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Russia’s New National Security Concept: The Nuclear Angle

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs National Security Concept with new nuclear policy aspects.

Former Soviet Biological Weapons Facilities in Kazakhstan: Forward

Jonathan Tucker’s Forward to the report on the former Soviet biological weapons facilities in Kazakhstan.

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OP#01: Former Soviet Biological Weapons Facilities in Kazakhstan: Past, Present, and Future

Occasional Paper #1: Kazakhstani facilities involved in the research and development, production, and testing of biological weapons (BW) played a key role in the former Soviet BW program.

Russian Reaction, Day Two: Recalling the Ambassador

Russia’s concerns about the perceived trend toward the unrestricted use of force by the United States.

Russian Reaction: What’s Behind the Opposition?

Russian remains firm on its position that the use of force in international relations requires the explicit endorsement of the Security Council, except in cases of self defense.

The Mystery of the Sunken Gyros

Many of the best-kept secrets of Saddam Hussein’s weapons programs involve Baghdad’s clandestine foreign procurement efforts since the Gulf War.

Iraq Sought Russian Arms Technology

In an effort to rearm after the 1991 Persian Golf War Iraq looked to Russia for military technology and know-how about weapons of mass destruction.

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Russian Missile Exports to Iran – The 1998 Moscow Summit

Excerpt from the NIS Nuclear Profiles Database provides an overview of Russian missile exports to Iran.

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Russian-Iranian Nuclear Cooperation – The 1998 Moscow Summit

Excerpt from the NIS Nuclear Profiles Database provides an overview of Russian-Iranian nuclear cooperation.

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Mayak Fissile Material Storage Facility – The 1998 Moscow Summit

When completed this facility will store the fissile material from up to 12,500 dismantled nuclear warheads.