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US Watching Syrian Chemical Arms Amid Fear of Attack, Diversion - Global Security Newswire
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivities surrounding the intelligence operation. The United States is believed to have prepared contingency plans for dealing with Syria's toxic arsenal should it appear the regime is about ...
Administration Officials: No US Bioterrorism Chief Needed - Global Security Newswire
The administration officials said the federal government has become much better prepared to deal with biological threats in the decade since the 2001 anthrax mailings. Improvements include a better understanding of the risks associated with specific ...
Officials: US Better Prepared to Respond to Biological Attacks - Global Security Newswire
The United States has bolstered its preparedness since 2001 to quickly disperse medical countermeasures to a large number of people following a potential bioterrorism event, senior Obama administration officials said on Tuesday (US Navy photo). ...
Senior US Official Denies Talk of Foreign Nuclear Waste Site in Mongolia - Global Security Newswire
The assertion -- made by a high-ranking official who asked not to be named in addressing a diplomatically sensitive issue -- directly countered remarks offered last spring by a veteran State Department official who leads US nuclear trade pact ...
US, Russia Agree to Work Together on New Nuclear Safety Initiatives - Global Security Newswire
"The Fukushima incident was an impetus to consider cooperation in this area, too," an Energy Department official, who was not authorized to speak on the record, told Global Security Newswire on Thursday. The official noted that the International Atomic ...
US Displeased After Belarus Suspends Uranium Divestment Deal - Global Security Newswire
Obama administration officials said the Eastern European nation holds roughly 485 pounds of HEU material. Specialists, however, offer different estimates and it is not known how much of the uranium has been enriched to the level required to fuel a ...
North Korea Could Conduct Nuclear Test in 2012: US Sources - Global Security Newswire
There are also continuing concerns about ongoing shipments of North Korean nuclear technology to Myanmar, though the Burmese regime is not seen as likely to develop a nuclear weapon anytime soon, sources said (see GSN, July 22). ...
UN Agency: "Forum" on Mideast Nuclear Weapons Ban in Works - Global Security Newswire
"Just getting these countries to talk together is an achievement," said one issue specialist, who asked not to be named in discussing delicate issues involved in Mideast diplomacy. If momentum gathers in landing commitments from Israel's Arab neighbors ...
Senate Holds up Nominee for State Department Arms Control Bureau - Global Security Newswire
The senator in question has not identified him or herself, so we don't know who it is but we of course are eager to resolve the hold as soon as we can," a State Department official, who was not authorized to speak on the record, told Global Security ...
Lawmakers Warn Against Cutting Nuclear Arms Modernization Fund - Global Security Newswire
"The trigger was crafted to create a huge incentive for Congress to act and avoid painful cuts to both security and domestic programs," the official, who was not authorized to speak on the record, told GSN by e-mail. "We're confident that it will work ...
Updated Iranian Centrifuges Seen Enabling Faster Nuke Fuel Production - Global Security Newswire
Mechanical setbacks and international penalties might have prevented Tehran from taking the step to date, UN nuclear watchdog and US government sources said. Iran has amassed sufficient low-enriched uranium to produce fuel for roughly four nuclear ...
North Korean Diplomat Departs for US - Global Security Newswire
"The game has just started," a senior government official said. "The first stage is not over yet," he said in reference to the North-South nuclear talks. "Our position is that South-North dialogue should be sustained. We can move to the third stage or ...
Minot Nukes Clear of Midwest Flooding, But Wrestle with Snow Melt - Global Security Newswire
"The silos remain dry," said a onetime ICBM commander, who asked not to be named in describing nuclear weapon maintenance. When water seeps into the launch facilities, the service typically drains it off using built-in "sump pumps, just like a basement ...
Obama Rebuffs State Proposal For Antimissile Deal With Russia - Global Security Newswire
A high-ranking US security official briefed on the matter said Moscow had been informed ahead of the G-8 meeting that the agreement would be reading for signing in France. "The president couldn't sign it," the official said, noting that Russian ...
US Blocks North Korean Missile Parts Shipment to Myanmar: Newspaper - Global Security Newswire
Obama administration officials said the Belize government authorized the US Navy to search the North Korean ship. The Obama administration, though, decided not to force the issue, worried that a skirmish could have spiraling repercussions for security ...
International Partners to Discuss Radiological Materials in Lighthouses - Global Security Newswire
The Friday conference, to be held at the institute, would mark the working group's seventh meeting, according to US officials, who spoke on background because they are not hosting the gathering. The group meets twice annually to exchange information ...
Cartwright Passed Over for Top US Military Post - Global Security Newswire
However, that changed over the past week or so, possibly because of Mullen's continued opposition to the move or because of emerging signs from Capitol Hill that Cartwright's confirmation might be contested, sources said. The Marine general's last day ...
After a Year, Scant Progress Toward Conference on Mideast WMD-Free Zone - Global Security Newswire
This official and several others interviewed asked not to be named in this article because of diplomatic sensitivities. To get the latest initiative going, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and three sponsoring nations -- Russia, the United Kingdom and ...
Obama Administration Readying to Make Case for Test Ban Treaty - Global Security Newswire
The ongoing engagement process with the Senate over the treaty "could intensify in the coming months," according to a State Department official, who spoke on background because the formal effort has not yet begun. "There's no specific time line for a ...
US-Russia Defense Technology Pact in the Works - Global Security Newswire
... between both the United States and Russia that would require more than just having a series of meetings in order to effect any real type of cooperation," said the official, who requested anonymity because talks on the document are ongoing. ...
US Air Force Changes Mind -- Again -- on Funds to Study ICBM Options - Global Security Newswire
The funding uncertainties and apparent delays are gaining broader notice this spring on Capitol Hill, according to one nuclear weapons consultant, who asked not to be named because of the issue's political sensitivity. A number of lawmakers in both ...
Nuclear Security Summit Produced Results: State Department - Global Security Newswire
The event bolstered the international community's focus on preventing the illicit spread of nuclear materials, an administration official said (Paul Richards/Getty Images). Heads of state and top officials from 47 countries participated in the two-day ...
Japan Plant Explosion Danger Reduction Operation Proceeds - Global Security Newswire
"People were asking pointed questions seeking information, the Russians were critical," a source said. The Fukushima Daiichi crisis is "much more serious" than the 1979 Three Mile Island incident, though it is less severe than the 1986 Chernobyl ...
Chinese Defense Budget Boost Seen Aiding Nuclear Force - Global Security Newswire
"Along with the second artillery (the strategic missile unit), the navy also received preferential budget treatment," the source said. National People's Congress spokesman Li Zhaoxing attempted to downplay possible concerns about the planned spending ...
China Seen Resisting US Security Overtures - Global Security Newswire
“Instead, they are now blaming the Bush administration” for the dearth of movement, the source said. China has prevented the advancement of a space weapons proposal at the international Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Switzerland, ...