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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


2006 United States Special Weapons News

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December

November

  • US has 480 nuclear weapons in Europe IRNA 29 Nov 2006 -- The US has 480 nuclear weapons deployed in six European countries -- Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, Italy and Turkey.

October

September

August

  • U.S. Discusses Ballistic Missile Conversion with Russia Washington File 30 Aug 2006 -- The United States is considering plans to convert several of its existing long-range ballistic missiles to carry conventional explosives instead of nuclear warheads
  • Boeing Statement on Oak Ridge Work Stoppage Boeing 05 Aug 2006 -- In response to today's decision by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 2709 to reject a three-year contract offer, Boeing [NYSE: BA] issued the following statement
  • U.S. Official Says Nuclear Proliferation Top Security Threat Washington File 02 Aug 2006 -- The greatest security threat facing the United States today is the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, says the nominee selected to head the State Department's nonproliferation bureau.

July

  • US Officials Outline Plan to Fight Nuclear Weapon Smuggling VOA 27 Jul 2006 -- Bush administration officials appeared before a Senate panel Thursday to outline efforts to prevent terrorists from smuggling nuclear weapons or material for such devices into the United States.
  • U.S. To Convert 34 Tons of Plutonium into Nuclear Fuel Washington File 26 Jul 2006 -- The United States is on track to dispose of 34 metric tons of plutonium -- capable of making thousands of nuclear warheads - "by irradiating it as fuel in nuclear reactors to produce electricity," an Energy Department official says.
  • LOCKHEED MARTIN AND ATK TEST FIRE FIRST-STAGE MOTOR FOR PROPOSED U.S. NAVY INTERMEDIATE-RANGE MISSILE Lockheed Martin 17 Jul 2006 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) announced today that they have successfully test fired a first-stage booster motor under the Submarine Launched Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (SLIRBM) Booster System Demonstration for the U.S. Navy.
  • Bush, Russia's Putin Announce Program Against Nuclear Terrorism Washington File 16 Jul 2006 -- President Bush and President Vladimir Putin of Russia announced July 15 a new international initiative to prevent nuclear terrorism and stop the spread of nuclear and radioactive materials.
  • Analysis: Preventing Ballistic Surprises cfr.org 07 Jul 2006 -- North Korea's recent missile tests (NYT) elicited harsh words from diplomats and alarmist headlines in newspapers.
  • Indian Navy key target of US pressure IRNA 06 Jul 2006 -- The United States has turned up the pressure on India to join the Proliferation Security Initiative with the Indian Navy, which has been virtually crippled by US sanctions after the 1998 nuclear tests, and now being singled out by Washington as a valuable partner to take this forward.

June

  • Wrap: Putin calls for new arms deal with U.S., fair competition RIA Novosti 27 Jun 2006 -- Russian leader Vladimir Putin proposed Tuesday that a new arms treaty be signed with the United States in the next three years and urged equal terms of commercial competition.
  • Putin Calls for Talks with US on New Disarmament Treaty VOA 27 Jun 2006 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling for new talks with the United States on key weapons reductions issues, three years before the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty is due to expire.
  • U.S. Nuclear Security Agency Focused on Reducing Threats Washington File 26 Jun 2006 -- The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has "accelerated and expanded" a five-pronged strategy to deny terrorists and rogue states the essentials needed to develop nuclear weapons, according to a senior official of that agency.
  • Weapons Proliferation Initiative Seeking More Partners Washington File 23 Jun 2006 -- While more than 70 countries currently support the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), it needs additional partners from Asia, Africa and Latin America, says the State Department leading arms control official.
  • Missileers receive new computer capabilities AFPN 08 Jun 2006 -- Airmen who pull alert in ICBM launch control centers deep underground in remote locations around the country are virtually cut off from the outside world.
  • Boeing Wins Demonstration Contract to Detect Biological Warfare Agents Boeing 05 Jun 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and a team of U.S. bio-defense companies will modify the ScanEagle unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to look for biological warfare agents as part of a program funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) of the U.S. Department of Defense.

