greater Security for Nuclear Materials Washington File 20 Sep 2004 -- Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham called on members of the international community to accelerate collaboration to safeguard nuclear materials, so there are fewer opportunities for terrorists to acquire them.
  • U.S. Leads Efforts to Control High-Risk Radioactive Sources, Materials Washington File 16 Sep 2004 -- The United States leads efforts to strengthen controls over radioactive materials that could be used by terrorists to make radioactive "dirty bombs," according to the Department of State.
  • U.S., IAEA Program Promotes Nuclear Plant Safety Washington File 14 Sep 2004 -- Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), along with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), have produced a computerized training program that could help prevent an accident like the 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, according to a September 13 INEEL press release.
  • State's Bolton Says U.S. Favors Treaty to Ban Fissile Materials Washington File 13 Sep 2004 -- The State Department's chief arms control official says international disarmament negotiators should keep working to develop a treaty to ban production of fissile materials for nuclear weapons, but that verification measures should not be included.
  • Bolton on an All-Out War on Proliferation Washington File 10 Sep 2004 -- This column by John Bolton, who is under secretary of state for Arms Control and International Security, appeared in The Financial Times on September 7 and is in the public domain.



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