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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


October 2004 - United States Special Weapons News

  • Stopping the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Asian-Pacific Region: The Role of the Proliferation Security Initiative US Dept. of State 27 Oct 2004 -- John R. Bolton, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Tokyo American Center, Field Program Design
  • Boeing Statement on Centrifuge Components Contract Awarded by USEC, Inc. Boeing 27 Oct 2004 -- The Boeing Company released the following statement today announcing that it has won a contract with USEC, Inc. for work to manufacture gas centrifuge machine components at the Boeing Oak Ridge facility. The contract is part of USEC's American Centrifuge Program to enrich uranium.
  • Anthrax Vaccination Program Paused 27 Oct 2004 -- The Department of Defense is currently reviewing a preliminary injunction issued today by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia regarding the department's anthrax vaccination program.
  • Verification, Compliance Vital to Arms Control Accords Washington File 26 Oct 2004 -- Verification and compliance are critical components in achieving success from arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament agreements, a senior State Department official says.
  • Northrop Grumman Meets Critical Milestone in ICBM Modernization Program Northrop Grumman 20 Oct 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reached a critical milestone this fall when the Air Force officially declared initial operational capability for a new emergency communications system in the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch control centers.
  • Last Peacekeeper class graduates AFPN 20 Oct 2004 -- The era of the Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile is coming to a close as the last class of Peacekeeper operators graduated here Oct. 15. There will be no more Peacekeepers after September 2005.
  • Study Finds Little Risk From Depleted-Uranium Particles AFPS 19 Oct 2004 -- A new study finds the health risks from inhaling airborne particles of depleted uranium are very low.
  • Bolton Outlines Bush Administration's Nonproliferation Efforts Washington File 19 Oct 2004 -- The nonproliferation policy of the Bush administration is more properly described as counterproliferation, says John Bolton, the State Department's top arms control official.
  • United States Awards $4.9 Million for Pathogen Research Tool Washington File 12 Oct 2004 -- The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded $4.9 million for a project that is helping scientists amass and analyze information about disease organisms to more effectively fight infectious diseases, according to an October 11 press release from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).
  • New Smallpox Study Uses Microarrays to Show Virus Workings Washington File 12 Oct 2004 -- Results of a new study in monkeys shed light on how the smallpox virus caused mass death and suffering throughout history and will help in the design of new diagnostics, vaccines and drugs that would be needed in the event of a smallpox bioterror incident, according to an October 12 National Institutes of Health (NIH) press release.
  • Energy Department Awards Subcontracts for Fusion Experiment Washington File 07 Oct 2004 -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has awarded two subcontracts for fabrication of major components for the National Compact Stellarator Experiment (NCSX), now under construction at the laboratory, according to an October 6 PPPL press release.
  • DOD expands anthrax, smallpox vaccination programs AFPN 04 Oct 2004 -- Department of Defense is expanding its anthrax and smallpox immunization programs following an evaluation conducted by the Military Health System. Air Force officials released service-specific guidance recently.
  • DoD Hosts First Proliferation Security Initiative Maritime Interdiction Game 01 Oct 2004 -- The Department of Defense announced today that it welcomed operational experts from seventeen countries to the first Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) maritime interdiction game hosted by the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island September 27 through October 1.
  • BAE SYSTEMS Selected For U.S. Strategic Command Systems And Mission Support Contract BAE Systems 01 Oct 2004 -- BAE Systems has been selected by the U.S Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) for a Systems and Mission Support contract. The company will now be permitted to bid on task orders released by USSTRATCOM to provide contractor expertise in support of the Commands mission requirements.



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