Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
December 2010 - United States Special Weapons News
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- Medvedev's End-of-Year Assessment RFE/RL 24 Dec 2010 -- In an interview on with three Russian channels, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hailed emerging from the economic crisis as one of his country's major achievements of 2010.
- Russian lawmakers split over New START ratification RIA Novosti 24 Dec 2010 -- Discussions on ratifying the new Russian-U.S. strategic arms reduction treaty (START) have divided Russian deputies into two opposing camps.
- Russia's State Duma approves first reading of new joint U.S. START ratification RIA Novosti 24 Dec 2010 -- The lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, has approved the first reading of three for the ratification bill of the new Russian-U.S. arms reduction treaty.
- Russian ratification of New START to wait until 2011 RIA Novosti 24 Dec 2010 -- The Russian parliament is likely to delay the ratification of the New START treaty until January, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Friday.
- Data exchanges to begin 45 days after New START enters force RIA Novosti 24 Dec 2010 -- Russia and the United States will begin exchanging data on their strategic arsenals within 45 days of a new nuclear arms control treaty coming into force, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller has said.
- Russia able to up nuclear arms potential after new START treaty — senator RIA Novosti 24 Dec 2010 -- Russia will be able to increase its nuclear arms potential after a new arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia is ratified, a top Russian senator said on Friday.
- Russian, U.S. presidents discuss new START treaty ratification on phone RIA Novosti 24 Dec 2010 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama discussed the American Senate's ratification of the new arms reduction treaty between the two countries, the Kremlin said.
- US: Tactical Nuclear Weapons Deal with Moscow Next VOA 23 Dec 2010 -- The Obama administration says limiting U.S. and Russian tactical nuclear weapons will be its next arms control goal after Wednesday's Senate ratification of the new strategic arms reduction treaty with Moscow. U.S. officials say they expect mutual strategic arms inspections, which stopped a year ago, to be underway again by April.
- Russian parliament to consider New START ratification Friday RIA Novosti 23 Dec 2010 -- Russian parliament's lower house, the State Duma, and upper house, the Federation Council, will consider the new arms reduction treaty between Russia and the United States on Friday, top deputies said Thursday.
- Russia may rejoin NATO anti-terror patrols in Mediterranean RIA Novosti 23 Dec 2010 -- Moscow may resume participation in NATO's Active Endeavour anti-terrorist operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said on Thursday.
- Russian parliament to decide on START ratification date, procedure RIA Novosti 23 Dec 2010 -- The lower house of the Russian parliament is to meet later in the day to set a date on the ratification procedure for the new arms pact with the United States, the State Duma said on Thursday.
- Russia yet to see U.S. Senate ratification resolution RIA Novosti 23 Dec 2010 -- Russia is waiting for the text of the U.S. Senate resolution on the ratification of a new strategic arms pact to proceed with its own ratification procedure, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
- Russian lower house may ratify new START treaty on December 24 RIA Novosti 23 Dec 2010 -- Russia's lower house of parliament may ratify a new nuclear arms treaty with the United States on Friday, speaker Boris Gryzlov said on Thursday.
- President Medvedev welcomes START treaty ratification by U.S. Senate RIA Novosti 23 Dec 2010 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev welcomes the ratification of a new U.S.-Russian arms reduction deal by the U.S. Senate but believes it could take some time for the Russian lawmakers to study the amendments to the treaty.
- Russian Parliament Could Ratify US Nuclear Treaty Friday VOA 23 Dec 2010 -- Russia's parliament could ratify a new nuclear arms control treaty with the United States as soon as Friday.
- News Conference by The President The White House 22 Dec 2010
- Senate Approves U.S.-Russia Arms Treaty AFPS 22 Dec 2010 -- In an overwhelming 71-26 vote, the U.S. Senate today ratified the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, a pact to level the arms playing field between the United States and Russia.
