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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


October 2003 - United States Special Weapons News

  • Bolton Says U.S. Is Actively Seeking to Curb Proliferation Washington File 30 Oct 2003 -- "Rogue states such as Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya and Cuba, whose pursuit of weapons of mass destruction makes them hostile to U.S. interests, will learn that their covert programs will not escape either detection or consequences," says John Bolton, undersecretary of state for arms control and international security.
  • Maritime Interdiction Exercise Successful in Med Navy Newsstand 27 Oct 2003-- Warships from four North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations completed maritime interdiction exercises Oct. 17, to train in one of the world's hotbeds of maritime activity.
  • General Dynamics Awarded $100M Contract Modification for TRIDENT and SSGN Systems General Dynamics 24 Oct 2003 -- The U. S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), a $100,098,000 modification under a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to provide for the fiscal year 2004 TRIDENT II fire control omnibus contract. Work will be performed in Pittsfield, Mass., and is expected to be completed by December 2006.
  • Relaxed Export Controls Proposed for Computer Production Technology Washington File 24 Oct 2003 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has proposed relaxing export controls on computer production technology and software and on microprocessor technology to make them conform to the level of controls on computers and microprocessors themselves.
  • Energy Conference Reviews History of Nuclear Controls Washington File 23 Oct 2003 -- Experts in nuclear science, weapons, and nonproliferation gathered in Washington, D.C., October 22 to review and discuss the current state of nuclear power as well as its implications for the future.
  • U.S. Outlines Priorities for Chemical Weapons Meeting Washington File 21 Oct 2003 -- Agreeing on a budget and approving an action plan to assist and ensure full and effective compliance by members of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are the foremost priorities for the organization, according to a U.S. official.
  • USS Nebraska Slated for Homeport Change Navy Newsstand 20 Oct 2003-- USS Nebraska (SSBN 739), a fleet ballistic missile submarine assigned to Submarine Group 10 here, will transfer to Naval Submarine Base (NSB) Bangor, Wash., Oct. 1, 2004.
  • Multilateral Maritime Interdiction Exercise Begins Navy Newsstand 16 Oct 2003-- The guided missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47) and a P-3 surveillance aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 operating out of Sigonella, Sicily, recently joined naval assets from six other nations to begin SANSO 03, a four-day, multilateral maritime interdiction training exercise in the Mediterranean.
  • U.S., U.K. Firms, Volunteers Collaborate on Smallpox Cure Washington File 01 Oct 2003-- At an event marking the completion of an "important first stage in finding a treatment for smallpox," several U.S. and U.K. companies have presented the results of the Smallpox Research Grid project, the U.S. Department of Defense announced September 30.
  • United States Asks for Extension on Chemical Weapons Destruction Deadline AFPS 01 Oct 2003-- Stressing that the United States is committed to meeting its Chemical Weapons Convention obligations, officials have asked for an extension on the deadline for destroying its intermediate 45 percent chemical weapons stockpile.



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