A first set of U.S. Patriot missiles are scheduled to be fielded in Poland toward the end of next month, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, April 20).
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U.S. National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair has pressed lawmakers on the Senate Select Intelligence Committee to endorse ratification of a pending nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, the Washington Times reported today (see GSN, April 21).
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The United States yesterday again refused to acknowledge North Korea as a nuclear power, after Pyongyang said it would join the international disarmament framework if given equal standing with other nuclear-weapon states, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, April 21).
The U.S. Defense Department expressed confidence yesterday that it could protect the United States from a potential Iranian ballistic missile attack, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, April 21).
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Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi yesterday refuted a U.S. claim that his nation could develop missiles able to reach the United States, Agence France-Presse reported yesterday (see GSN, April 20).
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The United States has warned Syria on at least five occasions since February that supplying Scud missiles to Hezbollah in Lebanon could spark a regional war, the State Department's point man for the Middle East said yesterday (see GSN, (Read more...)
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili criticized Russia yesterday for maintaining lax security standards that he said has allowed for smuggling of highly enriched uranium in disputed breakaway territories, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, April 14).
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China on Tuesday called for adjustments to a proposed fourth U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution aimed at pressuring Iran to halt its disputed nuclear activities, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, April 21).
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The role that U.S. tactical nuclear weapons play in NATO's defense strategy is expected to be a key topic of discussion among alliance foreign ministers who began meeting today in Estonia (see GSN, March 15).
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China's nuclear weapons policy seeks to discourage atomic aggression from other countries by maintaining the smallest arsenal adequate for the task, a former Chinese army officer wrote today in his nation's top military newspaper (see GSN, April 7).
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