May

  • Cooperation Vital to Prevention of Nuclear Smuggling, U.S. Says Washington File 29 May 2006 -- International cooperation is vital to the prevention of nuclear smuggling, U.S. officials from the departments of State, Homeland Security and Energy told a congressional panel May 25.
  • US Proposes Ban on Nuclear Bomb-Making Material VOA 18 May 2006 -- The United States has presented a draft treaty aimed at cutting off production of fissile material, the plutonium and uranium used in making nuclear weapons
  • Lockheed Martin Receives $28 Million Contract For ICBM Reentry System Upgrade Lockheed Martin 17 May 2006 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that it has received a $28 million contract modification from Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide hardware components for the full-rate production phase of the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Safety Enhanced Reentry Vehicle (SERV) program. The entire force of Minuteman III missiles is slated to be upgraded with the SERV modifications by 2011. With options, the total value of this contract modification over six years will be approximately $104 million.
  • Northrop Grumman Successfully Tests ICBM Advanced Technology Rocket Motor Northrop Grumman 15 May 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) successfully completed a static test fire of a Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) technology-demonstrator motor on May 2 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
  • Boeing Awarded $25.2 Million Contract to Support Minuteman Flight Test Program Boeing 10 May 2006 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Systems a $25.2 million contract to support the Minuteman Force Development Evaluation flight test program at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The Minuteman ICBM is a three-stage, solid-fueled strategic missile.
  • Counterproliferation Initiative Expanding, State's Joseph Says Washington File 02 May 2006 -- Support for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) now has spread to nearly 80 countries, a senior State Department official says.

April

March

February

  • ATK Awarded Follow-on Options Worth $541 Million for Minuteman III Propulsion Replacement Program ATK 27 Feb 2006 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has received contract options worth $541 million from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) to refurbish components and replace propellant on Minuteman III Stage 1, 2 and 3 rocket motors. This award is the fifth of seven full-rate production options under the ICBM Propulsion Replacement Program. The fifth option is worth $194 million and will extend the program through March 2008.
  • International Forum To Collaborate on New Reactors Washington File 21 Feb 2006 -- The United States signed an agreement about sodium-cooled fast reactor systems with France and Japan February 16, providing the framework for collaboration among these countries on the research and development of advanced nuclear reactors.
  • Bush Envisions Transformation of Energy Use, Supply Washington File 18 Feb 2006 -- The United States will pursue technologies that can transform the ways Americans produce and use energy and expand the developing world's access to clean and affordable energy, President Bush says.
  • Bush Says More Nuclear Power Plants Needed VOA 18 Feb 2006 -- President Bush wants more nuclear power plants in the United States to help lessen the nation's dependence on foreign oil.
  • U.S. Favors Spotlighting Non-Proliferation Treaty Violators Washington File 13 Feb 2006 -- The United States and its allies are committed to confronting would-be violators of the 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), says Andrew K. Semmel, deputy assistant secretary of state for nuclear nonproliferation.
  • U.S. Urges "Concrete Action" to Stop Spread of WMD Washington File 14 Feb 2006 -- Individual countries "should ask themselves not what the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) can do for them," but rather what they can do to combat the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction (WMD), says Carolyn Leddy, senior adviser to the State Department's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation.
  • Stopping Dangerous Weapons Proliferation Highest U.S. Priority Washington File 09 Feb 2006 -- The State Department's top arms control official says there is no higher national security priority for the United States than stopping the proliferation of dangerous weapons and addressing "the challenge of nuclear terrorism."
  • United States Proposes Global Plan To Encourage Nuclear Energy Washington File 08 Feb 2006 -- The U.S. Energy Department has proposed a broad global energy partnership to promote nuclear energy as a clean and safe source of electricity and develop advanced nuclear technologies to prevent spent nuclear fuel from being used to produce nuclear weapons.
  • Northrop Grumman Receives $225 Million Contract for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Propulsion Replacement Program Northrop Grumman 07 Feb 2006 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $225 million contract for 27 months to continue the full-rate production phase of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Propulsion Replacement Program (PRP). The program will replace aging solid-rocket motor sets, for stages 1, 2, and 3, in the Minuteman III missile arsenal with remanufactured motors to maintain alert-readiness status through 2020.

January



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