- U.S. Senate Ratifies Nuclear Treaty With Russia RFE/RL 22 Dec 2010 -- After months of heated debate and closed-door negotiation, the U.S. Senate has ratified the new START arms control treaty with Russia, giving President Barack Obama a major foreign policy victory and U.S.-Russian relations a significant boost.
- Ban welcomes US ratification of nuclear arms reduction treaty signed with Russia UN News Centre 22 Dec 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed today’s vote by the United States Senate to support the ratification of the nuclear arms reduction treaty signed earlier this year by the leaders of Russia and the US.
- US Senate Ratifies New Arms Treaty With Russia VOA 22 Dec 2010 -- The U.S. Senate has ratified the New START Treaty. The Senate action, represents a major victory for President Barack Obama who has made better relations with Moscow a cornerstone of his foreign policy.
- US Senate Ratifies New Arms Treaty VOA 22 Dec 2010 -- U.S. lawmakers have ratified a new nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, giving President Barack Obama a major foreign policy victory.
- AF Nuclear Weapons Center improves tracking, monitoring of nuclear weapons AFNS 22 Dec 2010 -- Officials at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center have created a worldwide logistics function to monitor activities within the nuclear enterprise, tracking the location and status of all Air Force nuclear weapons and related material.
- New U.S.-Russia arms pact nears Senate approval RIA Novosti 22 Dec 2010 -- The new strategic arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia is nearing approval by the U.S. Senate, with the final vote due to take place on Wednesday.
- Medvedev optimistic over arms pact ratification in U.S. Senate RIA Novosti 22 Dec 2010 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is optimistic over the Russian-U.S. new strategic arms reduction treaty (START) ratification by the U.S. Senate.
- Russia's State Duma may approve new START by yearend RIA Novosti 22 Dec 2010 -- The lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, may ratify the Russian-U.S. new strategic arms reduction treaty (START) by the end of 2010, if it is approved by U.S. Senate soon, a Russian deputy said on Wednesday.
- Senate Agrees to Proceed to Final Vote on New START AFPS 21 Dec 2010 -- After seven months of debate and more than 20 hearings on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the United States and Russia, the full Senate agreed today to proceed to a final vote.
- US Senate Moves Toward Final Vote on Arms Treaty VOA 21 Dec 2010 -- A U.S.-Russian nuclear arms reduction pact has cleared a hurdle towards ratification by the U.S. Senate. The chamber authorized a final vote on the treaty, which could come as early as Wednesday.
- DoD News: Statement by Secretary Robert Gates on the New START Treaty DoD 21 Dec 2010
- Obama Urges Swift Approval of START Treaty VOA 18 Dec 2010 -- President Barack Obama is urging the U.S. Senate to rafity the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia before the end of the legislative session.
- Weekly Address: START is About the Safety and Security of America; Not Scoring Political Points The White House 18 Dec 2010
- Arms race: Less money for real problems RIA Novosti 17 Dec 2010 -- The nature of modern warfare demands that Russia's air and space defense be under unified command.
- Gates: New START Treaty Accommodates U.S. Plans AFPS 16 Dec 2010 -- Gates: New strategic arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia “in no way limits” U.S. plans.
- US Senate Debates Nuclear Arms Pact with Russia VOA 16 Dec 2010 -- The US Senate's first full day of deliberations on a arms treaty with Russia produced a vigorous debate on the merits and potential pitfalls.
- U.S. Senate To Begin Formal Debate On New START Treaty RFE/RL 16 Dec 2010 -- The U.S. Senate is scheduled to begin formal debate today on a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia.
- Klotz: Minot AFB Airmen are what make the difference AFNS 16 Dec 2010 -- The Air Force Global Strike Command commander and command chief met with Airmen here to thank them for their service and seek input about their mission.
- U.S. Senate votes to begin debate on START treaty RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2010 -- The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday to begin a debate of the START arms reduction treaty with Russia.
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the New START Treaty The White House 15 Dec 2010
- White House accuses U.S. senator of attempt to delay START ratification RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2010 -- Press secretary Gibbs has accused Republican senator DeMint of attempting to delay ratification of a new treaty.
