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Canada to Aid Biosecurity in Kyrgyzstan
Aug. 18, 2009Kyrgyzstan is set to receive $27 million from Canada for construction of a secure hub for storage and research of lethal pathogens such as anthrax and plague, the National Post reported yesterday (see GSN, June 29).
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Central Asian Nations Seek to Reduce Dirty Bomb Threat
June 30, 2009A group of Central Asian countries yesterday pledged to take steps to reduce the threat posed by massive amounts of Soviet-era nuclear byproduct that could be repurposed in a radiological "dirty bomb," Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, June 24).
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U.S., Kyrgyzstan Sign Nuclear Detector Agreement
Aug. 15, 2008The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration said today that it was set to install radiation detectors at several border locations in Kyrgyzstan as a deterrent against smuggling of nuclear or radiological materials (see GSN, Oct. 1, 2007).
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Kyrgyzstan Intercepts Radioactive Material
Jan. 11, 2008Kyrgyzstan border guards on Dec. 31 seized a small delivery of a radioactive substance from a train heading to Iran, Kyrgyz officials announced Wednesday (see GSN, Oct. 1, 2007).
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Kyrgyzstan Intercepts Radioactive Material
Jan. 11, 2008Kyrgyzstan border guards on Dec. 31 seized a small delivery of a radioactive substance from a train heading to Iran, Kyrgyz officials announced Wednesday (see GSN, Oct. 1, 2007).
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U.S., Kyrgyzstan to Work Against Nuclear Smuggling
Oct. 1, 2007The United States and Kyrgyzstan signed an agreement yesterday to cooperate in efforts to track and interdict nuclear materials being smuggled through the Asian nation, the U.S. State Department said (see GSN, Jan. 31, 2006).
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Efforts to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism Should Focus More on “Failed States,” Report Says
Oct. 29, 2004WASHINGTON — International efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism should focus more on so-called “failed states” rather than the nuclear programs being pursued by Iran and North Korea, according to a report released this week by the Foreign Policy Center, a British think tank (see GSN, Oct. 20).
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Kyrgyzstan Works to Join Biological Weapons Pact
Oct. 13, 2004Kyrgyzstan is preparing to join the Biological Weapons Convention and swear off the development and stockpiling of biological agents, ITAR-Tass reported yesterday (see GSN, Sept. 28).
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Attempted Plutonium Sale Only Involved Smoke Detectors, Kyrgyz Intelligence Agency Says
Oct. 1, 2004The Kyrgyz National Security Service reported today that a man arrested on suspicion of attempting to sell plutonium had only been trying to sell smoke detectors containing the material (see GSN, Sept. 28).
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Kyrgyzstan Blocks Attempted Plutonium Sale
Sept. 28, 2004Authorities in Kyrgyzstan blocked an attempt to sell 60 containers carrying plutonium 239, a Kyrgyz national security committee spokeswoman said today (see GSN, July 22).
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U.S., Russia to Help Secure Kyrgyz Uranium Waste
July 22, 2004The United States and Russia have pledged to provide Kyrgyzstan with a total of $560,000 to help secure Soviet-era radioactive waste dumps, Kyrgyz Emergencies Ministry spokesman Emil Akmatov said yesterday (see GSN, July 7).
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Kyrgyzstan Taking Steps Against Chemical Attack
July 7, 2004Kyrgyzstan is preparing to respond to possible chemical attacks, the Central Asian nation’s public television reported yesterday (see GSN, Jan. 23).
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