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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


October 2013 - United States Special Weapons News

  • Defense Officials Detail Nuke Upgrade Program AFPS 30 Oct 2013 -- Defense Department officials testified on Capitol Hill yesterday about the program to modernize one of the oldest weapons in the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
  • Flu Drug Under DOD Development Completes Second Clinical Trial AFPS 30 Oct 2013 -- The successful completion of a Phase 2 double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial for the anti-influenza drug T-705a clears the way for Phase 3 clinical trials to begin in November.
  • New S&T Roadmap Sets Course for Biological Response and Recovery Office of Science and Technology, The White House 25 Oct 2013 -- Today, OSTP released a Biological Incident Response and Recovery Science and Technology Roadmap to help ensure that decision makers and first responders are equipped with the information and tools needed to effectively respond to and recover from a biological incident—whether naturally occurring (such as an influenza pandemic), accidental (such as a laboratory spill), or intentional (such as a bioterror attack).
  • DOD Funding Contributes to U.S. Biodefense Infrastructure AFPS 16 Oct 2013 -- The Defense Department has contributed core capabilities to a national center funded as a public-private partnership by the Department of Health and Human Services to enhance the U.S. response to infectious diseases and biological, chemical, radiological and nuclear threats.
  • US Lab in Georgia at Center of Storm Over Biological Warfare Claims RIA Novosti 15 Oct 2013 -- A US-funded laboratory in the former Soviet republic of Georgia has been repeatedly touted by US officials as a key tool in guarding the region against dangerous infectious diseases.
  • 20th Air Force commander relieved of command AFNS 11 Oct 2013 -- Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, relieved Maj. Gen. Michael Carey from command of 20th Air Force today due to a loss of trust and confidence in his leadership and judgment.
  • Slow START: US Increases Deployed Nuclear Forces – Scientists RIA Novosti 03 Oct 2013 -- The United States has in the past six months increased its deployed nuclear forces and is moving slowly to implement the New START nuclear disarmament treaty.



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