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Official: U.S. to Press Nuclear Summit to Institutionalize Security Practices
Sebastian Sprenger, Global Security Newswire
March 6, 2014
A White House official confirmed that U.S. envoys will push to establish global standards for safeguarding sensitive materials at an upcoming Nuclear Security Summit.
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GOP Senators Were Unable to Stop State
Dept. Nominee's Confirmation
Global Security Newswire
March 6, 2014
GOP senators were unable to stop the confirmation of a key Obama arms-control nominee, despite concerns about her role in arms control with Russia.
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U.S. Puts South Carolina Plutonium Plant
On Hold in 2015 Budget
Reuters
March 4, 2014
The U.S. Department of Energy plans to halt work on a multibillion-dollar plant that would reprocess plutonium from nuclear weapons but faces spiraling construction costs, the Obama administration's fiscal 2015 budget revealed on Tuesday.
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B61-12: First Pictures Show New Military Capability
Hans M. Kristense, FAS Strategic Security Blog
February 28, 2014
The U.S. government has published the first images of the Air Force's new B61-12 nuclear bomb. The images for the first time show the new guided tail kit that will provide new military capabilities in violation of the Nuclear Posture Review.
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Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act (S.2070)
BILL PROPOSED TO US CONGRESS
A bill to reduce the number of nuclear-armed submarines operated by the Navy, to prohibit the development of a new long-range penetrating bomber aircraft, to prohibit the procurement of new intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.
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The Nuclear Security Summit:
Assessment of Joint Statements
Michelle Cann, Kelsey Davenport and Sarah Williams
An Arms Control Association and Partnership for Global Security Report
March 2014
This report, the fourth in a series published by the Arms Control Association and the Partnership for
Global Security, details the progress made on the 13 joint statements presented at the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit.
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No Time to Waste: Steps for Success for the
2014 Nuclear Security Summit and Beyond
Deepti Choubey, NTI
March 4, 2014
In just four weeks, leaders from 53 countries will gather in The Hague for the third Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) aimed at preventing nuclear terrorism. Many think that all decisions are made and there is no time for action. The opposite is the case: the coming weeks provide time for countries to take key steps and ensure the Summit's full potential is tapped.
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Ukrainian Reactors Operate Through Turmoil
World Nuclear News
March 7, 2014
Ukraine's nuclear energy plants have operated continuously during the recent political crisis in the country, operator Energoatom has reported. However, future fuel supplies for the plants are uncertain.
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China, Amano, and Japan's Plutonium
Mark Hibbs, Arms Control Wonk
March 6, 2014
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano has denied a cause for concern regarding the recently-voiced Chinese concerns about Japan's plutonium inventory.
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