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Russian Shipping Damaged Fuel

Russian Military Violates Nuclear Safety by Shipping Damaged Fuel

Military neglects safety & accounting procedures of naval spent nuclear fuel.

Russia Announces Plans to Participate in Research on Vozrozhdeniye Island

Research on a Soviet-era biological weapons test site in the Aral Sea.

Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM), US Navy

Greater Attention Pledged to Russian Triad’s Naval Leg

An announcement was given to procure 40 sea-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs).

Russian Nerpa Submarine, WikiMedia Commons

Russia to Lease Two Nuclear Submarines to India

The leased submarines are expected to be armed with Club-S missiles.

Assessing Chinese Nonproliferation Policy: Progress, Problems and Issues for the United States

China has made gradual progress in its nonproliferation policy over the last decade.

Fissile Material Trafficking in the Newly Independent States (NIS) 1991-2001

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, there have been frequent reports of illicit trafficking in fissile materials from the Newly Independent States (NIS).

The Proliferation of Chemical and Biological Weapons Materials and Technologies to State and Sub-State Actors

November 7, 2001 Jonathan Tucker Testimony by Jonathan B. Tucker, Ph.D. Director, Chemical & Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Program Center for Nonproliferation Studies Monterey Institute of International Studies Washington, D.C. Office before the Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services of the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs November 7, 2001, 2:30 p.m. Room 342, […]

Anthrax: Background Report

Attention has been brought to anthrax, a potential bioterrorist threat, due to recent cases of exposure and the tragic death of one individual in Florida.

Safety Concerns About Pakistan’s Strategic Forces, Fissile Material, and Nuclear Installations

Gaurav Kampani September 28, 2001 Safety Concerns About the Command and Control of Pakistan’s Strategic Forces, Fissile Material, and Nuclear Installations As the United States prepares to launch military operations in Afghanistan with support from Pakistan, questions about the safety of Islamabad’s nuclear explosives, fissile material stocks, and nuclear facilities have come to the fore. Pakistan’s military […]

2000 WMD Terrorism Chronology

Since 1998, the frequency of CBRN incidents has been on the rise.