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Coordinating Submarine Dismantlement Assistance in Russia
Sept. 1, 2004A report by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) discusses the coordination challenges associated with international assistance to decommissioning Russia's obsolete nuclear-powered submarines. Their dismantlement has been identified as one of the priority areas for the Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction, initiated at the G8 summit in Kananaskis, Canada in June of ...
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The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism
June 1, 2004A new book from the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) warns that substandard security at nuclear facilities in Russia, Pakistan, and Central Asia increases the risk of terrorists seizing highly enriched uranium to make crude, but devastating, nuclear explosives. It urges the United States and its international partners to take immediate steps to prevent the most catastrophic forms of nuclear ...
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Controlling Nuclear Warheads and Materials: A Report Card and Action Plan 2003
March 1, 2003This report measures the progress made in keeping nuclear weapons and materials out of terrorist hands, and outlines a comprehensive plan to reduce the danger.
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Securing Nuclear Warheads and Materials: Seven Steps for Immediate Action 2003
May 1, 2002This report outlines seven urgent steps to reduce the threat of stolen nuclear weapons or materials falling into the hands of terrorists or hostile states.
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Suspected Al-Qaeda Operative Tried to Obtain Radioactive Material
Oct. 17, 2003A suspected al-Qaeda operative tried to acquire radioactive materials in Canada last year for use in a “dirty bomb,” the Washington Times reported today (see GSN, June 3).
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Latvian Experts Identify Recovered Material as Strontium
Nov. 3, 2003Latvian experts have determined that radioactive material recovered earlier this month by the Latvian secret service is strontium, a spokesman for the Latvian Constitutional Protection Bureau said last week (see GSN, Oct. 27).
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Russia Proposes Creating International Spent Nuclear Fuel Centers
Nov. 7, 2003WASHINGTON — Russian Atomic Energy Minister Alexander Rumyantsev Wednesday proposed a new international effort to help improve the security of spent nuclear fuel throughout the world, which could be attractive to terrorists seeking to build a “dirty bomb” (see related GSN story, today).
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Los Alamos Warns of “Dirty Bomb” Threat
Nov. 11, 2003A study prepared by the U.S. Energy Department’s Los Alamos National Laboratory warns that many radioactive sources still lack adequate security, making them attractive targets for terrorists seeking to develop a “dirty bomb,” the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, Sept. 9).
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Kazakh Authorities Block Radioactive Material Sale
Nov. 25, 2003A Kazakh man has been given a three-year suspended sentence for attempting to sell small amounts of radioactive material suspected of having been stolen from industrial sites, RFE/RL NewsLine reported yesterday (see GSN, Nov. 21).
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U.S. Forces in Iraq Investigating Security Lapse That Led to Cobalt Looting
Nov. 25, 2003U.S. forces in Iraq are investigating the looting of two radioactive sources in September from a military testing site near Baghdad, the New York Times reported today (see GSN, May 12).
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Organized Crime Increasingly Interested in Radioactive Material Smuggling
Dec. 1, 2003International authorities have reported an increasing interest among organized criminal groups in the illegal trafficking of radioactive materials that could be used to produce “dirty bombs,” the Washington Post reported yesterday (see GSN, Nov. 25).
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Idaho Terrorism Suspect Gained Access to Radiological Laboratory
Dec. 8, 2003A University of Idaho graduate student who is under investigation for terrorist links allegedly gained access to a campus laboratory that contained radiological material, according to court documents cited in yesterday’s Spokane Spokesman-Review.
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