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UN Aviation Agency Seeks to Combat WMD Trafficking
April 21, 2010Zachary Johnson explores recent efforts to strengthen international aviation law aimed at preventing WMD terrorism and curbing proliferation.
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More Nations Expected to Join Proliferation Security Initiative
Oct. 16, 2003A U.S.-led, 11-nation effort to interdict shipments of WMD materials will soon be joined by other nations, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said yesterday (see GSN, Sept. 15).
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Proliferation Security Initiative Holds Mediterranean Naval Exercise
Oct. 17, 2003Military units from 11 countries are holding a three-day nonproliferation exercise in the western Mediterranean Sea this week, European Stars and Stripes reported (see GSN, Oct. 16).
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U.S.-Sanctioned Chinese Company Ships Equipment to Iraq
Nov. 24, 2003A shipment of power-station equipment from a U.S.-sanctioned Chinese company is expected to reach Iraq next month, the Washington Post reported today (see GSN, July 25, 2002).
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Biological Samples Stolen From Brazilian Biologist
Nov. 25, 2003Armed robbers last week stole laboratory samples of cholera and typhoid fever from a Brazilian government biologist who was bringing the dangerous agents to a conference, Reuters reported (see GSN, May 19).
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Texas Tech University Professor Found Guilty of Fraud
Dec. 2, 2003Texas Tech University professor Robert Butler was found guilty yesterday of embezzlement and fraud charges that he faced after an incident early this year involving plague samples at Butler’s laboratory, according to the Washington Post (see GSN, Nov. 26).
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Proliferation Security Initiative Summit Expanded
Dec. 18, 2003This week’s gathering of the Proliferation Security Initiative in Washington was expanded to include five new nations, the U.S. State Department announced yesterday (see GSN, Dec. 5).
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United States, Azerbaijan Sign Nonproliferation Agreement
Jan. 7, 2004The United States and Azerbaijan last week signed an agreement on cooperating against WMD proliferation, according to ITAR-Tass. Under the agreement, Azerbaijan will receive $10 million, which will be used to improve border controls, develop improved WMD detection capabilities and to prevent illegal WMD shipments (ITAR-Tass, Jan. 2).
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U.S. Company Settles Illegal Toxin Export Charges
April 9, 2004The U.S. company Molecular Probes Inc. agreed to pay a $266,750 civil penalty to settle charges that it illegally exported toxins controlled for biological and chemical weapons reasons, the U.S. Commerce Department announced last week (see GSN, Feb. 25).
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CIA Withdraws Claim that Danish Company Violated U.N. Sanctions Against Iraq
Oct. 25, 2004The CIA last week retracted its allegation that the Danish company Niro violated U.N. sanctions by selling equipment to Iraq that could be used to develop biological weapons (see GSN, Oct. 20).
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Europeans Consider Call for Tighter Cargo Security
July 9, 2008European Union officials yesterday discussed a new report calling for more extensive checks on port cargo for possible biological and nuclear weapon ingredients, the Irish Times reported (see GSN, June 20).
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Iran Helped Syria Acquire WMD, Missile Technology, Report Says
Oct. 26, 2009Iran has reportedly helped broker Syrian purchases of missile and WMD technology from North Korea, the U.S. Congressional Research Service said in a report published this month (see GSN, Oct. 30, 2008).
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