- U.S. Senate may start debates on new START treaty RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2010 -- The US Senate may begin debates on the ratification of a new strategic arms reduction treaty between the USand Russia on Wednesday.
- Pentagon hopes to continue talks on arms cuts with Russia RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2010 -- The United States plans to continue discussions with Russia on further arms cuts, including in conventional weapons.
- Senate working on ratification of arms treaty RIA Novosti 14 Dec 2010 -- The US Senate will begin debates on the ratification of a new arms reduction treaty with Russia as soon as it finalizes debates on various tax issues.
- Russia optimistic over U.S. talks on European shield RIA Novosti 14 Dec 2010 -- Russia believes the first meeting of the Russian-NATO working group on the European missile-defense program will be successful.
- KCNA on Japan and Nuclear Weapons KCNA 14 Dec 2010 -- According to the declassified diplomatic document of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, the then Foreign Minister of Japan Kosaka and U.S. Secretary of State Rusk worked out a document at the talks held in November 1961.
- Civilian nuclear deal enables U.S., Russia to 'develop nuclear reactors' RIA Novosti 14 Dec 2010 -- One practical application of a new civilian nuclear accord between Russia and the United States could be the joint development of nuclear reactors.
- Global Strike Command assists Navy in powering nuclear triad AFNS 13 Dec 2010 -- Members of the 509th and 131st Logistic Readiness Squadrons loaded Los Angeles-class submarine batteries on cargo aircraft.
- Momentum Builds To Ratify New START VOA 10 Dec 2010 -- Efforts to ratify the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty in the U.S. Senate received a boost Friday. Two more opposition Republican Senators say they will vote for the treaty, and the White House is expressing new confidence that it will pass this year.
- Defense Department Leaders Urge Treaty Ratification AFPS 08 Dec 2010 -- Senior Defense Department leaders strongly support the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, both for what it does and what it doesn’t do, a defense official said yesterday.
- Russia, U.S. to increase nuclear cooperation - Rosatom chief RIA Novosti 07 Dec 2010 -- Russia may boost nuclear cooperation with the United States, the head of the Rosatom state-controlled nuclear corporation, Sergei Kiriyenko, said on Tuesday after talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman.
- Russia ready to adjust new START treaty - Duma speaker RIA Novosti 04 Dec 2010 -- Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, is ready to make amendments to the text of the new START treaty if the move is initiated by the United States, Speaker Boris Gryzlov said on Saturday.
- Global Strike Command officials build partnership with French AFNS 02 Dec 2010 -- The French Strategic Air Forces' top officer, Lt. Gen. Paul Fouilland, visited the Air Force Global Strike Command.
- Modeling and simulation conference shaping future warfighting AFNS 02 Dec 2010 -- New commander of AETC challenged developers to work together to develop new and improved training systems.
- STRATCOM commander: 'No higher calling' than nuclear mission AFNS 02 Dec 2010 -- The commander of U.S. Strategic Command visited all five Air Force Global Strike Command bases.
- Remarks by the President and General Colin Powell After Meeting The White House 01 Dec 2010
- Obama, Colin Powell Urge New START Approval VOA 01 Dec 2010 -- Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has joined President Barack Obama in urging the Senate to ratify the New START treaty with Russia.
- Russia to build up nuclear forces if New START not ratified RIA Novosti 01 Dec 2010 -- Russia will be forced to build up its nuclear forces if the US does not ratify the New Strategic Arms Ratification Treaty.
- Russia fears a new arms race, strengthens defenses RIA Novosti 01 Dec 2010 -- President Medvedev said that the failure to reach any agreement on missile defense risked provoking a new spiral of the arms race.
- U.S. Pact Could Turn Russia Into World's Nuclear Dump RFE/RL 01 Dec 2010 -- What should countries do with their nuclear waste?
- KCNA Holds US Wholly Responsible for Nuclear Threat and Proliferation KCNA 01 Dec 2010 -- Singaporean Straits Times issued an article confirming Israel's access to nukes.
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