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Engaging the Private Sector in Nuclear Detection
Huban Gowadia, Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Homeland Security
December 10, 2014
Yesterday, I joined my colleagues from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) to host our third Industry Day to engage the private sector on the challenges and opportunities associated with radiological and nuclear detection capabilities. This event is part of our continuous efforts to pursue improvements in the deployed, multi-layered capabilities to detect and report attempts to smuggle nuclear and other radioactive materials into the United States. The forum also provided an opportunity for industry to engage in dialogue and network with colleagues and counterparts in the business with whom they can explore mutually beneficial cooperative efforts.
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Belfer Center Fellowships
MANAGING THE ATOM
January Deadline
The Project on Managing the Atom offers fellowships for pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, and mid-career researchers for one year, with a possibility for renewal, in the stimulating environment of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.
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Ready-to-Launch Nuclear Weapons Pose Grave Risk, say Former Defense Chiefs
The Guardian
Action to limit the risks of a deliberate or even accidental nuclear attack is "insufficient", a pan-global group of political, military and diplomatic figures has warned.
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International Crisis Group
December 10, 2014
When twelve months of intense negotiations between Iran and the P5+1/EU3+3 ended with yet another extension, sceptics saw this as confirmation that the talks are doomed. But it would be as grave a mistake to underestimate the real progress as to overstate the chances of ultimate success. A landmark agreement is still within reach if both sides adopt more flexible postures on enrichment capacity and sanctions relief.
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What Next for Iran and the P5+1
Wilson Center
December 2014
The Middle East Program would like to share a special edition of our Viewpoints series, "What Next for Iran and the P5+1." Thirty-two experts from the Middle East, Europe, and the United States, including many former Wilson Center scholars and fellows, have contributed to this special edition.
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A Message from Tripoli: How Libya Gave Up Its WMD
William Tobey, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The West's relations with Libya had been tense since September 1969, when junior military officers headed by Capt. Muammar al-Qaddafi seized control of the government; he promptly promoted himself to colonel. Under Qaddafi's rule, Libya closed US and British military bases, among them Wheelus Air Base, located on the Libyan coast east of Tripoli, which the United States Strategic Air Command had used since the 1950's to support nuclear-capable aircraft. He antagonized the United States and Europe by nationalizing foreign-owned assets, including oil fields, and in the early 1970s, by urging the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to use oil embargoes as a political weapon against Western interests. Relations deteriorated further as Qaddafi increased financial support and training for terrorist groups and insurgents throughout the world. Libya was one of four nations on the original list of state sponsors of terror that President Jimmy Carter issued in 1979.
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France Studies Nuclear Missile Replacement
Pierre Tran, Defense News
November 29, 2014
France has launched studies for an airborne nuclear-tipped missile to replace the current weapon, with the focus on stealth and hypersonic technology on the next-generation atomic arms, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.
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Strategic Deterrence int he 21st Century:
AY14 Nuclear Issues Research Group
Edited by Albert J. Mauroni
November 29, 2014
Report by the US Air Force Center for Unconventional Weapons Studies.
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